PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 644 p4p, 89 weight class) and Carlos Centurion (ranked 442 p4p, 65 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hawk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deadwood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hawk
vs
Centurion

167 cm
34
192 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

185 cm
36
186 lbs
33 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Fanatic Inc.
IniTech Nutrition

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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Carlos Centurion!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centurion scores with a leg kick.
Centurion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hawk looks for the body kick but Centurion saw that one coming.
Hawk blocks a leg kick.
Hawk looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Centurion shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.

Hawk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Centurion napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Centurion sneaks out the side door and pushes Hawk away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hawk looks for the body kick but Centurion saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Centurion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Centurion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Centurion as he checks the leg kick.
Centurion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Centurion lands a leg kick that knocks Hawk off balance momentarily.
Hawk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carlos Centurion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Centurion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Good exchange - Centurion coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk wants to land a leg kick but Centurion is out of range.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Centurion.
Centurion connects with the punch.
Centurion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawk checks it well.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Centurion swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Centurion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Centurion.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Centurion misses the jab.
Carlos Centurion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Centurion slips under a jab from Hawk.
Centurion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Centurion has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Centurion tests Hawk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk thumps Centurion with a low kick.
Centurion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Centurion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Centurion scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Centurion.
Centurion scores with a nice head shot.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Centurion moves away and avoids it.
Hawk with a nice cross.

It looks like Carlos Centurion has been cut.
Centurion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Centurion moved out of range nicely.
Hawk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Centurion.
Centurion throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
Centurion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Centurion connects with the punch.
Centurion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Centurion.
Centurion is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Centurion.
A swing and a miss from Centurion.
Hawk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Centurion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centurion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Centurion.
Centurion lands the left hand.
Centurion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawk on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hawk.
Centurion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Centurion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawk.
Hawk throws a lazy head kick
and Centurion counters with a left to the body.
Centurion shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Centurion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Centurion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
A shot to the body from Centurion misses
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk moves away from the strike by Centurion.
Centurion misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centurion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Centurion with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a jab when Centurion was well out of range.
Hawk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Centurion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk lands a leg kick that knocks Centurion off balance momentarily.
Hawk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Centurion misses with a low kick.
Centurion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hawk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Centurion is out of range.
Centurion scores with a jab.
Centurion misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Centurion lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Centurion misses the target.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Centurion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Centurion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Centurion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hawk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Centurion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters with a nice body kick.
Hawk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Centurion defends well and Hawk ends up having to push Centurion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Centurion moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawk as he connects with a hook.
Hawk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Centurion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Centurion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Centurion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Centurion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Centurion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Hawk gets a double leg takedown into Centurion's guard.
Hawk connects with a couple of short punches.
Centurion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawk.
Hawk landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawk scoring with some ground and pound.
Centurion wants to improve his position but instead Hawk has moved into half guard.
Hawk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Centurion's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

The cut above Carlos Centurion's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Centurion controlling the position well.
Hawk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Centurion's head.
Hawk scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Carlos Centurion's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Centurion's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.