PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Child might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to VooDoo . Hawk has chosen This Fire Burns as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Child
vs
Hawk

187 cm
24
197 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

188 cm
30
178 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
Sun-Tzu

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Child.
Child looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hawk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Child - the referee stops the clock and Hawk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Child. Hawk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk lands with a hook. Child tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Child ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Child scores with a four punch combination!
Hawk misses with a few strikes there.
Hawk misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Child is looking to slow Hawk down with leg kicks.
Child lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Child finds it's way through Hawk's defenses.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Child uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
letting Child counter with a right hand.
Child tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Child lands a nice shot that snaps Hawk's head back.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Child.
Child cracks the inside of Hawk's front leg.
Child throws a quick inside leg kick.
Child scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcus Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child lands with a slapping head kick.
Child lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Child ducks right into an uppercut from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Child counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Child moved out of range.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Child. Child obviously looking to wear him down.
Child uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk misses with the combination.

Child has closed the distance and engaged Hawk in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Child.
Child lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
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!
Hawk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Child scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk avoiding damage as Child throws knees to the body.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawk takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Tim Hawk has been cut.
Child putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Child lands a knee to the head.

Hawk is rocked!

Child turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hawk is still in real trouble! Can Child finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Child is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hawk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hawk is looking to regain half guard here but Child keeps moving and retains side control.
Hawk seems to have recovered his senses.
Child working away.
Child controlling the position.

Child stands up.
Child lands a jab to the nose.
Hawk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a jab. Child acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Child throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Child - that will leave a mark!
Hawk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Child can pounce on him.
Hawk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Child.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Child lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Child avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Child lands with a cross.
Child slips under a jab from Hawk.
Hawk 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.
Hawk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Child tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawk throws the left hand but Child avoids the punch easily.
Child connects with a solid leg kick.
Child throws a big shot that misses.
Hawk throws a right hand that Child ducks under and follows up with a left that Child also avoids with ease.
Hawk throws the left hand but Child avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Child - just one landing.
Child moves out of range of the strikes.
Child throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
Child lands a nice hook to Hawk's body. Hawk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Child.
A nice inside leg kick there by Child. That's going to slow Hawk down.
Child scores with a hook to the body. Hawk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Child is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Child fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawk on the side of the head.
Hawk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Child counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Child throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Child.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Child ducks down to avoid it.
Child uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Child scoring well with a low kick there.
Child connects with a body shot that sends Hawk's belly button to the back.
Hawk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Child.
Child throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Child dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Hawk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Child pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Child throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawk as he connects with a hook.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Child. Child obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Child.
Child lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Child moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
Child dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawk. That did some damage!
A jab from Child finds it's way through Hawk's defenses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Child, right into the meat.
Child uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Child looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Child lands a leg kick that knocks Hawk off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Child was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Child, right into the meat.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Child was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Child moves away and avoids it.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Child gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Child tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Child landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Child using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawk is breathing heavily.

Child pulls guard effortlessly.
Child wants to sweep but no luck.

Child throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Child pulls Hawk in close to his closed guard and prevents Hawk from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hawk stopping the sweep attempt from Child.
Child working a defensive guard here.

Hawk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Child, up you get!
Child connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Child finds it's target.
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Child sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Child throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Child lands with a good body shot.
Child gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Hawk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Child buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hawk with a hook.
Jab, jab by Hawk - just one landing.
Child connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Child was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk throws a hook but Child blocks it.
Child buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk ducks right into an uppercut from Child.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Child moved out of range nicely.
Child lands with a thumping leg kick.
Child is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Child lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Child steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Child lands a right hook to the body.
Hawk misses the jab.
Marcus Child is winning the standup battle so far.
Child thuds his right hand into Hawk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Child steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Child.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Child had a free shot at his head there.
Child misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick from Child.
Good exchange - Child coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Child.
Hawk misses with a hook. Child ducked under it nicely.
Hawk throws a hook but Child avoids it easily.
Hawk misses with a series of wild punches.
Child lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by Child.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Child sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk tests Child's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Child lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Child.
Child with a hook.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Child sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Child dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Hawk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawk moves forwards but Child connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawk throws a hook but Child blocks it.
Child goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Child! Hawk is out on his feet! Child rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hawk is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hawk is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Child!
Marcus Child managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.