PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Hawthorne (ranked 2733 p4p, 2164 weight class) and Second Wife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawthorne comes to the cage accompanied by Schism by Tool. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hawthorne
vs
Wife

190 cm
41
249
37 - 18 - 0

192 cm
29
275
12 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Wife!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wife misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
Hawthorne misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Hawthorne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wife. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wife drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Second Wife has been cut.
Wife throws out a loose jab but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawthorne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wife circles away quickly and effectively.
Wife blocks the body kick.
Hawthorne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Silverback MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hawthorne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wife jabs Hawthorne right on the nose. Hawthorne blinks but takes it well.
Hawthorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wife.
Wife throws the left hand but Hawthorne avoids the punch easily.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Wife keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wife throws a lazy right hand but Hawthorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body
and Wife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wife has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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 throws the left hand but Wife avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Wife on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wife throws a series of punches but Hawthorne avoids them all with ease.
Hawthorne misses the jab.
Good shot there by Hawthorne.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wife, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne cracks Wife with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wife misses with a body shot.
Hawthorne fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawthorne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wife takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hawthorne jabs Wife right on the nose. Wife blinks but takes it well.
Wife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawthorne lands a jab.
Hawthorne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wife.
Wife misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
Hawthorne digs a good body shot into Wife's ribs.
Wife takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wife tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawthorne misses the target.
Hawthorne throws a body punch but Wife moves out of range.

Wife closes the distance and pushes Hawthorne back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wife.
Wife misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawthorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wife blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne blocks an uppercut.
Hawthorne is trying to push Wife away but Wife has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wife blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawthorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Wife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wife blocking some punches.
Wife lands with a right to the head.
Wife misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawthorne lands with a short shot to the head.
Wife fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wife fails to land.
Wife tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawthorne's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Wife fails to land.
Wife lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wife blocking some punches.
Wife lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Wife.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wife.

Hawthorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawthorne connects with a right hand. Wife shakes it off.
Wife bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crunch! Hawthorne slams his shin into Wife's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands an overhand right.
Wife takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wife cracks Hawthorne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Damien Hawthorne has been cut.
Wife slips under a jab from Hawthorne.
Wife throws a big shot that misses.
Hawthorne lands a head shot.
Hawthorne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wife scores with a hook.

Hawthorne is rocked!
Wife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Wife.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the head.
Wife on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawthorne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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 lunges at Wife with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wife's hand.
Hawthorne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wife's sensitive parts.
Hawthorne scores with a leg kick.
Wife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wife scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Wife rushes Hawthorne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne is trying to break the clinch but Wife has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne prevents a body shot from Wife.
A head punch on the inside from Hawthorne fails to land.
Wife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawthorne's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wife.
Wife lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Wife has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hawthorne seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wife can turn it around.
Wife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawthorne's efforts to push away.
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawthorne scores with a shot to the side of Wife's head.
Hawthorne has a couple of punches blocked by Wife.
Wife misses with some punches.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Wife throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawthorne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wife lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawthorne or not.
Wife swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wife lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawthorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hawthorne cracks Wife with an open hand slap.
Hawthorne is looking to land body kicks.
Hawthorne moves away from the strike by Wife.
Wife on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wife throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawthorne.
Wife uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Wife avoids it easily.
Hawthorne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hawthorne duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Wife. Those never looked like landing.
Wife misses with the combination.
Hawthorne is looking to land body kicks.
Wife uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Wife swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawthorne throws a jab but it's blocked by Wife.
Wife displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
Second Wife is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawthorne misses the target.
Hawthorne lands a jab.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wife in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wife gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawthorne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wife looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Wife was well out of range.
Hawthorne throws a head kick but Wife moves out of range.
Wife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wife misses with a looping right.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wife doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawthorne circles away.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Wife ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a big shot that misses.
Wife misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawthorne is looking to counter punch.
Hawthorne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body.
Wife has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Wife does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne tries to move into range but Wife moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wife pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawthorne is out of range and Wife settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawthorne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wife looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Wife on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wife throws a body shot but no joy.
Wife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Wife.
Wife misses with a wild combination.
Wife displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
Wife jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawthorne scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawthorne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Wife blocks it.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wife unleashes a big counter combination but Hawthorne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Wife.
Wife throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Wife clinches.
Hawthorne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawthorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Hawthorne on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wife.
Wife scores with a shot to the side of Hawthorne's head.
Wife scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Wife lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Second Wife seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Hawthorne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Wife coming out on top.
Hawthorne ducks right into an uppercut from Wife.
Wife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Wife avoids it easily.
Wife thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Hawthorne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wife takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Wife misses.
Hawthorne throws a body punch but Wife moves out of range.
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and Wife connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne lands a head kick!
Damien Hawthorne is winning the standup battle so far.
Wife tries to clinch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Wife moves out of range of the strikes.
Wife misses with a hook.
Wife takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Wife. Those never looked like landing.
Wife fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawthorne on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
Wife bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hawthorne!
Wife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawthorne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Hawthorne dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wife walks into a jab.
Hawthorne misses the jab.
Wife swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hawthorne here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wife.
Hawthorne tests Wife's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Wife looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wife misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Hawthorne is looking to counter punch.
Jab by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne scores with a nice strike.
Hawthorne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawthorne connects with the punch.
Hawthorne connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawthorne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wife eats them both and turns towards Hawthorne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Wife is out of range.
Wife walks into a left hand.
Hawthorne lands with a shot to the body.
Hawthorne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wife lands a nice shot that snaps Hawthorne's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Hawthorne lands.
Wife ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawthorne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wife plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Hawthorne to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Hawthorne just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Second Wife!
A very excited looking Second Wife made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.