PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Hawkins (ranked 1707 p4p, 193 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 2698 p4p, 270 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hawkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. The crowd seem to be enjoying Watt's choice of entrance music: Edmund Fitzgerald. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hawkins
vs
Watt

174 cm
40
164 lbs
27 - 15 - 2

185 cm
33
165 lbs
16 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Lamont Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt lands a jab.
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watt jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Hawkins drives through and clinches with Watt against the cage.
Watt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Watt misses with a body punch.
Hawkins takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawkins swings for the body but Watt moves out of range.
Watt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scott Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hawkins closes the distance and pushes Watt back into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Hawkins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hawkins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hawkins looking to control.
Hawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to stand but Watt is controlling the position.
Hawkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawkins pulls Watt in close to prevent any damage.
Watt postures up in Hawkins's guard and throws a big left but Hawkins blocks it.
Watt throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hawkins holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from Watt lands but Hawkins takes it in his stride.

Hawkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watt's guard.
Hawkins controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt controlling Hawkins's posture.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Watt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watt pulls Hawkins in close to his closed guard and prevents Hawkins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hawkins with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt is trying to keep Hawkins in close.
Hawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Watt has wrist control.
Watt being controlled here, momentarily.
Hawkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Watt is retaining full guard.
Hawkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hawkins controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hawkins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hawkins just content to control the position.
Watt is trying to control Hawkins's posture but Hawkins avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawkins controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lamont Hawkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Watt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawkins shoots in but Watt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watt misses with a straight left.
Hawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watt swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamont Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watt scores with a head kick. Hawkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Watt clinches up against the cage.
Hawkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watt being controlled against the cage.

Hawkins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Watt.
Hawkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Watt is retaining full guard.
Watt wants to control the position but Hawkins says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Watt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hawkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hawkins's back!
Hawkins looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt is hanging on to Hawkins's back as he tries to escape.
Hawkins manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Watt is now in side control.
Hawkins manages to get back to half guard.
Hawkins controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawkins is looking for a sweep. Watt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Watt throws a strike but Hawkins avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt throws a strike but Hawkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hawkins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawkins trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
Hawkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Watt trying to keep a closed guard but Hawkins is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.
Watt controls Hawkins momentarily but Hawkins frees himself.

Watt is looking for a triangle here but Hawkins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watt regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Watt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawkins has managed to clinch.
Watt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hawkins is trying to break free.

Hawkins pulls guard.
Hawkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Hawkins has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Watt doesn't defend quickly enough and Hawkins has managed to lock this one up! Can Watt escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hawkins on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lamont Hawkins!
Lamont Hawkins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.