PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clay Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins's entrance music is GREG PERRY-IT TAKES HEART. A fine choice. Graham has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC_Z-EPSVaI&playnext=1&videos=gXE_R26bAm8 as his entrance music. Jordan Graham will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hawkins
vs
Graham

170 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
151 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Graham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins looks to clinch
enabling Graham to counter with a crisp jab.

Hawkins gets tackled into the cage by Graham. Graham maintains the clinch.
Graham has Hawkins pressed against the cage, preventing Hawkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawkins is trying to push Graham away but Graham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Graham breaks from the clinch.
Graham throws a head kick that misses.
Graham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawkins.
Hawkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawkins tries to clinch

and Graham counters by clinching up.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Graham.
Hawkins is trying to break the clinch but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
Hawkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawkins is trying to push Graham away but Graham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Graham is struggling to control the position.

Graham jumps into guard, dragging Hawkins to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins content to stall in guard here.
Hawkins stops Graham from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham trying to keep a closed guard but Hawkins is proving a slippery customer.

Hawkins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Graham fails with a takedown attempt.

Graham instigates a clinch.
Graham stalls.
Graham prevents Hawkins from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to circle away but Graham has him pinned against the cage.
Hawkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawkins tries to break the clinch but Graham is controlling the position.

Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Clay Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Jordan Graham has been cut.

Graham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Graham looks gassed!
Graham prevents Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Hawkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Hawkins wants to stand but Graham is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins controlling Graham's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.

Hawkins lands a left and a right that send Graham crashing to the mat, dazed. Hawkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Graham is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that drops Graham like a sack of potatoes! Hawkins dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Hawkins!