PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feel Good Inc. Chris Griffin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hawkins
vs
Griffin

182 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins swinging wildly here.
Griffin digs a good hook to Hawkins's body.
Hawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Hawkins misses with a wild combination.
Andrew Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.

Griffin cracks Hawkins with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Griffin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hawkins to stand back up!
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.

Griffin has Hawkins up against the cage in a clinch.

Griffin breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Hawkins is rocked!
Hawkins loses concentration momentarily and Griffin pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Hawkins crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Griffin finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Griffin!