PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Hossilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hossilli comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight. Dawson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iggy Pop & The Stooges - Search and Destroy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hossilli
vs
Dawson

200 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
143 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

XTREME PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Hossilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson misses with a combination
and Hossilli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hossilli misses with a head kick.
Hossilli missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Hossilli lands.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick
and Hossilli counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawson is looking to clinch.
A head kick by Dawson misses
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hossilli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Daniel Dawson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawson throws a right hand that misses
and Hossilli counters with a series of strikes. Dawson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick
and Hossilli counters with a low kick, right behind Dawson 's knee.
Dawson moves to clinch but Hossilli breaks away
and Hossilli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawson misses with a body shot
and Hossilli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hossilli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dawson throws a lazy head kick
and Hossilli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hossilli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dawson scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Dawson throws a leg kick
and Hossilli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Dawson misses
and Hossilli counters with a straight right hand.
Hossilli misses with a head kick.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hossilli counters with a straight right hand.
Hossilli lands with a right hand.

Dawson is rocked!

Hossilli lands a big shot that drops Dawson! Can he finish him?
Dawson is still in real trouble! Can Hossilli finish him?
Hossilli wants to stand and escape but instead Dawson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Hossilli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawson seems to have recovered his senses.
Dawson won't allow Hossilli to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hossilli's head.
Dawson preventing the sweep.
Hossilli is breathing heavily.
Dawson wants to pass the guard but Hossilli is keeping the position.
Hossilli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dawson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossilli preventing the sweep.

Dawson is looking for a triangle but Hossilli pushes his legs off easily.

Dawson looking for subs off his back but Hossilli has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dawson is looking to improve his position.

Hossilli stands up from half guard.
Hossilli cracks Dawson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a low kick.
Hossilli with a nice cross.
Hossilli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawson's hands.
Dawson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hossilli's head.
Hossilli scores with a nice strike.
Hossilli scores with the left hand. Dawson knows he should have avoided that one.
Dawson misses with a hook to the body
and Hossilli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dawson's knee momentarily.
Dawson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson throws a leg kick
and Hossilli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hossilli's calf.
The fighters circling - Hossilli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Hossilli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dawson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dawson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Hossilli to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawson misses with a body shot
and Hossilli counters with a leg kick.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joseph Hossilli is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hossilli circles away.
Hossilli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dawson tries to clinch but Hossilli moves away
and Hossilli counters with a straight right hand.
Dawson throws a lazy head kick
and Hossilli counters with a one-two to the body.
Dawson thows a leg kick but Hossilli checks it
and Hossilli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Hossilli does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Hossilli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson checks a leg kick nicely.
Dawson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hossilli's calf.
Hossilli really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dawson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hossilli to counter with a crisp jab.
Hossilli is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawson throws a head kick but Hossilli moves out of range.
Dawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hossilli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Hossilli - just one landing.
Dawson tries to clinch up
and Hossilli counters with a one-two to the body.
Hossilli misses with a hook. Dawson ducked under it nicely.
Hossilli lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossilli looks to land a combination but Dawson avoids it well.
Dawson closes the distance but Hossilli moves to the side
letting Hossilli counter with a right hand.
Dawson wants to clinch but Hossilli slips to the side
and Hossilli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawson scores with a leg kick.
Hossilli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawson counters with a good low kick that Hossilli was not able to check.
A cross from Hossilli lands.
Dawson wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Dawson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to clinch up
and Hossilli counters with a stiff right hand.
Hossilli swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Dawson is predictable there
and Hossilli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hossilli's calf.
Hossilli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
Hossilli keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hossilli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hossilli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawson throws a leg kick
and Hossilli counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniel Dawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Dawson misses
and Hossilli counters with a nice uppercut.

Dawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hossilli, pushing him back against the cage.
Hossilli wants to break free but Dawson has control.
Dawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Dawson breaks the clinch.

Dawson closes the distance and pushes Hossilli back into the cage.
Hossilli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hossilli keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson is looking to clinch but Hossilli is avoiding it.
Hossilli misses with a straight right.
Dawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hossilli to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawson darts in trying to clinch
and Hossilli counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Hossilli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dawson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dawson misses with a hook
and Hossilli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hossilli cracks the inside of Dawson's front leg.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses
and Hossilli counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Hossilli. Those never looked like landing.
Dawson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dawson misses with a leg kick

and Hossilli counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Hossilli looking to finish!

Dawson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hossilli passes into half guard.
Dawson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dawson is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hossilli wants to free his trapped foot but Dawson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossilli is trying to control the action in half guard but Dawson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dawson tries to get to full guard but Hossilli has control of the leg.
Hossilli is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hossilli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Joseph Hossilli just wasn't active enough.
Hossilli wants to slow Dawson down by chopping away at his legs.
Dawson tries to clinch there but Hossilli circles away.
Hossilli misses with a looping right.
Dawson looks to clinch
and Hossilli counters with a three punch combo that has Dawson backing up. Dawson nods at Hossilli to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dawson throws a low kick, looking for Hossilli's leg but Hossilli calmly moves out of range.
Dawson tries to clinch but Hossilli moves out of range.
Dawson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dawson misses with a double jab
and Hossilli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hossilli throws a lazy right hand but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hossilli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawson.
Hossilli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dawson misses with the combination.
Hossilli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daniel Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dawson moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawson stalling against the cage.
Hossilli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Come on Dawson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson tries to clinch up
letting Hossilli counter with a right hand.
Hossilli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hossilli misses the jab.
Dawson tries to clinch but Hossilli is having none of it.
Dawson wants to clinch
and Hossilli counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawson tries to clinch up.
Hossilli throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.
Dawson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hossilli rather than just go for the knockout.
Dawson throws a lazy body kick
and Hossilli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Hossilli.
Hossilli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dawson.
Dawson throws a body kick the misses
and Hossilli counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hossilli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Hossilli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hossilli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Hossilli!