PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sung Puckett (ranked 5780 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leron Hawkins (ranked 5779 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Puckett
vs
Hawkins

210 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sung Puckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leron Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hawkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Puckett manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Puckett wants to clinch.

Puckett closes the distance and pushes Hawkins back into the cage.

Puckett manages to pull guard.
Hawkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Puckett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Puckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puckett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawkins manages to get himself to full guard.

Hawkins is looking to stand up but Puckett isn't so interested in that idea.
Hawkins is adopting a defensive guard.
Hawkins trying to keep a closed guard but Puckett is proving a slippery customer.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Puckett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Hawkins has his foot on Puckett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Puckett works his way back into a safe position though.
Puckett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Puckett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Puckett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puckett stands up over Hawkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Puckett postures up and lands a big shot to Hawkins's brow.
Puckett postures up and lands a big shot to Hawkins's brow.
Puckett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puckett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puckett connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawkins wants to sweep here but Puckett controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckett distracts Hawkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Puckett working some strikes from top position.
Puckett scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hawkins is trying to control the position but Puckett postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Puckett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Puckett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Puckett stands up over Hawkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Puckett works over Hawkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Puckett lands a couple of digs.
Puckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Puckett is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hawkins looks winded!
Puckett lands a couple of elbows.
Puckett is in close to Hawkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puckett lands a couple of digs.
Puckett chips away with some ground and pound.
Puckett is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hawkins has momentary wrist control but Puckett slips an elbow through the middle.
Hawkins looking to control.
Puckett is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puckett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puckett connects with a couple of short punches.
Puckett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sung Puckett dominated that round.
That's time! Puckett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hawkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Puckett sprawls well. He's pushed Hawkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Puckett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Hawkins rushes Puckett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins is trying to break free.
Puckett tries to pull guard but Hawkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Puckett drops back down to his feet.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Puckett blocks it.
Hawkins trying to stall but Puckett improves his position.

Hawkins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Puckett uses from the top position.
Puckett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Puckett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puckett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawkins's head.
Puckett distracts Hawkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hawkins has momentary wrist control but Puckett slips an elbow through the middle.
Puckett works over Hawkins with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Puckett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Puckett works over Hawkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Hawkins is looking to sweep but instead, Puckett has passed into half guard.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Hawkins gets back to full guard.
Puckett scoring with some ground and pound.
Puckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puckett connects with a couple of short punches.
Puckett scoring with some ground and pound.
Puckett cracks Hawkins with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Puckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Puckett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Puckett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
Puckett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Puckett lands a couple of digs.
Sung Puckett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puckett connects with a couple of short punches.
Puckett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
Puckett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Puckett is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puckett landing some decent shots from guard.

Hawkins is rocked!
Puckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hawkins is still in real trouble! Can Puckett finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckett is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puckett scoring with some ground and pound.
Puckett postures up and lands a big shot to Hawkins's brow.
Puckett with a nice head shot there.
Puckett scoring with some ground and pound.
Puckett working some strikes from top position.
Hawkins has momentary wrist control but Puckett slips an elbow through the middle.
Puckett scoring with some ground and pound.
Puckett working some strikes from top position.
Puckett is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puckett stands up over Hawkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawkins has momentary wrist control but Puckett slips an elbow through the middle.
Puckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Puckett stands up over Hawkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Puckett works over Hawkins with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckett lands a couple of digs.
Puckett scoring with some ground and pound.
Puckett distracts Hawkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Puckett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawkins has momentary wrist control but Puckett slips an elbow through the middle.
Puckett cracks Hawkins with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puckett chips away with some ground and pound.
Puckett postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hawkins covers up, he's hurt! Puckett keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Puckett and the ref steps in to end the fight! Puckett can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sung Puckett!