PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 4840 p4p, 150 weight class) and Ladera Hawthorne (ranked 984 p4p, 46 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by-DIO as Lazers go off and Confetti drops from the ceiling. Hawthorne has chosen Beef Rap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ladera Hawthorne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Savage's chin.

Savage
vs
Hawthorne

198 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ladera Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Savage is out of range.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch.
Savage throws the left hand but Hawthorne avoids the punch easily.
Hawthorne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Hawthorne throws a combination that misses
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savage moves out of range as Hawthorne throws a body kick.
Hawthorne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawthorne misses with a jab to the body
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawthorne.
Savage moves out of range as Hawthorne throws a body kick.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawthorne scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Savage down.
Ladera Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savage scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawthorne should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawthorne.
Savage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawthorne.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Savage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawthorne.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savage checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
Hawthorne throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savage doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawthorne punishes Savage's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Savage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawthorne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Savage eats them both and turns towards Hawthorne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Randy Savage has been cut.
Hawthorne lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Savage is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Savage down.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Savage.
Hawthorne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savage. That did some damage!
Savage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Savage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawthorne can pounce on him.
Savage's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Hawthorne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Savages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Savage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawthorne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawthorne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hawthorne forces Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Hawthorne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Hawthorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawthorne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hawthorne misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Hawthorne tries to throw a body punch but Savage avoids it by throwing Hawthorne back against the cage.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Hawthorne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawthorne lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawthorne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne digs a right hand into Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savage's gas tank.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Hawthorne misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne digs a right hand underneath Savage's ribcage. Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Hawthorne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawthorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savage tries to break the clinch but Hawthorne is controlling the position.
Hawthorne is leaning against Savage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Hawthorne tries to work over Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawthorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Savage takes a shot to the head.
Hawthorne lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ladera Hawthorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Savage's cut.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hawthorne scores with a push kick.
Savage ducks into an uppercut from Hawthorne and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ladera Hawthorne!
Our winner, Ladera Hawthorne, 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.
Randy Savage was interviewed post fight and said 'Hulk you coward I know you paid the judges off because your threatened by my grestness.....you can't stop me!!'.