PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obliteratii comes to the cage accompanied by Walkürenritt. Hawk has chosen Deadwood as his entrance music. Thomas Hawk has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Obliteratii
vs
Hawk

180 cm
28
204 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

167 cm
29
192 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk defending well as Obliteratii loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obliteratii throws out the jab.
Hawk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Obliteratii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Obliteratii throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Obliteratii misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obliteratii.
Hawk tries to land a front kick but Obliteratii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Obliteratii.

Obliteratii forces Hawk back against the cage and clinches.
Hawk tries to work over Obliteratii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hawk breaks the clinch.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Obliteratii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Obliteratii scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Hawk. Beautiful body shot.
Hawk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a push kick but Hawk slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Hawk tenderised Obliteratii's leg. Obliteratii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hawk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawk misses with a head kick.
Obliteratii moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawk.
Obliteratii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawk. Hawk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawk.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Obliteratii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obliteratii is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obliteratii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
Hawk with a nice cross.
Zeus Obliteratii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Obliteratii blocks a jab.
Obliteratii lands a jab to the nose.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Obliteratii is able to avoid easily.
Obliteratii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Obliteratii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obliteratii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawk throws a front kick that sends Obliteratii stumbling back into the cage.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Obliteratii counters with a nice body shot.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obliteratii.
Hawk throws a body punch but Obliteratii moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obliteratii moves away.
Obliteratii scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obliteratii. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obliteratii. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obliteratii misses with a right hand
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hawk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obliteratii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
Obliteratii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hawk wants the takedown. Obliteratii is fighting it off but Hawk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Obliteratii's guard against the cage.

Obliteratii has his feet on Hawk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obliteratii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hawk scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii tests Hawk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Obliteratii's head but Obliteratii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Obliteratii lands but Hawk takes it in his stride.
Obliteratii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Obliteratii misses its target.
Obliteratii lands with a cross.
Obliteratii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obliteratii lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Obliteratii, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Obliteratii dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Obliteratii moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obliteratii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obliteratii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii connects with a single shot there.
Zeus Obliteratii is winning the standup battle so far.
Obliteratii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obliteratii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii misses with a left hand
and Hawk counters with a nice leg kick.
Hawk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Obliteratii misses with a low kick.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Obliteratii moved out of range.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii catches Hawk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Obliteratii throws a good cross that connects.
Obliteratii misses with a kick to the body.
Hawk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obliteratii lands with a right hand.
Obliteratii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawk tries a quick counter leg kick but Obliteratii is wise to it.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obliteratii throws out the jab.
Hawk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk avoids a kick to the body.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Obliteratii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawk checks a low kick from Obliteratii.
A nice side step and Hawk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obliteratii throws a head kick that misses.
Obliteratii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Obliteratii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Obliteratii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obliteratii throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obliteratii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk counters with an outside leg kick.
Obliteratii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hawk tries a low kick but Obliteratii avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Obliteratii misses the target.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Hawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawk moves out of range as Obliteratii throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obliteratii clinches with his opponent.
Obliteratii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk wants to take the fight to the mat but Obliteratii manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Obliteratii misses with the head strike.
Obliteratii lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Obliteratii lands with a light punch inside.
Obliteratii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
Obliteratii swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obliteratii blocks a body shot from Hawk.
Obliteratii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii trying to land knees to the body.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obliteratii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawks head.
Hawk blocks a body shot from Obliteratii.
A head punch on the inside from Obliteratii fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Obliteratii fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Obliteratii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Hawk blocking some punches.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but Obliteratii keeps him there for the moment.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
Obliteratii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Obliteratii seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hawk can turn it around.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Obliteratii breaks the clinch.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Obliteratii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Obliteratii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
Obliteratii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Obliteratii. Obliteratii obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawk keeps Obliteratii at a distance using the push kick.
Obliteratii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obliteratii looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Hawk steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Obliteratii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hawk.
Hawk checks a low kick from Obliteratii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
Obliteratii is looking for a counter combo.
Obliteratii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obliteratii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hawk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Obliteratii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawk is defending well for now.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk lands a hook that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Obliteratii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hawk - that landed with a thud.
Hawk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obliteratiis head.

It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
Obliteratii throws a head punch that misses.
Obliteratii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Obliteratii misses with the head strike.
Obliteratii misses with some punches.

Hawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawk tries to clinch up but Obliteratii circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Obliteratii misses
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obliteratii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk wants to clinch
and Obliteratii counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk cracks Obliteratii with an open hand slap.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obliteratii.
Hawk motions for Obliteratii to come forward. Hawk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Obliteratii catches Hawk right on the button with a cross.
Obliteratii throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawk.
Hawk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obliteratii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii scores with a push kick.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Obliteratii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hawk.
Hawk staying out of range there.
Obliteratii scores with a decent looking hook.
Obliteratii looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Obliteratii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Obliteratii gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hawk is standing up over Obliteratii. Obliteratii looks to escape but Hawk dives into side control.
Thomas Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk in side control, throwing shots but Obliteratii defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a nice forearm strike.
Hawk scoring with punches and elbows.

Zeus Obliteratii's cut is getting worse.
Obliteratii taking a bit of punishment here - Hawk scoring with strikes.
Obliteratii is trying to control Hawk's posture but Hawk avoids it.
Obliteratii tries to improve position but can't.
Hawk throws a strike aimed at the side of Obliteratii's head but Obliteratii avoids it well.

Hawk goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Obliteratii has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hawk but great work by Obliteratii.
Zeus Obliteratii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Hawk.
I think Obliteratii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Obliteratii!
Our winner, Zeus Obliteratii, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Thomas Hawk was interviewed post fight and said 'Alright ya tough son ofa bitch,.Good fight.'.