PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Washington
vs
Dawkins

188 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Washington.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Washington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
Washington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawkins but Dawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawkins throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Washington.
Washington lands with a nice body punch.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
Washington goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dawkins ducks right into an uppercut from Washington.

Dawkins is rocked!
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Dawkins slips a jab and a cross from Washington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Dawkins is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dawkins moves forwards but Washington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dawkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Washington.

It looks like Bobby Washington has been cut.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Dawkins misses with a body kick.
Dawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Washington stuffs the takedown attempt from Dawkins. Dawkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Dawkins tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
Dawkins misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Washington throws a right and a left that Dawkins avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Dawkins lands but Washington takes it in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Washington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Washington takes a swing at Dawkins's ribcage but misses.
Dawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
Dawkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Dawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Dawkins moves in looking to clinch but Washington pushes him off.
Dawkins lands a head kick!
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington tries to bum rush Dawkins with a series of wild strikes but Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Washington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawkins has his takedown stuffed
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
Dawkins tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Washington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dawkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins misses with a few strikes there.
Washington misses with a combination
and Dawkins counters with a big head kick but Washington shrugs it off.
Dawkins lands a high kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Dawkins. That snapped Washington's head back.
Dawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washington pinned against the cage. Washington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bobby Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Dawkins.
Washington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Washington or perhaps it was just good defense by Dawkins which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Dawkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Washington's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawkins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Washington takes a step back to recover.
Washington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dawkins moves away from the strike by Washington.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Washington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Washington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Washington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Washington looking to pass the guard.
Washington sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Washington is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Washington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Washington manages to get himself to full guard.
Washington looking to control.
Dawkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Dawkins trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
Washington is trying to keep Dawkins in close.
Dawkins trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Washington duly obliges.
Washington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dawkins.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Washington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dawkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dawkins cracks the inside of Washington's front leg.
Dawkins lands with a slapping head kick.

Bobby Washington's cut is getting worse.
Paul Dawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawkins connects with a high kick.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobby Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawkins throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Washington circles away.
Dawkins tries to clinch up.
Dawkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington blocks the body kick.
No joy there for Washington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawkins wants to clinch.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Dawkins connects with a high kick.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawkins.
Washington looks to land a combination. Dawkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots and misses
and Washington counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Bobby Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Washington closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A lazy left from Dawkins finds it's target.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Dawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington digs a good hook to Dawkins's body.
Dawkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dawkins misses with a head kick.
Washington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington lands with a straight right. Dawkins didn't see that one coming.
Dawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Dawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Washington's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dawkins throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
No luck for Dawkins with that takedown attempt.
Washington avoids the body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins wants to clinch.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawkins.
The fighters circle momentarily. Washington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Washington scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington misses with a two punch combination.
Washington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Washington lands with a nice body punch.
Dawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Washington to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington blocks a head kick by Dawkins.
Dawkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Washington moves away from the strike by Dawkins.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Washington digs a good body shot into Dawkins's ribs.
Dawkins connects with a high kick.
Washington looks to land a combination but Dawkins avoids it well.
Washington avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
Washington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Washington.
Dawkins tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Washington blocks a head kick by Dawkins.
Washington takes one to the chin there.
Washington lands a right hook to the body.
Washington lands with a hook. Dawkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Jab by Washington.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Washington avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
Washington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dawkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Dawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Washington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dawkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Washington tries to roll over but Dawkins keeps him under control.
Dawkins blocks the strikes from Washington.

Washington has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Dawkins escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Dawkins!
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Washington is looking to regain half guard here but Dawkins keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Washington tries to bench press Dawkins off him but Dawkins keeps the position.
Dawkins gets to mount! Washington was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dawkins trying to control but Washington is having none of it.
Washington tries to improve his position but instead Dawkins has taken his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Dawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dawkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

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