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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between mr general (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Hawthorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mr general looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mr general!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allan Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne clinches.
Hawthorne breaks from the clinch.
Hawthorne wants to clinch.
Hawthorne shoots for a double leg takedown but general sprawls well. He's pushed Hawthorne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
general shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawthorne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in general's guard now.
general escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hawthorne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hawthorne postures up.
general is breathing heavily.
Hawthorne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawthorne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. general is keeping the position for now.
Hawthorne slips nicely into half guard.
Hawthorne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
general wants to improve his position but Hawthorne is controlling well.
Hawthorne is trying to control the action in half guard but general is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hawthorne in particular looking to stall.
Hawthorne seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hawthorne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Hawthorne is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
general is looking for a sweep. Hawthorne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawthorne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hawthorne controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows general to get to his feet.
Hawthorne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawthorne closes the distance and clinches.
Hawthorne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but general gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hawthorne jumps guard and drags general to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hawthorne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawthorne keeping full guard, as general tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawthorne keeping moving, preventing general from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hawthorne shoots in and bounces general off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
general keeping full guard, as Hawthorne tries to pass.
general can't keep his opponent in guard - Hawthorne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hawthorne perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
general trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Hawthorne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawthorne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hawthorne wants to control but general is keeping him busy.
Hawthorne is chipping away with strikes.
general regains half guard.
Hawthorne prevents general from improving his position.
Hawthorne stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hawthorne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hawthorne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with general, pushing him back against the cage.
general goes for a takedown attempt but Hawthorne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawthorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hawthorne is trying to get an arm triangle but general is defending well.
general is looking for a sweep.
Hawthorne lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear general down.
Hawthorne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, general has escaped the position, nice work there.
general might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hawthorne works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
general is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hawthorne off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
general throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hawthorne turns into general and is now in his guard.
general looking for a sweep. Not yet general, not yet.
Hawthorne pushing down on general's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
general trying to control from the bottom.
Hawthorne is trying to control the action in half guard but general is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
general trying to control but Hawthorne postures up.
general is looking to improve his position.
Hawthorne slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne stalling away here and it's allowed general to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
general keeping moving, preventing Hawthorne from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawthorne fails with a takedown attempt.
general tries for a takedown but Hawthorne circles away easily
and Hawthorne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in general's guard.
general preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
general trying to control the position.
general is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne trying to control but general is working from the bottom.
Hawthorne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hawthorne advances to half guard.
general is in trouble now - Hawthorne has advanced to mount!
Hawthorne with shots to the head and body - general looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hawthorne controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Hawthorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hawthorne fails with the takedown.
Nice body kick there by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around general's waist but general gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawthorne off to one side.
general misses with a takedown attempt
so Hawthorne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
general looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawthorne postures up.
Hawthorne trying to control but general is working from the bottom.
general tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawthorne advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
general wants to improve his position but Hawthorne is controlling well.
general is trying to maintain the position but Hawthorne is very close to passing his half guard.
general is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hawthorne jumps into side control!
general is looking for a sweep.
Hawthorne lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hawthorne controls the position.
Hawthorne moves into full mount!
Hawthorne working for a submission but general is keeping him at bay.
Hawthorne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of general's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
general is desperately trying to improve his position but Hawthorne has a good base and remains in mount.
Hawthorne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hawthorne content just to control the position here.
general is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hawthorne punishing his opponent with strikes.
general is trying to reverse the position but instead Hawthorne has taken his back - oops!
general is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hawthorne patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
general is keeping busy.
Hawthorne has the hooks in. general is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hawthorne trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure general doesn't escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hawthorne's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawthorne is trying to stick to general's back but general is turning into Hawthorne. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hawthorne's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by general.
general wants to control from the top but Hawthorne keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hawthorne shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawthorne showed some decent athleticism there.
general is staying active underneath Hawthorne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Allan Hawthorne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawthorne throwing shots but general is blocking nicely.
Hawthorne not doing much here.
Hawthorne wants to lay and pray for a moment but general keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allan Hawthorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawthorne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Hawthorne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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