PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Davis (ranked 1033 p4p, 1148 weight class) and Morello Hawthorne (ranked 81 p4p, 89 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davis
vs
Hawthorne

175 cm
29
140
11 - 9 - 0

159 cm
28
130
12 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morello Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawthorne walks into a straight right hand from Davis.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Davis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Hawthorne slips the punch.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis cracks Hawthorne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Davis strikes.
It seemed like Hawthorne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Hawthorne.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Hawthorne saw that one coming.
Davis cracks Hawthorne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Hawthorne counters with a right hand to the body.
Hawthorne scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Davis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis cracks Hawthorne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davis misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hawthorne misses.
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawthorne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawthorne defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Hawthorne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Hawthorne counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
It looked like Davis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawthorne's sensitive parts.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Hawthorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Hawthorne moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawthorne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawthorne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawthorne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawthorne takes one on the button.
Davis misses with an uppercut
letting Hawthorne counter with a right hand.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Hawthorne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Davis is rocked!
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis walks straight into a right hand from Hawthorne - that's dropped him! Hawthorne jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Davis from any more punishment! Davis complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Morello Hawthorne!