PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking comes to the cage accompanied by Shady Lane. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hawking
vs
Amber

168 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otis Amber!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking wants to clinch up but Amber keeps it at a distance.
Amber circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hawking moves into range and clinches up with Amber.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Amber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber looking for a takedown.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Amber.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hawking is leaning against Amber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Amber looks gassed!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawking creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Otis Amber has been cut.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amber's defenses.
Hawking lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Hawking.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Hawking lands a shot to the body.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Amber wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawking cracks Amber with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Amber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawking prevents it.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hawking gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Amber wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber is trying to drag Hawking to the mat but Hawking just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Amber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hawking pulls his leg out and moves away.

Hawking drives through and clinches with Amber against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Amber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Amber takes an elbow to the temple.
Amber is trying to drag Hawking to the mat but Hawking just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawking shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hawking is pressed up against the cage. Amber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawking down to the mat. Hawking avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hawking is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stephen Hawking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawking fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawking stuffs the takedown.

Hawking forces Amber back against the cage and clinches.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amber.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Amber.

Amber gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hawking knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Amber on the ground.
Amber wants to stand up but Hawking is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amber decides to stand and escape the position.
Hawking doesn't manage to clinch there - Amber circles away.
Hawking wants to clinch up but Amber keeps it at a distance.
Hawking tries to clinch up.
Amber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Amber with that takedown attempt.
Hawking stuffs the takedown.

Hawking gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Amber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawking prevents it.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Amber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawking fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawking fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hawking rushes Amber and presses him up against the cage.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawking shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Amber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Amber tries for a takedown but Hawking manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking is pressed up against the cage. Amber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawking down to the mat. Hawking avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Amber looks for a takedown but Hawking sprawls well.

Hawking clinches up against the cage.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amber can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otis Amber's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amber swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hawking closes the distance and clinches.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Amber is trying to drag Hawking to the mat but Hawking just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Amber has Hawking pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawking manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Hawking lands with a right to the head.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Amber tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawking shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Amber.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
Hawking missing with knees to the body.
Amber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawking.
Amber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawking fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawking wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawking has Amber up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Amber tries for a takedown but Hawking manages to get underhooks.
Amber wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stephen Hawking has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking gets underhooks to prevent Amber's takedown attempt.
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber avoiding damage as Hawking throws knees to the body.
Hawking prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Amber avoiding damage as Hawking throws knees to the body.
Hawking gets underhooks to prevent Amber's takedown attempt.
Amber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawking avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amber or not.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amber has Hawking pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawking manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Amber shrugs off.
Amber is trying to drag Hawking to the mat but Hawking just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hawking scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawking fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch but Amber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawking tries to close the distance and clinch but Amber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amber closes the distance and clinches up with Hawking, looking for a takedown. Amber pushes Hawking against the cage but Hawking circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawking gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Amber wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Amber.
Amber takes an elbow to the temple.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Amber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Amber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawking fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hawking closes the distance and clinches.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Hawking cracks Amber with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking missing with knees to the body.
Amber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking prevents the takedown attempt.
Amber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hawking pulls his leg out and moves away.
Amber keeps the fight on the outside.
Amber looks for a takedown but Hawking sprawls well.

Hawking rushes Amber and presses him up against the cage.
Hawking gets underhooks to prevent Amber's takedown attempt.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amber can do to turn this around?
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Amber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amber has Hawking pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawking manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Amber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hawking pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawking prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Hawking dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Otis Amber's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hawking tries to clinch up but Amber circles away and keeps his distance.
Amber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawking circles away.
Hawking is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hawking takes the fight into the clinch.
Amber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawking gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Amber.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Amber is working for takedown but Hawking is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hawking prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Amber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hawking pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amber can't get the takedown.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hawking lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amber or not.
Amber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking missing with knees to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amber looking for a takedown.
Amber can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawking lands a right hand.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amber tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawking shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Hawking.
Hawking trying to land knees to the body.
Amber has Hawking pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawking manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawking.
Amber managing to block the knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Amber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawking prevents it.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Amber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawking prevents it.
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
Amber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hawking gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amber.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawking prevents it.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Amber.
Amber looking for a takedown.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amber takes an elbow to the temple.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amber has Hawking pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawking manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber looking for a takedown.
Hawking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amber's defenses.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawking is pressed up against the cage. Amber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawking down to the mat. Hawking avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Hawking. No joy for Amber on that attempt.

Amber tries to keep at a distance but Hawking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Amber tries for a takedown but Hawking manages to get underhooks.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hawking is pressed up against the cage. Amber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawking down to the mat. Hawking avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hawking fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hawking moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hawking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hawking gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amber tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawking shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Amber.
Amber tries for a takedown but Hawking manages to get underhooks.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking gets underhooks to prevent Amber's takedown attempt.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hawking gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Amber tries for a takedown but Hawking manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Amber can't get the takedown.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Amber shrugs off.
Otis Amber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawking scores with a hook to the body.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Amber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Amber's ribcage.
Amber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Amber wants a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawking, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!