PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins has chosen "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bistro
vs
Hawkins

188 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
24
217 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bistro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bistro tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins swings for the body but Bistro moves out of range.
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bistro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawkins pinned against the cage. Hawkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bistro tries to score with a low kick but Hawkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Bubba Bistro has been cut.
Hawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Bistro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bistro tries to clinch up.
Hawkins connects with a right hand. Bistro shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Bistro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawkins looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bistro.

Bistro clinches.
Knees to the body from Bistro.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bistro scores a nice knee to the body.
Bistro works on Hawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Bistro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bistro crunches a lovely knee into Hawkins's ribcage.
Hawkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bistro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bistro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bistro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawkinss head.
Bistro working aggressively here.
Bistro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Bistro tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bistro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bistro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bistro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bistro tries to land a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks with his arms.
Bistro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bistro swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Bistro keeps control of Hawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Bistro blocks it.
Bistro tries to land a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks with his arms.
Hawkins misses with a punch to the body.
Bistro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bistro can't find room to land a body shot as Hawkins controls the action.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bistro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bistro misses with a body punch.
Bistro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hawkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bistro wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Hawkins.
Hawkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawkins swings for the body but Bistro moves out of range.
Bistro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bistro tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Bistro misses
and Hawkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro darts in trying to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a nice body shot.
Hawkins works over Bistro's head and body with a nice combination.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Bistro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawkins cracks Bistro with a good jab.
Hawkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkins throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bistro.
Hawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawkins.
Bistro darts in trying to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bistro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bistro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bistro with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hawkins as the two fighters clinch.
Hawkins presses Bistro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hawkins.
Nice body punch from Bistro - that landed with a thud.
Hawkins takes an elbow to the temple.

Hawkins manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bistro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bistro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bistro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bistro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bubba Bistro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bubba Bistro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
Hawkins lands the left hand.
Bistro tries to clinch up but Hawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Dave Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bistro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bistro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bistro throws a head kick that Hawkins semi-blocks.
Bistro looks to land a body kick but Hawkins moved away.
Bistro throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Hawkins thuds a left hand into Bistro's body.
Hawkins lands with a straight right. Bistro didn't see that one coming.
Bistro moves in looking to clinch but Hawkins pushes him off.
Bistro tries to clinch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Bistro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bistro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Dave Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bistro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a head kick.
Bistro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawkins digs a good body shot into Bistro's ribs.
Hawkins lands a right hook to the body.
Bistro throws a front kick aimed at Hawkins's knee but Hawkins avoids it well.
Bistro wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
Bistro throws a hook to the side of Hawkins's head but Hawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bistro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins connects with a body shot.
Bistro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bistro misses with a jab to the body
and Hawkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bistro thinking.
Hawkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bistro circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lunges at Bistro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bistro's hand.
Bistro tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawkins looks to land a combination but Bistro avoids it well.
Bistro closes the distance but Hawkins moves to the side
and Hawkins counters with a nice body shot.

Bistro darts in and clinches Hawkins up against the cage.
Bistro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bistro being controlled against the cage.
Hawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Bistro.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bistro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bistro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkins.
Bistro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawkins looks to land a combination. Bistro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bistro throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bistro's head.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bistro was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Bistro tries a head kick but it misses.
Bistro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hawkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bistro needs to keep his hands up - Hawkins had a free shot at his head there.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Bistro is out of range.
Bistro throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Bistro needs to keep his hands up - Hawkins had a free shot at his head there.
Bistro tries to clinch but Hawkins moves away
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bistro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bistro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bistro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bistro wants to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bistro moves forwards but Hawkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Bistro moved out of range.
Bistro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bistro scoring well with a low kick there.
Bistro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bubba Bistro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bistro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bistro tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bistro was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Bistro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bistro ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Bistro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawkins.
Bistro is looking to wear down Hawkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bistro misses with a two punch combination.
Hawkins lands with a shot to the body.
Bistro wants to clinch
and Hawkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bistro has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Hawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bubba Bistro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bistro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bistro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Bistro moves out of range.

Bistro has Hawkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Bistro.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Bistro.
Bistro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bistro keeps control of Hawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bistro has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkins.
Bistro landing knees to the body.
Bubba Bistro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bistro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hawkins has had enough of the clinch but Bistro keeps him there for the moment.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bistro is keeping busy.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Bistro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bistro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkins lands a body punch.
Bistro looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Bistro.
Hawkins avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bistro looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bistro looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Hawkins lands a left hand.
Bistro misses with a knee to the head.
Hawkins stalling the fight.

Hawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bistro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkins lands with a shot to the body.
Bistro moves forwards but Hawkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bistro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkins.
Bistro is looking to clinch.

Bistro rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bistro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hawkins stalls.
Bistro throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hawkins breaks the clinch.
Bistro lands with a kick to the temple. Hawkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hawkins lands a body shot.
Hawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawkins lands a with a good body shot.
Hawkins scores with a hook to the body. Bistro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bistro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hawkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bistro thinking.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Bistro.
Hawkins works over Bistro's head and body with a nice combination.
Bistro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a series of strikes. Bistro will be more careful next time no doubt.

Bistro closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro misses with a knee to the head.
Bistro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkins stalling the fight.
Hawkins continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bistro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawkins's sensitive parts.
Hawkins throws a head kick but Bistro moves out of range.
Bistro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bistro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bistro wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Bistro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hawkins duly obliges.
Bistro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bistro misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bistro moves out of range of the strikes.
Bistro tries to clinch but Hawkins moves away
and Bistro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bistro feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.
Bistro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hawkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Bistro.
Hawkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bistro in his tracks.
Bistro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkins lunges at Bistro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bistro's hand.
Bistro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawkins throws a head kick but Bistro moves out of range.
Bistro looking to land some kicks to the body here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bubba Bistro.
I think Bistro 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Bistro!