PBP Commentary

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

Dawkins
vs
Kweli

184 cm
27
165 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

176 cm
28
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins connects with a jab.
Dawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kweli moves in looking to clinch but Dawkins pushes him off.
Dawkins looks to land a left hand but Kweli moved out of range nicely.
Dawkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kweli lands a high kick!
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kweli wants to clinch.
Kweli slips a jab and a cross from Dawkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kweli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kweli tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Dawkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kweli throws a series of punches but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins takes a swing at Kweli's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kweli clinches up against the ropes.

Dawkins manages to break the clinch.
Dawkins works Kweli's body with a nice hook.
Brian Dawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kweli wants to slow Dawkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut. Kweli saw that one coming.
Dawkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kweli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dawkins misses the jab.
Kweli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dawkins.
Kweli looks for a takedown but Dawkins sprawls well.

Kweli pushes Dawkins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kweli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli has had enough of the clinch but Dawkins keeps him there for the moment.
Dawkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kweli up against the ropes.
Kweli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kweli gets an underhook and turns Dawkins into the ropes.

Kweli jumps guard and drags Dawkins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dawkins advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to move to mount but Kweli blocks the move with his legs.
Kweli is not content to let Dawkins control the position.
Kweli prevents Dawkins from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli being controlled for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Brian Dawkins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dawkins scores with a hook to the body. Kweli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kweli fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawkins throws a nice looking combination but Kweli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kweli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dawkins defends it nicely.
Brian Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Kweli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dawkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kweli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Jab by Dawkins.
Kweli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Dawkins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kweli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Kweli looks for a takedown but Dawkins sprawls well.
Kweli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dawkins lands a body shot.
Dawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Kweli.
Dawkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kweli has time to react.
Brian Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kweli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dawkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kweli as he connects with a hook.
Kweli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawkins cracks a nice hook into Kweli's ribs.
Dawkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kweli tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Kweli is looking to clinch.
Dawkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Dawkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kweli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawkins but Dawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dawkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kweli at a distance.
Kweli looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Dawkins.

It looks like Talib Kweli has been cut.
Kweli tries to clinch up but Dawkins circles away and keeps his distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dawkins.
Dawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kweli tries to clinch up
and Dawkins counters with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Dawkins.
Dawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Kweli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kweli slips under a jab.
Dawkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Dawkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dawkins throws a wild body kick that Kweli sees coming a mile off.
Kweli throws a low kick but Dawkins avoids it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kweli on the wrong end of a nice 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 smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown but Dawkins shows good takedown defense.
Kweli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dawkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dawkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Kweli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kweli tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kweli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kweli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dawkins leaves Kweli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kweli tries to clinch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kweli on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawkins.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Kweli throws a shot from downtown. Dawkins moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Kweli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kweli lands a body shot.
Kweli scores with a nice body kick.
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kweli shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawkins sprawls well. He's pushed Kweli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kweli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dawkins counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kweli at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Dawkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Talib Kweli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dawkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kweli closes the distance and clinches up with Dawkins, looking for a takedown. Kweli pushes Dawkins against the ropes but Dawkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Dawkins
and Kweli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck for Kweli with that takedown attempt.
Dawkins throws a wild body kick that Kweli sees coming a mile off.
Dawkins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A cross from Dawkins lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Dawkins there.
Kweli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dawkins scores with a nice body kick.
Kweli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dawkins.
Dawkins looks to land a combination. Kweli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Kweli is rocked!
Kweli is breathing heavily.
Dawkins lands a really nice looking cross but Kweli seems unphased.
Kweli is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawkins finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli misses with a takedown attempt - Dawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brian Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Dawkins connects with a right that clearly hurt Kweli. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Dawkins proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kweli collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Dawkins!
A victorious Brian Dawkins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.