PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by This Calling. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hawk
vs
Lee

191 cm
20
192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Combat Pro Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Hawk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Hawk misses.
Hawk misses with a wild combination.
Hawk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Lee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hawk dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to sweep here but Hawk controlling him for the moment.
Lee looking to control.

Hawk stands up from Lee's guard - Hawk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hawk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Austin Lee has been cut.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Matt Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Lee.
Lee looks gassed!
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hawk throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Hawk digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hawk thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Lee is rocked!
Hawk lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice combo by Hawk! Oh, that's hurt him - Lee falls to the canvas and Hawk follows him into side control.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Hawk finish him?

Hawk decides to stand back up. Hawk steps back and let's Lee get back to his feet.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawk throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawk scores with a nice strike.
Hawk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Donk. Hawk catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Hawk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hawk looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Hawk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Hawk tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawk throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk with a hook.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Hawk does no damage.
Hawk lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into rage.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.

Hawk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawk is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawk circles away.
Hawk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawk 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.
Hawk scores with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawk scores with a jab to the head.
Hawk is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot lands for Hawk.
Matt Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawk. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Hawk does no damage.
Hawk lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Lee can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Hawk and Lee drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Hawk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Hawk!