PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Dawson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Bob
vs
Dawson

165 cm
28
162 lbs
9 - 3 - 2

192 cm
24
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawson.
Bob throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dawson's waist but Dawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bob off to one side.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawson counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Dawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Bob misses with a hook
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob shoots in looking for a takedown. Dawson tries to sprawl out of it but Bob keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Dawson.
Dawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Bob fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawson connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bob has Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Dawson takes a shot to the head.
Dawson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bob leaning against his opponent.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billy Bob.
Dawson cracks Bob with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dawson as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawson scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Dawson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mike Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Dawson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Bob misses.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dawson scores with a jab to the head.
Dawson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bob shoots in looking for a takedown but Dawson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bob's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dawson scores with a punch to the head.
Bob is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but Dawson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob is breathing heavily.

Bob closes the distance and clinches.

Bob gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dawson tries to get to full guard but Bob has control of the leg.
Dawson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bob lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing shots but Dawson is blocking nicely.
Bob has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bob thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawson's head.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bob scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bob missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bob thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawson's head.
Dawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bob.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob works his way into full mount!
Bob raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bob dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bob shoots in looking for a takedown but Dawson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bob's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawson moves away.
Dawson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Bob misses.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up with Dawson, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes Dawson against the cage but Dawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bob misses with a hook. Dawson ducked under it nicely.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bob misses with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Bob pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mike Dawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawson lands with a right hand.
Dawson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bob is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dawson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawson.
Dawson slips a jab from Bob.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Bob throws the left hand but Dawson avoids the punch easily.
Dawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob misses with a takedown attempt - Dawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob shoots in and drives through. Dawson sprawls well.
Dawson tests Bob's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Dawson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dawson blocks a jab.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.
Dawson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bob should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob looks to throw the jab but Dawson is out of range.
Dawson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
A big left from Bob misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bob takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dawson lunges at Bob with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bob's hand.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
Dawson defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dawson, as that shot connected.

Bob closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dawson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob throws a big elbow that misses.
Bob passes into half guard.
Dawson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawson is refusing to be controlled, as Bob sits in half guard.
Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bob thows a huge punch but Dawson dodges it nicely.
Bob thows a huge punch but Dawson dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawson is refusing to be controlled, as Bob sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Dawson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dawson defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bob throws a solid leg kick but Dawson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bob.
A big right from Bob misses.
Dawson feints a jab promting Bob to slip. Dawson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bob slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mike Dawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.

Bob feints and as Dawson raises his hands in defense, Bob changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dawson keeping full guard, as Bob tries to pass.
Dawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob distracts Dawson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bob scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bob postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bob lands a couple of digs.
Bob throwing strikes but missing.
Bob trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dawson's head.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bob.
Bob wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dawson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bob stands up over Dawson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Billy Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bob works over Dawson with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bob looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bob scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob throwing strikes but missing.
Bob content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bob 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bob!