PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins has chosen "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dave Hawkins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dumonte
vs
Hawkins

188 cm
28
210 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

193 cm
29
217 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins misses the jab.
Dumonte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dumonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumonte.
Good work by Hawkins as he checks the leg kick.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dumonte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dumonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Dumonte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dumonte lands the left hand.
A shot to the body from Dumonte misses
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Hawkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte blocks a jab.
Dumonte swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte slips a jab from Hawkins.
Dumonte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hawkins counter with a right hand.
Dumonte lands with a cross.
Dumonte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dumonte scrambles back to his feet.
Dumonte throws a hook to the side of Hawkins's head but Hawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Dumonte misses with an uppercut.
Dumonte thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dumonte swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins misses with a right hand
and Dumonte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Dumonte misses.
A jab from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte 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 takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dumonte lands a nice shot to the body.
Dumonte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dumonte, as that shot connected.
Dumonte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dumonte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dumonte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dumonte.
Hawkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Hawkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dumonte misses with a hook
and Hawkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dumonte thuds a left hand into Hawkins's body.
Dumonte loads up on a big right hand but Hawkins slips the punch.
Jab by Hawkins.
Hawkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Dumonte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hawkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Hawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dumonte's corner calls for a 1-2. Dumonte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte connects with an inside leg kick.
Paul Dumonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dumonte.
Dumonte dips to his left and cracks Hawkins with an uppercut!
Dumonte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dumonte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dumonte works Hawkins's body with a nice hook.
Hawkins looks gassed!
Dumonte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dumonte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dumonte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins throws a jab when Dumonte was well out of range.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Dumonte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hawkins takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Dumonte dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dumonte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawkins at a distance.
Good exchange - Dumonte coming out on top.
Dumonte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dumonte misses with a body kick.
Paul Dumonte is winning the standup battle so far.
Dumonte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hawkins takes a step back to recover.
Dumonte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dumonte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dumonte with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dumonte. That's going to slow Hawkins down.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Dumonte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Dumonte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dumonte.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Hawkins moved away.
Dumonte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawkins in his tracks.
Dumonte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dumonte misses with a left hand

and Hawkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dumonte is leaning against Hawkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dumonte.
Dumonte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dumonte lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Dumonte.

Dumonte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with a straight right.
Dumonte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Dumonte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dumonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dumonte.
Hawkins walks into a left hand.
Dumonte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dumonte!
Hawkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dumonte.
Dumonte ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Good exchange - Dumonte coming out on top.
Dumonte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte is looking to land body kicks.
Dumonte tests Hawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dumonte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawkins in his tracks.
Dumonte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dumonte scores with the left hand. Hawkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dumonte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawkins in his tracks.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Dumonte is out of range.
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dumonte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Hawkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dumonte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Dumonte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dumonte misses the shot to the body.
Dumonte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dumonte misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Dumonte misses its intended target.
Hawkins checks the leg kick.
Hawkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dumonte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins misses with a hook. Dumonte ducked under it nicely.
Hawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Dumonte throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Dumonte dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

That kick from Dumonte tenderised Hawkins's leg. Hawkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dumonte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Hawkins counter with a right hand.
Dumonte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dumonte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dumonte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Dumonte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dumonte throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dumonte!
Dumonte throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawkins scores with a hook.
Dumonte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawkins slips under a jab from Dumonte.
Dumonte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dumonte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dumonte throws a body kick that misses.
Hawkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dumonte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dumonte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Dumonte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Dumonte moved out of range.
Dumonte tries to score with a low kick but Hawkins moves his leg out of the way.
Dumonte lands a really nice looking cross but Hawkins seems unphased.
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dumonte.
Dumonte throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hawkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dumonte misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Dumonte misses.
Hawkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dumonte misses the shot to the body.
Dumonte throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Dumonte throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumonte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dumonte swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte throws a chopping leg kick but Hawkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dumonte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawkins under the eye.
A cross from Dumonte lands.
Dumonte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dumonte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dave Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dumonte.
A jab from Dumonte misses.
Dumonte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dumonte throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Dumonte misses with a body kick.
Hawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.

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.
Dumonte throws a leg kick that misses.
Dumonte throws the kick towards the body but Hawkins avoids it.
Dumonte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dumonte looks to land a left hand but Hawkins moved out of range nicely.
Dumonte swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Dumonte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
Dumonte misses with a right hand
and Hawkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Dumonte clobbers Hawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dumonte swings widly with a right hand
letting Hawkins counter with a right hand.
Dumonte throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkins counters with a left to the body.
Hawkins swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Dumonte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dumonte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Dumonte!