PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Andrade
vs
Hawk

178 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Willy´s||| Pack´s & Candy´s

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawk tries to clinch but Andrade moves out of range.
A jab from Andrade finds it's way through Hawk's defenses.
Andrade throws a right and a left that Hawk avoids nicely.
Hawk shoots in and drives through. Andrade sprawls well.
Andrade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andrade throws a right hand that Hawk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawk also avoids with ease.
Andrade scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk throws a head kick that half lands.

Hawk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade tries to kick Hawk off but Hawk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawk wants to pass to mount but Andrade is defending the position.

Hawk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andrade defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade is trying to stand.
Hawk passes to side control.
Andrade is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hawk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Andrade is breathing heavily.
Hawk trying to control the action but Andrade is working from the bottom.

Hawk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Andrade misses the jab.
Andrade scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws a leg kick but Hawk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andrade misses with a body kick.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrade.

Hawk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk is trying to control the action in half guard but Andrade is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk winds up and cracks Andrade with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hawk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andrade does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Andrade is trying to stand up here but Hawk is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andrade keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Hawk throws a nice head kick!
Andrade misses with a double jab
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Andrade does no damage.
Andrade keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rafael Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Hawk.
Hawk wants to clinch.
Andrade throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hawk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andrade slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andrade throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hawk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawk.
Rafael Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Hawk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Andrade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawk counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawk.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Hawk fails with the takedown.
Andrade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawk misses with a head kick.
Andrade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hawk shoots in but Andrade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rafael Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Hawk.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches up with Andrade, looking for a takedown. Hawk pushes Andrade against the cage but Andrade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hawk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andrade tries to avoid it but Hawk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andrade to the ground. Andrade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rafael Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick

and Hawk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andrade won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrade is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hawk has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries to score with some ground and pound. Andrade controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Andrade is trying to get back to his feet.
Hawk landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Andrade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andrade misses with the combination.
Hawk dives in and grabs Andrade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andrade pushes down on Hawk's head and hops out.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Andrade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andrade lands a nice hook to Hawk's body. Hawk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

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.
Andrade throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Andrade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A right-left combo lands from Andrade.
Andrade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Hawk.
Hawk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrade misses with a low kick.
Andrade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andrade circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Andrade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawk doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrade circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrade throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk looks to land a combination but Andrade avoids it well.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk tries to clinch but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade tries to land a front kick but Hawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andrade throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Hawk has closed the distance and engaged Andrade in a clinch.
Hawk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andrade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andrade misses with a combination
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawk tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
Hawk misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hawk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andrade throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Rafael Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrade misses with a few strikes there.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Andrade is predictable there
and Hawk counters with a thumping low kick.
Hawk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hawk shoots in but Andrade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andrade lands with a straight right. Hawk didn't see that one coming.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Andrade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawk checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Andrade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Andrade misses the target.

Hawk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Andrade is trying to defend but Hawk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Andrade tries to kick Hawk off but Hawk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Hawk there.
Andrade tries to kick Hawk off but Hawk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawk controlling the pace.
Andrade is trying to stand.
Andrade trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Hawk decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade looks for the body kick but Hawk saw that one coming.
Andrade lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawk off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawk moves into the clinch.
Hawk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andrade gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andrade is trying to break the clinch but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk tries to break the clinch but Andrade is controlling the position.
Hawk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andrade pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hawk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Andrade checks a low kick from Hawk.
Hawk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rafael Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Hawk.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Andrade had a free shot at his head there.
Rafael Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Andrade looks to land a combination. Hawk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rafael Andrade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andrade misses with a low kick.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
Andrade throws a quick inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Andrade.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Andrade.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Hawk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andrade avoids the head kick by Hawk.
Andrade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andrade looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Hawk shoots in for a double leg but Andrade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Andrade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andrade avoids it really well and circles away.
Andrade lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawk counters with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hawk. Andrade shrugs it off though.
Hawk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawk checks the leg kick.
A combination from Andrade does no damage.
Andrade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawk throws a head kick but Andrade moves out of range.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andrade as he jumps to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andrade.
Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four 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.
No joy there for Andrade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hawk.
Hawk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andrade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeremy Hawk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk fails to land the takedown.
Andrade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andrade misses with a straight left.
Hawk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrade throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hawk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Andrade looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Hawk shoots for a double leg takedown but Andrade sprawls well. He's pushed Hawk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hawk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Andrade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawk is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hawk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Hawk!