PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 256 p4p, 40 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 298 p4p, 49 weight class). Hawtry comes into the arena with The Rain blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hawtry
vs
Navarro

182 cm
32
173 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

181 cm
29
178 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawtry throwing a counter right hand but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Navarro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawtry.
Navarro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawtry seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Navarro.
Hawtry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Navarro looks to land a combination but Hawtry avoids it well.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Navarro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawtry's calf.
Navarro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawtry's sensitive parts.
Hawtry tests Navarro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Navarro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hawtry lands a jab to Navarro's midsection.
Navarro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawtry circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawtry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Hawtry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawtry cracks Navarro with a good jab.
Navarro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawtry.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Hawtry throwing a counter right hand but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Navarro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Navarro.
Hawtry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navarro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawtry wants to clinch up but Navarro keeps it at a distance.
Hawtry ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
Hawtry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hawtry throws a shot from downtown. Navarro moves away and avoids it.
Navarro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Navarro connects with a leg kick. Hawtry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Navarro finds it's way through Hawtry's defenses.
Hawtry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawtry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Navarro moves away.

Navarro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Navarro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Navarro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hawtry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Navarro walks away with a smile on his face. Hawtry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Navarro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawtry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Navarro does no damage.
Hawtry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Navarro. Navarro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Navarro.
Navarro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Navarro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawtry misses the target.
Navarro misses with a hook.
Navarro looks to throw the jab but Hawtry is out of range.
Hawtry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawtry ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
A jab from Hawtry misses.
Navarro misses with a double jab

and Hawtry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hawtry.
Hawtry working some strikes from top position.

Navarro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawtry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawtry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawtry works over Navarro with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry postures up in Navarro's guard and throws a big left but Navarro blocks it.

Navarro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawtry is aware though and is defending well.

Navarro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hawtry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hawtry lands a couple of digs.
Hawtry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawtry throwing strikes but missing.
Hawtry advances to half guard.
Hawtry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Navarro taking some punishment here, with Hawtry in his half guard.

Navarro is rocked!
Navarro wants to get back to full guard.
Hawtry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawtry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Navarro is still in real trouble! Can Hawtry finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawtry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hawtry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawtry lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Navarro! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hawtry jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Hawtry!
After the big win, Charles Hawtry made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.