PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DrZawi Hawass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DrZawi Hawass had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hawass
vs
Jr

170 cm
27
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DrZawi Hawass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hawass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jr moves into the clinch.
Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawass.

Hawass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jr tries to clinch up.
Hawass lands a nice looking body shot.
DrZawi Hawass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawass misses with a two punch combination.
Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawass swivels and escapes.
Hawass fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawass ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawass swinging wildly here.
Hawass pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jr back to the cage. Hawass follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hawass darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawass loads up on a big right hand but Jr slips the punch.
Jr wants to clinch.
Hawass scores with a nice right hand.
Jr thows a body kick. Hawass tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawass circles away.
Donk. Hawass catches Jr right on the button with a cross.
Jr lands with a hook. Hawass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawass's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawass is out of range and Jr settles back down.
No joy there for Hawass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jr backs up against the cage.
Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawass.
Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawass as he avoids it easily.
DrZawi Hawass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Jr.
Hawass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawass scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
Hawass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawass scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Jr is rocked!
Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawass looks to land a combination but Jr avoids it well.
Hawass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jr on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Jr moves out of range.
Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawass.
Jr tries to clinch but Hawass moves out of range.
Hawass throws a nice looking combination but Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DrZawi Hawass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawass lands with a nice combination. Jr backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawass swats away the attempt to clinch by Jr.
Hawass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawass sprawls well. He's pushed Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawass tests Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawass connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jr's hands.
Jr is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hawass is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jr.
Hawass clobbers Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Hawass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hawass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr walks into a straight right hand from Hawass.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawass.
Hawass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jr wants to clinch up but Hawass keeps it at a distance.
Hawass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawass misses with a lunging right hand
and Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Jr has managed to clinch.

Hawass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hawass misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Hawass.
Hawass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawass goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawass throws a nice looking combination but Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Hawass does no damage.
Jr with a nice cross.
Hawass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawass throws a nice looking combination but Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Hawass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr tries to clinch up but Hawass circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawass swinging wildly here.
Jr misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Hawass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jr moves in looking to clinch but Hawass pushes him off.
A jab from Hawass does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DrZawi Hawass dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jab, jab by Jr - just one landing.
A combination from Hawass does no damage.
Hawass misses with a kick to the body.
Hawass looks to land a combination but Jr avoids it well.
Hawass misses with a combination

and Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hawass's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawass pushes Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jr fails to land.
Hawass stops a takedown attempt from Jr.
Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawass gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jr tries to pull guard but Hawass holds him up against the cage and eventually Jr drops back down to his feet.
DrZawi Hawass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Jr.
Jr prevents Hawass from breaking the clinch.
Hawass gets underhooks to prevent Jr's takedown attempt.
Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawass backwards.
Hawass tries to circle away but Jr has him pinned against the cage.

Hawass breaks the clinch.
Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jr slips a jab and a cross from Hawass.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but Hawass shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jr.
Hawass throws a poor cross that misses
and Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Hawass.
Hawass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
Hawass thuds a left hand into Jr's body.
Hawass swats away the attempt to clinch by Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jr. Hawass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jr tries to clinch but Hawass moves out of range.
Hawass misses with a hook.
Hawass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hawass swats away the attempt to clinch by Jr.
Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DrZawi Hawass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hawass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jr circles away quickly and effectively.

Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jr is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hawass is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hawass has escaped and now he's on top!

Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawass defends well.
Jr is breathing heavily.

Hawass drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawass jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Hawass decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawass is just out of range.
Hawass looks to score with a jab to the body but Jr is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jr.
Hawass looks to land a combination. Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawass.
Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawass is able to avoid easily.
Hawass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice cross by Hawass.
Hawass throws a nice looking combination but Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawass.
Hawass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Hawass. Those never looked like landing.
Hawass fails to land with a series of punches.
Jr is looking to clinch.
Jr walks into a jab.
Hawass misses with a two punch combination.
Hawass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawass circles away.
Hawass lands a nice shot that snaps Jr's head back.
Hawass throws a combination that misses
and Jr counters with a series of strikes. Hawass will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jr is looking to clinch but Hawass is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hawass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hawass.
Hawass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jr wants to clinch up but Hawass keeps it at a distance.
Hawass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawass stuffs the takedown.
Hawass lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawass finish him?
Hawass's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hawass duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Hawass catches Jr right on the button with a cross.
Jr is looking to clinch but Hawass is avoiding it.
Hawass throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
Hawass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DrZawi Hawass dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawass slaps away a takedown attempt from Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jr.
Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheers as Hawass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Hawass.
Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from Jr misses
and Hawass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawass throws out the jab.
A nice combination there by Hawass.
Hawass throws a combination that misses
and Jr counters with a body kick.
Hawass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawass misses with a series of wild punches.
Jr tries to clinch up but Hawass circles away and keeps his distance.
Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawass circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawass. Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawass falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hawass won't be happy with that.

Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hawass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawass tries to get out of the position.

Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hawass has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hawass rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jr's guard! Nice work there by Hawass!

Hawass stands up from Jr's guard - Hawass perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawass throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
Hawass swats away the attempt to clinch by Jr.
Hawass lands a nice shot that snaps Jr's head back.
Jr tries to clinch but Hawass moves out of range.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Jr moves out of range.
Hawass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jr.
Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Jr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hawass manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jr has Hawass in his guard.
Eric Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jr, up you get!
Hawass is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sloppy strikes from Hawass. Those never looked like landing.
Jr shoots in for a double leg but Hawass sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
DrZawi Hawass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Jr.
Jr is looking to clinch but Hawass is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Hawass blocks the low kick.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Jr moves out of range.
Hawass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jr.
Hawass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jr backs up against the cage.
Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawass swivels and escapes.
Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawass throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
Hawass lands with an overhand left.
Hawass scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr jabs at Hawass's body.
Hawass lands a head shot.
Jr is looking to chop away at Hawass's legs.
Hawass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Hawass scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jr wants to clinch.
Hawass misses with the combination.
Jr is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hawass throws a right and a left that both miss.
DrZawi Hawass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jr dodges the punch combination from Hawass.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Jr.
I think Hawass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DrZawi Hawass!