PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banana Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Hawke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fly
vs
Hawke

195 cm
24
204 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

192 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banana Fly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fly takes a swing at Hawke's ribcage but misses.
Fly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawke.
Hawke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banana Fly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fly looks to throw the jab but Hawke is out of range.
Fly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hawke counters with a three punch combo that has Fly backing up. Fly nods at Hawke to acknowledge the strikes.
Fly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Nathan Hawke has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fly darts in trying to clinch
and Hawke counters with a three punch combo that has Fly backing up. Fly nods at Hawke to acknowledge the strikes.
Fly throws a hook but Hawke avoids it easily.
Fly drops his hands momentarily and Hawke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fly throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fly throws out a loose jab but Hawke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawke scores with a nice right hand.
Fly throws a shot from downtown. Hawke moves away and avoids it.
Fly misses with a body punch
and Hawke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fly misses with a shot to the body
and Hawke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawke loads up on a big right hand but Fly slips the punch.
Fly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fly misses with a body shot.
Hawke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawke lands a jab to the nose.
Fly wants to clinch
letting Hawke counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fly misses with a jab to the body
and Hawke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fly throws a big shot that misses.
Fly wants to clinch
letting Hawke counter with a right hand.
Hawke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawke lands with a nice combination. Fly backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Banana Fly has been cut.
Hawke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fly.
Hawke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fly.
Hawke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fly throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Hawke lands.
Hawke loads up on a big right hand but Fly slips the punch.
Fly wants to clinch
and Hawke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fly misses with a jab to the body
and Fly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fly misses with a hook to the body
and Hawke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fly misses with a hook to the body
and Hawke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fly throws a looping overhand right but Hawke ducks down to avoid it.
Hawke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fly has time to react.
Fly misses with a jab to the body
letting Hawke counter with a right hand.
Fly tries to clinch there but Hawke circles away.
Hawke scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hawke misses with a body shot.
Hawke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fly's head backwards.
Fly misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hawke to counter with a crisp jab.
Fly is breathing heavily.
Fly throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hawke counter with a right hand.

Fly is rocked!
Fly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hawke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fly tries to clinch but Hawke is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawke throws a shot from downtown. Fly moves away and avoids it.
Fly tries to clinch up.
Fly tries to clinch but Hawke moves away
and Hawke counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Hawke dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hawke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fly misses with a straight right.
Fly throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fly moves in looking to clinch but Hawke pushes him off.
Hawke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fly wants to clinch up but Hawke keeps it at a distance.
Fly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the body from Fly misses
and Hawke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fly takes one to the side of the head.
Hawke throws a series of punches but Fly avoids them all with ease.
Fly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawke counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Fly! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Hawke!