PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preuss da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawkins
vs
da Silva

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Preuss da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dawkins closes the distance and clinches.

Dawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Dawkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dawkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but da Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dawkins somewhat.
Nice shot by Dawkins.

Dawkins pushes da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
da Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dawkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
da Silva shoots in and drives through. Dawkins sprawls well.
Henry Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preuss da Silva.
da Silva tries for a takedown but Dawkins circles away easily

and Dawkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Dawkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed da Silva into the cage.
da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dawkins walks away with a smile on his face. da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
da Silva looks to clinch
and Dawkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt - da Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dawkins shoots for a double leg takedown but da Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Dawkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from da Silva misses.
da Silva misses with a combination

and Dawkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dawkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Dawkins catches da Silva right on the button with a cross.
da Silva misses with a takedown
and Dawkins counters with a left and a right that stings da Silva.
da Silva looks gassed!

Dawkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawkins is in close to da Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dawkins wants to get up but he can't break da Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva controls Dawkins momentarily but Dawkins frees himself.
Dawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dawkins throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

da Silva tries to keep at a distance but Dawkins has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dawkins manages to break the clinch.
Dawkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by da Silva.
Dawkins throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
Dawkins throws a combination. da Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Dawkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dawkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dawkins landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Dawkins.
Dawkins controlling his opponent.
Dawkins is landing with some decent strikes but da Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dawkins looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dawkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
da Silva can't escape the position.
BOOM! Dawkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
da Silva tries to hold on but Dawkins postures up.

Dawkins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dawkins won't let da Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Dawkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

da Silva avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dawkins counters by moving into the clinch.

Dawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dawkins stuns da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dawkins misses with a wild combination.
da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dawkins.
Preuss da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dawkins clinches up against the cage.

Dawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Silva tries to clinch but Dawkins moves away

and Dawkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dawkins.

Dawkins manages to break the clinch.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Dawkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Dawkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dawkins digs a right hand underneath da Silva's ribcage. da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Dawkins breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dawkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Dawkins breaks the clinch.

Dawkins moves into the clinch.
Dawkins effectively controlling the action here.

Dawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Dawkins both land. Nice combination.
da Silva throws a combination that misses

and Dawkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Dawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawkins misses with a two punch combination.
da Silva clinches but Dawkins breaks the clinch

and Dawkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dawkins.
da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawkins lands a shoulder strike.
da Silva can't break the clinch.

Dawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva with a poor takedown

and Dawkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henry Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preuss da Silva.
da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Dawkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dawkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dawkins pushes da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
da Silva is trying to drag Dawkins to the mat but Dawkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
da Silva jumps guard but Dawkins stands there with da Silva around his waist. da Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
da Silva fails to pull guard.
da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
da Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dawkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dawkins is leaning against da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva tries to circle away but Dawkins has him pinned against the cage.

Dawkins breaks from the clinch.
da Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Dawkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dawkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
da Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Dawkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
da Silva scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dawkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dawkins.
Dawkins wants to get back to striking at distance but da Silva won't allow it.
Dawkins wants to break free but da Silva has control.
da Silva has Dawkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dawkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dawkins leaning against his opponent.
Dawkins presses da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Dawkins breaks the clinch.

Dawkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
da Silva can't get the takedown.
Dawkins wants to break free but da Silva has control.
da Silva jumps guard but Dawkins stands there with da Silva around his waist. da Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dawkins has had enough of the clinch but da Silva keeps him there for the moment.

Dawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dawkins pushes da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dawkins.
da Silva tries to circle away but Dawkins has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
da Silva is working for takedown but Dawkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Dawkins has had enough of the clinch but da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
da Silva fails to pull guard.
Dawkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dawkins walks away with a smile on his face. da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
da Silva shoots and misses

and Dawkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dawkins.
da Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dawkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawkins.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Silva wants to clinch

and Dawkins counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Dawkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dawkins closes the distance and pushes da Silva back into the cage.
da Silva has Dawkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dawkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dawkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dawkins stops a takedown attempt from da Silva.

Dawkins manages to break the clinch.

Dawkins clinches up against the cage.
Henry Dawkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawkins pushes da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Dawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawkins scores with a one two! da Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
da Silva tries to clinch but Dawkins moves away

and Dawkins counters by clinching up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dawkins is pressed up against the cage. da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dawkins down to the mat. Dawkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henry Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preuss da Silva.
Dawkins throws a combination. da Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Dawkins gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva has Dawkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dawkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dawkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Dawkins breaks from the clinch.

Dawkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva tries to work over Dawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Dawkins.
Dawkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dawkins as the two fighters clinch.
Dawkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing da Silva up against the cage.
da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dawkins just stands there and leans against the cage.

Dawkins breaks the clinch.
Dawkins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dawkins duly obliges.

Dawkins closes the distance and pushes da Silva back into the cage.
da Silva tries to pull guard but Dawkins holds him up against the cage and eventually da Silva drops back down to his feet.
da Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dawkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dawkins tries to break free but da Silva pushes him back against the cage.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Dawkins is controlling the position.
da Silva misses with some punches.
Dawkins stops a takedown attempt from da Silva.
Dawkins wants to break free but da Silva has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Dawkins.

Dawkins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in da Silva's guard.
da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dawkins.
Dawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from da Silva.

Dawkins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! da Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dawkins, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
da Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dawkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawkins controlling da Silva's posture.
Dawkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for da Silva on the ground.
da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
da Silva is in close to Dawkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dawkins wants to stand and escape but da Silva is having none of it.
Dawkins is adopting a defensive guard.
da Silva is looking to stand up but Dawkins won't let him.
da Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Preuss da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
da Silva throwing strikes from guard but Dawkins blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dawkins jabs at da Silva's body.
Some wild striking there from Dawkins.
Henry Dawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from da Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dawkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Dawkins!