PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snatch Dat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba. Dat has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hawkins
vs
Dat

193 cm
28
217 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
214 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snatch Dat!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dat somewhat.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dat throws a leg kick that misses.
Dat throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins throws a hook but Dat blocks it.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Dat.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Dat.
A jab from Dat finds it's way through Hawkins's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dat lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hawkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Dat finds it's way through Hawkins's defenses.
Dat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Dat.
Hawkins lands with a good body shot.
Dat slips a jab from Hawkins.
Dat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dat moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Dat lands with a nice body punch.
Dave Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dat fails to land the takedown.
Dat throws a hook but Hawkins blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dat.
Hawkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawkins slips a straight right by Dat.
Dat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Dat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Dat misses with a looping left.
Hawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dat.
Dat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins works Dat's body with a nice hook.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dat shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dave Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snatch Dat.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Dat moves away and avoids it.
Hawkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dat throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Dat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dat cracks Hawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dat throws a push kick but Hawkins slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Hawkins misses its intended target.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Dat cracks Hawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hawkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Dat.
Dat works the jab nicely.
Hawkins misses with a body punch
and Dat counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snatch Dat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dat scores with a punch to the head.
Snatch Dat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dat misses with a hook to the body
and Hawkins counters with a three punch combo that has Dat backing up. Dat nods at Hawkins to acknowledge the strikes.
Dat punishes Hawkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
Hawkins throws a hook but Dat avoids it easily.

Dat gets the takedown into side control.
Dat lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dat working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Hawkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dat tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Check out the look on Dat's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dat tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Dat seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dat lands a few punches from side control.
Hawkins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dat.
Dat is trying to ground and pound but Hawkins uses the momentary lack of control by Dat to regain half guard.
Dat throws a strike but Hawkins avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dat tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawkins is retaining full guard.
Hawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as Dat tries to pass.
Dat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dat throws a big right hand that misses.
Dat throws and elbow that misses. Hawkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dat's guard. Nice move by Hawkins!
Dat looking to control.
Dat looking for a sweep. Not yet Dat, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Snatch Dat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dat. That's going to slow Hawkins down.
Snatch Dat seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dat connects with an inside leg kick.
Dat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dat.
Dat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawkins. That did some damage!
Hawkins misses with a shot to the body
and Dat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snatch Dat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dat gets slowly back to his feet.
Dat sizes up Hawkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dat looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Dat moved out of range.
Dat lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Dat.
Dat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawkins is able to avoid easily.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawkins checks it well.
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dat.

Dat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Dat.
Hawkins tries to bench press Dat off him but Dat keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Dat seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Dat goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hawkins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dat's guard! Nice work there by Hawkins!
Hawkins being controlled here momentarily.
Dat wants to sweep here but Hawkins controlling him for the moment.
Hawkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dat keeping full guard, as Hawkins tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dat controls Hawkins momentarily but Hawkins frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins won't allow Dat to sweep him here.
Dat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dat thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hawkins to regain full guard.
Dave Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dat throws a strike but Hawkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hawkins!
Hawkins tries to hold on but Dat postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dat is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Hawkins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dat tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dat working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Hawkins is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dat working the ground and pound effectively.
Dat unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
Snatch Dat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dat 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snatch Dat!