PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is why can't we be friends. Meech comes into a darkened arena with his song building. shear it maybe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bryan Dawes looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dawes
vs
Meech

180 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

183 cm
32
190 lbs
13 - 21 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Dawes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawes missing with a left hand there. Meech was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dawes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meech.
Meech misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Dawes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dawes lands a left hand.
Dawes lands a shot to the body.
Dawes scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Dawes manages to break the clinch.
Meech tries to move into range but Dawes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dawes slips a straight right by Meech.
Dawes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meech was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawes.
A swing and a miss from Dawes.
Meech misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dawes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Meech manages to circle out of the way.
Dawes missing with a left hand there. Meech was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meech tries to bum rush Dawes with a series of wild strikes but Dawes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bryan Dawes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dawes drives through and clinches with Meech against the cage.

Dawes breaks the clinch.
Dawes throws a hook but Meech blocks it.
Dawes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dawes connects with the punch.
A combination from Meech does no damage.
Dawes scores with a hook to the body. Meech takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Meech lands.
A jab from Dawes does it's job there.

Dawes rushes Meech and presses him up against the cage.
Meech tries to break free but Dawes pushes him back against the cage.
Dawes prevents Meech from breaking the clinch.
Dawes lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawes cracks Meech with a nice body shot.
Meech blocks the elbow strike.
Dawes presses Meech against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meech tries to circle away but Dawes has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech is trying to force a seperation but Dawes has the dominant position.
A short right from Dawes.
Dawes lands a nice uppercut.
Dawes misses with an elbow strike.
Meech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dawes throws an elbow that misses.
Meech blocks the elbow strike.
Meech wants to break free but Dawes has control.
A shot in the inside from Dawes.
Meech is trying to break the clinch but Dawes is controlling him.
Dawes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meech tries to circle away but Dawes has him pinned against the cage.
Dawes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Dawes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meech looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dawes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dawes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meechs head.
Meech looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dawes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dawes.
Meech tries to break free but Dawes pushes him back against the cage.
Dawes lands an elbow that stopped Meech in his tracks for a moment.
Meech is trying to push Dawes away but Dawes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meech is trying to push Dawes away but Dawes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawes.
A short right from Dawes.
Dawes lands a right hand.
Dawes has Meech pressed against the cage, preventing Meech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meech's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meech is trying to force a seperation but Dawes has the dominant position.
Dawes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meech tries to break the clinch but Dawes is controlling the position.
Dawes misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dawes as the two fighters clinch.
Dawes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meech working hard to break the clinch.
Meech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dawes has him pressed against the cage.
Dawes lands a damaging elbow.
Dawes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meechs head.

Dawes manages to break the clinch.
Dawes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meech on the side of the head.
Meech throws a right hand that Dawes ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawes also avoids with ease.
Dawes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Meech's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slow jab from Dawes misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Dawes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Meech takes a swing at Dawes's ribcage but misses.
Dawes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Dawes drives through and clinches with Meech against the cage.
Dawes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dawes has him pressed against the cage.
Dawes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Meech is trying to break the clinch but Dawes has him pressed against the cage.
Dawes gets through Meech's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meech is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawes has double underhooks.

Dawes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Meech.
Dawes misses the shot to the body.
Meech with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawes cracks Meech with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patches Meech is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawes swings for the body but Meech moves out of range.
Dawes throws out a loose jab but Meech uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meech is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Meech misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawes dodges the punch combination from Meech.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Dawes.
Dawes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meech looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meech ducks under a wild hook from Dawes.
Meech's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dawes under the eye.
Dawes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meech throws a series of punches but Dawes avoids them all with ease.
Meech throws a series of punches but Dawes avoids them all with ease.
Meech swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Meech tries to keep at a distance but Dawes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawes misses with an elbow strike.
Meech tries to break the clinch but Dawes is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Dawes.
Bryan Dawes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meech takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes cracks Meech with a nice body shot.
Dawes lands with a left to the head.
Meech tries to break free but Dawes pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawes.
Meech has had enough of the clinch but Dawes keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawes.
Dawes is leaning against Meech and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Dawes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dawes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meech can do to turn this around?
Dawes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meech looks to land a combination but Dawes avoids it well.
Dawes misses with an uppercut. Meech saw that one coming.
Meech throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meech tries to bum rush Dawes with a series of wild strikes but Dawes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meech is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Dawes.
Dawes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dawes misses with a wild body shot.
Dawes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Dawes rushes Meech and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meech is trying to break the clinch but Dawes is controlling him.
Dawes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meech backwards.
Dawes lands an elbow that stopped Meech in his tracks for a moment.

Dawes manages to break the clinch.
Dawes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meech lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawes throws a hook but Meech avoids it easily.
Dawes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawes is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawes lands a slapping body shot.
Dawes scores with a punch to the head.
Meech throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dawes just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawes misses the target.
Dawes throws the left hand but Meech avoids the punch easily.
Meech appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dawes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meech paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Meech gets tackled into the cage by Dawes. Dawes maintains the clinch.
Dawes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meech's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawes lands a nice elbow.
Dawes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dawes lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Dawes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Meech throws a series of punches but Dawes moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Meech.
Meech works over Dawes's head and body with a nice combination.
Meech connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawes's hands.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Dawes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawes works the jab nicely.
Meech misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Meech.
Dawes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meech on the side of the head.
Meech slips a jab from Dawes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawes scores with a shot to the side of Meech's head.
Dawes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dawes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dawes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meech is trying to push Dawes away but Dawes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meech takes an elbow to the temple.
Dawes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meech is trying to break the clinch but Dawes is controlling him.
Meech is trying to break free.
Dawes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawes.
Meech takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawes lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Dawes.
Dawes lands a damaging elbow.

Meech is rocked!
Dawes lands an elbow that stopped Meech in his tracks for a moment.
Meech is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawes finish him?
Meech is trying to force a seperation but Dawes has the dominant position.
Dawes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes is leaning against Meech and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dawes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawes lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Meech to his knees! Dawes keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Dawes!
During a confident post fight interview, Bryan Dawes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.