PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawks's entrance music is over the top. A fine choice. Wesson has chosen Cryin like a Bitch as his entrance music. Smith Wesson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hawks
vs
Wesson

180 cm
23
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

175 cm
23
167 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Deadly Clothing
Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Hawks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Smith Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Wesson as he checks the leg kick.
Wesson swings for the body but Hawks moves out of range.

Wesson instigates a clinch.
Hawks tries to circle away but Wesson has him pinned against the cage.
Hawks tries to break free but Wesson pushes him back against the cage.
Wesson lands an elbow just above Hawks 's eye.
Hawks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wesson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wesson misses with a knee to the head.
Hawks is trying to force a seperation but Wesson has the dominant position.
Hawks takes a shot to the head.
Hawks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wesson has him pressed against the cage.
Wesson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawks backwards.
Wesson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hawks wants to get back to striking at distance but Wesson won't allow it.
Hawks tries to break the clinch but Wesson is controlling the position.
Wesson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wesson lands with a right to the head.
Hawks is trying to break free.
Wesson lands an elbow inside.
Hawks managing to block the knees to the body from Wesson.
Wesson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawks avoids it.

Hawks breaks from the clinch.
Wesson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wesson takes a swing at Hawks's ribcage but misses.
Wesson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wesson throws a push kick but Hawks slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Wesson is predictable there
and Hawks counters with a straight right hand.
Wesson dips to his left and cracks Hawks with an uppercut!
Wesson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawks circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith Wesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Wesson tries to clinch but Hawks moves out of range.
Hawks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wesson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawks thinking.
Wesson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wesson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawks.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wesson moves in looking to clinch but Hawks pushes him off.
Hawks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wesson in his tracks.
Wesson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawks misses with a low kick.
Hawks misses with a body shot.
Wesson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Smith Wesson has been cut.
Hawks keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Wesson misses.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Wesson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wesson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawks.
Wesson throws a leg kick
and Hawks counters with a body kick.
Wesson blocks a leg kick.
Hawks tries to land a leg kick but Wesson saw it coming and moves away.
Hawks misses with a body kick.
Hawks throws a push kick but Wesson slaps the foot to one side.
Hawks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Hawks misses.
Wesson blocks a low kick nicely.

Wesson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wesson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawks.
Hawks can't break the clinch.
Wesson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawks's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson lands an elbow just above Hawks 's eye.
Wesson trying to land knees to the body.
Hawks blocks an elbow strike.
Hawks is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesson has double underhooks.

Hawks breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawks.
Wesson throws a one two combo.
Hawks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wesson lands a really nice looking cross but Hawks seems unphased.
Hawks connects with a jab.
Wesson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawks circles away.
Wesson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawks counters with an outside leg kick.
Wesson looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawks misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Wesson.
A leg kick checked by Wesson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Hawks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smith Wesson'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.

Hawks misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Wesson.
Hawks throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
Wesson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wesson scores with a leg kick.
Hawks falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wesson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hawks manages to break the clinch.
Hawks throws a right hand that Wesson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wesson also avoids with ease.
Hawks throws a head kick but Wesson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Wesson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Wesson misses.
Wesson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wesson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hawks counters with a left and a right that stings Wesson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wesson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wesson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawks throws a nice looking combination but Wesson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wesson tries to clinch but Hawks moves away
and Hawks counters with a leg kick.
Wesson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wesson checks a leg kick.
Wesson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wesson misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wesson finds it's way through Hawks's defenses.
Hawks throws a leg kick
and Wesson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wesson avoids the head kick by Hawks.
Wesson misses with the combination.
Wesson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lincoln Hawks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawks scores with a one two! Wesson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hawks tries to land a leg kick but Wesson saw it coming and moves away.
Hawks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Hawks.
Wesson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wesson misses with a double jab.
Wesson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wesson closes the distance but Hawks moves to the side
and Hawks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wesson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawks throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wesson misses with the combination.
Hawks looks for the body kick but Wesson saw that one coming.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Hawks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wesson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hawks. That one must have hurt.
Wesson is looking to clinch but Hawks is avoiding it.

Wesson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hawks, pushing him back against the cage.
Wesson lands a knee to the body.
Hawks has had enough of the clinch but Wesson keeps him there for the moment.
Wesson misses with an elbow strike.

Hawks manages to break the clinch.
Wesson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wesson is looking to clinch but Hawks is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Wesson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wesson tries to bum rush Hawks with a series of wild strikes but Hawks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Hawks throws a head kick that misses.
Hawks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawks swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Lincoln Hawks is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wesson throws a nice looking combination but Hawks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawks feints and then cracks Wesson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wesson down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wesson throws a leg kick
and Hawks counters with a solid body kick.
Wesson throws a combination that misses
and Wesson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lincoln Hawks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smith Wesson's cut.
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!

A good leg kick by Hawks.
Hawks throws a push kick but Wesson slaps the foot to one side.
Hawks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wesson throws a leg kick
and Hawks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wesson thows a leg kick but Hawks checks it
and Hawks counters with a body kick that stops Wesson in his tracks momentarily.
Nice cross by Hawks.
Hawks scores with a head kick.
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!
Hawks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wesson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hawks misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawks is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawks throws out a loose jab but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Wesson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawks is trying to break the clinch but Wesson has him pressed against the cage.
Wesson lands a body shot.

Hawks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wesson closes the distance but Hawks moves to the side
and Hawks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawks throws a wild body kick that Wesson sees coming a mile off.
Wesson slips under a jab.
Wesson throws a head kick but Hawks moves out of range.
Wesson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wesson throws a right hand that Hawks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawks also avoids with ease.
Wesson avoids the head kick by Hawks.
Nice defenses there by Hawks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawks counters with a good, hard body kick but Wesson shrugs it off.
Hawks throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Hawks.
Wesson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawks counters with a good low kick that Wesson was not able to check.
Hawks lands with a kick to the temple. Wesson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hawks misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Hawks.
Wesson digs a good hook to Hawks's body.
Nice straight punches there by Wesson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wesson.
Hawks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wesson is looking to clinch but Hawks is avoiding it.
Hawks avoids the body shot from Wesson.
Wesson keeps Hawks at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wesson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wesson scores with a leg kick.
Wesson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawks counters with a one-two to the body.
Hawks circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Wesson misses.
Wesson wants to clinch
and Hawks counters with a nice uppercut.
Wesson misses with a double jab
and Hawks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A combination from Hawks does no damage.
Wesson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A good leg kick by Wesson.
Hawks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
Hawks throws a low kick but Wesson avoids it.
Hawks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wesson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawks counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith Wesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln Hawks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wesson lands a jab to the head.
Wesson closes the distance but Hawks moves to the side
and Hawks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Wesson.
Wesson tried to score with a low kick but Hawks checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Hawks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawks, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Hawks!