PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Halike
vs
Dawkins

180 cm
30
165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

184 cm
25
165 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hellbent, Inc.™
Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolo Halike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins throws a push kick but Halike slaps the foot to one side.
Halike defending well as Dawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halike was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Halike misses the shot to the body.
Halike is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halike throws a half hearted mid kick.

Halike clinches.
Dawkins can't break the clinch.
Halike misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawkins tries to circle away but Halike has him pinned against the cage.

Dawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawkins lands with a kick to the temple. Halike shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Nikolo Halike has been cut.
Halike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halike wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halike misses with a body shot.
Dawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike moves out of range of the body kick from Dawkins.
Dawkins wants to land a leg kick but Halike is out of range.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halike was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Halike checks a low kick from Dawkins.
Brian Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins throws a nice looking combination but Halike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawkins misses with a body shot
and Halike counters with a left and a right that stings Dawkins.
Halike takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
Halike takes one to the side of the head.
Dawkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halike. Halike obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Dawkins. Those never looked like landing.
Dawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halike scores with a nice body kick.
Dawkins looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Halike feints a jab promting Dawkins to slip. Halike then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dawkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dawkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halike.
A head kick by Dawkins misses
and Halike connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawkins slips a jab and a cross from Halike.
Halike throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halike cracks Dawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Halike misses.
Halike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawkins.
A head kick misses from Halike.
Dawkins swings for the body but Halike moves out of range.
Halike tries to bum rush Dawkins with a series of wild strikes but Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halike fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Halike.
Dawkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halike, right into the meat.
Dawkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dawkins throws a lazy right hand but Halike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Halike has managed to clinch.
Halike cracks Dawkins with a nice body shot.

Halike's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halike throws a head kick that misses.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halike clobbers Dawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Halike finds it's way through Dawkins's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike misses with a hook.
Halike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawkins.
Nice shot by Halike.
Dawkins wants to land a leg kick but Halike is out of range.
Dawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Halike.
Halike throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dawkins scores with a hook.
Halike tries to clinch up but Dawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Halike scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Halike lands a head shot.
Dawkins moves forwards but Halike connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Dawkins is rocked!

Halike clinches with his opponent.
Dawkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Halike finish him?
Dawkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawkins seems to have recovered his senses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Dawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Dawkins.

Halike has closed the distance and engaged Dawkins in a clinch.
Dawkins is trying to break free.
Halike tries to work over Dawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawkins is trying to force a seperation but Halike has the dominant position.
Dawkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawkins has had enough of the clinch but Halike keeps him there for the moment.
Halike is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dawkins is keeping busy.
Halike lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawkins or not.
A hook to the body from Halike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is trying to push Halike away but Halike has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halike misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins is trying to push Halike away but Halike has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halike stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Halike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halike has Dawkins pressed against the cage, preventing Dawkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawkins tries to circle away but Halike has him pinned against the cage.

Halike breaks the clinch.
Dawkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Halike.
Dawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halike.
Halike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halike throws a head kick but Dawkins moves out of range.
Halike blocks a head kick by Dawkins.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halike tries a head kick but it misses.
Halike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halike.
Halike bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halike throws an overhand right that lands on Dawkins's shoulder, as Dawkins tries to avoid the shot.
Halike thuds his shin into the meat of Dawkins's side.
Halike takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Halike misses with a straight left.
Halike uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
No joy there for Dawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halike.
A jab from Halike does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from Halike. Those never looked like landing.
Halike throws out a loose jab but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halike lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Halike moves away from the strike by Dawkins.
A lazy left from Halike finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dawkins duly obliges.
Halike dodges the punch combination from Dawkins.
Dawkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halike checks it well.
Dawkins throws a leg kick but Halike sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halike checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halike lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Halike rushes Dawkins and presses him up against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halike lands a left hand.
Dawkins blocks a body shot from Halike.
Dawkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Halike won't allow it.
Halike lands a left hand.
Dawkins tries to circle away but Halike has him pinned against the cage.
Dawkins working hard to break the clinch.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Halike has him pressed against the cage.
Dawkins is trying to break free.
Halike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawkinss head.
Dawkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Halike has him pressed against the cage.
Dawkins wants to break free but Halike has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halike lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dawkins tries to break free but Halike pushes him back against the cage.

Dawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Halike moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolo Halike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolo Halike's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Halike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halike.
Halike lands a leg kick that knocks Dawkins off balance momentarily.
Dawkins looks to throw the jab but Halike is out of range.
Halike lands with an overhand left.
Nikolo Halike is winning the standup battle so far.
Halike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halike.
Halike tests Dawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dawkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dawkins throws a series of punches but Halike moves out of range.
Dawkins is breathing heavily.
Halike lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halike swings for the body but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Halike.
Halike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Halike.
Halike needs to keep his hands up - Dawkins had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Halike.
Halike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halike misses the body punch
and Dawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Halike lands with a good body shot.
Halike works the jab nicely.
Halike misses with a head kick.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halike.
Halike misses with an uppercut. Dawkins saw that one coming.
Halike lands with an overhand left.
Halike cracks Dawkins with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike connects with a leg kick. Dawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halike lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dawkins takes a step back to recover.
Dawkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halike cracks Dawkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halike scores with a jab to the body.
Halike lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dawkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halike counters with a nice body kick.
Dawkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dawkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halike finds it's way round the side to connect with Dawkins's head.
Dawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halike throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Halike clinches with his opponent.
Dawkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike lands with a right to the head.
Halike keeps control of Dawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dawkins breaks the clinch.
Dawkins loads up on a big right hand but Halike slips the punch.
Halike wants to land a leg kick but Dawkins is out of range.
Halike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawkins.
Dawkins looks to land a right hand but Halike moved out of range.
Dawkins staying out of range there.
Halike takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dawkins takes a swing at Halike's ribcage but misses.
Halike goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Halike avoids a punch combination nicely.

Halike closes the distance and pushes Dawkins back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halike digs a right hand into Dawkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dawkins's gas tank.

Dawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halike doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halike connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Halike connects with a leg kick. Dawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dawkins throws the left hand but Halike avoids the punch easily.
Halike scores with a jab to the body.
Halike pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dawkins is out of range and Halike settles back down.
Halike cracks a nice hook into Dawkins's ribs.
Dawkins throws a lazy right hand but Halike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halike tries to clinch up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dawkins - that will leave a mark!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halike misses with a body shot.
Dawkins staying out of range there.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Halike throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halike defending well as Dawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Halike avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawkins lands a body shot.
Halike misses with a kick to the body.
Dawkins thumps Halike with a low kick.
Dawkins throws the kick towards the body but Halike avoids it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins blocks a leg kick.
Halike looks for the body kick but Dawkins saw that one coming.
Dawkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halike connects with a single shot there.
Dawkins walks into a left hand.
Halike will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halike jabs at Dawkins's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halike moves away.
Halike just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawkins avoids the body shot from Halike.
Halike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawkins can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Dawkins.
Dawkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Halike.
Halike takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a two punch combo.
Halike takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dawkins avoids the body shot from Halike.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halike moves away.
Halike connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dawkins - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Halike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dawkins.
Halike wants to clinch up but Dawkins keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Dawkins misses.
Dawkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halike counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halike.
Dawkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dawkins throws a right hand that Halike ducks under and follows up with a left that Halike also avoids with ease.
Halike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawkins.
Halike tries a low kick but Dawkins avoids it.
Halike throws out a leg kick but Dawkins moves out of range and Halike only half commits.
Dawkins scores with a jab.
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!
Dawkins scores with a nice head shot.
Dawkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Brian Dawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halike ducks under a wild hook from Dawkins.
Dawkins fails to land with a series of punches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halike's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dawkins under the eye.
Halike throws a leg kick which misses Dawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawkins tries to avoid it.
Halike avoids the body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Halike moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halike.
Halike bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Halike moves into range and clinches up with Dawkins.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Halike is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halike.

Halike manages to break the clinch.
Halike looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolo Halike showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halike 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Nikolo Halike!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Nikolo Halike!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Nikolo Halike!

Nikolo Halike wins by unanimous decision!
Nikolo Halike made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent, Inc.™ in his post fight interview.