PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Abner (ranked 24830 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Jacko Dawson (ranked 708 p4p, 475 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Abner
vs
Dawson

197 cm
19
265
1 - 6 - 0

150 cm
19
266
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Glomco Nutrition
Vegan Gains

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacko Dawson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abner counters with a one-two to the body.
Dawson tries to clinch up
and Abner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abner scores with a punch to the head.
Abner tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses.
Abner throws a front kick that sends Dawson stumbling back into the cage.

Dawson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Abner on his heels. He'll look to pass Abner's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Dawson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abner is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dawson darts in trying to clinch
and Abner counters with a left and a right that stings Dawson.
Dawson tries to clinch but Abner is having none of it.
Dawson tries to clinch there but Abner circles away.
Dawson tries to clinch
and Abner counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Abner.
Dawson tries to clinch
and Abner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abner thuds his shin into the meat of Dawson's side.
Dawson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dawson wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abner connects with a high kick.
Dawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson tries to clinch up
letting Abner counter with a right hand.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dawson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Abner breaks from the clinch.
Dawson looks to clinch
and Abner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uncle Abner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dawson takes the fight into the clinch.
Abner tries to work over Dawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Uncle Abner has been cut.
Abner avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
Abner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Dawson drops Abner with a big knee straight up the middle! Abner is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Dawson moves into the clinch.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Abner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawson blocks a head kick by Abner.
Abner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Abner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson moves in looking to clinch but Abner pushes him off.
Dawson looks to clinch
and Abner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dawson tries to clinch up but Abner circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson moves in looking to clinch but Abner pushes him off.
Dawson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawson tries to land a body kick
and Abner counters with a left and a right that stings Dawson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Abner misses.
Abner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAbner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abner jabs at Dawson's body.
Dawson tries to clinch but Abner moves away
and Abner counters with a leg kick.

Dawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abner, pushing him back against the cage.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abner.
Abner wants to break free but Dawson has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abner is trying to push Dawson away but Dawson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abner is defending well for now.
Abner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abner can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uncle Abner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uncle Abner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dawson instigates a clinch.
Abner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Abner breaks from the clinch.
Abner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abner counters with a head kick.

Dawson rushes Abner and presses him up against the cage.
Dawson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
Abner is trying to break the clinch but Dawson has him pressed against the cage.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson tries to clinch but Abner is having none of it.
Abner is looking to counter with head kicks.
Uncle Abner is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacko Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Abner finds it's way through Dawson's defenses.
Abner checks a leg kick nicely.
Dawson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Dawson takes the fight into the clinch.
Abner is trying to force a seperation but Dawson has the dominant position.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abner has had enough of the clinch but Dawson keeps him there for the moment.
Abner managing to block the knees to the body from Dawson.
Dawson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Abner.

Abner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawson tries to counter by closing the distance.

Abner tries to keep at a distance but Dawson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abner is trying to break the clinch but Dawson is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Dawson to work.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Abner's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Abner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawson closes the distance but Abner moves to the side
and Abner counters with a series of strikes. Dawson will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abner lands with a right hand.
Abner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dawson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abner.
Abner throws a combination. Dawson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is looking to clinch but Abner is avoiding it.
Abner connects with the punch.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abner lands a jab to Dawson's midsection.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Abner keeps it at a distance.
Abner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dawson in his tracks.
Abner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dawson back to the cage. Abner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but Abner blocks with his arms.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Abner.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abner.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abner is trying to push Dawson away but Dawson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson wants to clinch
and Abner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson tries to clinch but Abner is having none of it.
Abner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dawson pushes Abner up against the cage in a clinch.
Abner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.
Abner is trying to break the clinch but Dawson is controlling him.
Dawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abner is trying to break free.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but Abner blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uncle Abner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uncle Abner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dawson wants to clinch.
Dawson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dawson moves into the clinch.
Abner managing to block the knees to the body from Dawson.
Abner tries to break the clinch but Dawson is controlling the position.
Dawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Abner avoids the damage to the body.
Abner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Abner is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abner.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Abner.
Abner stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abner pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dawson closes the distance and pushes Abner back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abner.
Dawson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Dawson doesn't manage to clinch there - Abner circles away.
Abner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawson circles away quickly and effectively.

Dawson clinches.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abner.
Dawson tries a knee to the head but Abner blocks it.
Abner working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson moves to clinch but Abner breaks away
and Abner counters with a nice body shot.
Abner scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dawson backs up against the cage.

Dawson drives through and clinches with Abner against the cage.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abner avoids it.
Dawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Uncle Abner's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abner taking a breather.
Abner working hard to break the clinch.
Abner has had enough of the clinch but Dawson keeps him there for the moment.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.
Abner takes a knee right on the jaw!

Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Abner.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dawson misses with a double jab.
Dawson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dawson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dawson tries to clinch but Abner is having none of it.
Abner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawson.

Dawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jacko Dawson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abner avoids it.

Abner breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dawson moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abner avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.
Abner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abner is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dawson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jacko Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson tries a knee to the head but Abner blocks it.
Abner tries to break free but Dawson pushes him back against the cage.
Dawson avoids the elbow strike from Abner, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacko Dawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abner 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uncle Abner!
Uncle Abner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Glomco Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.