PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu comes to the cage accompanied by Blanket on the ground. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tu
vs
Hawke

190 cm
22
214 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Very flexible

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ANABOLIC **160**

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vit Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tu.
Hawke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hawke manages to get back to half guard.

Tu is working for a kimura but Hawke is defending it quite comfortably.
Tu wants to pass the guard but Hawke is defending well.

Hawke looking for submissions off his back.
Hawke taking some punishment here, with Tu in his half guard.
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!
Tu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Hawke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu trying to control the action but Hawke is working from the bottom.

Hawke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hawke looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hawke looking for submissions off his back.

Hawke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tu pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawke's head.
Tu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawke moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hawke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tu defends it easily.

Hawke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tu pushes down on Hawke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawke wants to improve his position but Tu is controlling well.
Hawke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawke tries to get to full guard but Tu has control of the leg.
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!
Tu is nestled in close to Hawke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hawke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hawke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hawke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hawke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hawke wants to improve his position but Tu is controlling well.
Tu thows a huge punch but Hawke dodges it nicely.
Tu slips a nice elbow through Hawke's hands, connecting with Hawke's forehead.
Tu trying to mount his opponent but Hawke defends it.

Hawke looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Tu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tu tries to pass to full mount but Hawke defends it.
Tu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hawke!
Hawke takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tu's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vit Tu!
Vit Tu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75, into his post fight interview.