PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakker Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by This is How I Bang. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawkins
vs
Kane

186 cm
38
194 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

190 cm
27
203 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakker Kane!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Kane moves out of range as Dawkins strikes.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Dawkins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dawkins misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Dawkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kane doesn't seem phased though.
Kane moves out of range as Dawkins strikes.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Dawkins's head but Dawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dawkins scores with a shot to the body.
Dawkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kane clobbers Dawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses

and Dawkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dawkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kane has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Dawkins is trying to work for a kimura but Kane is defending well.
Kane wants to improve his position but Dawkins is controlling well.
Dawkins trying to control from half guard but Kane is working away.
Dawkins controlling the action here.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dawkins misses with a head shot. Kane uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kane looking for a guillotine here but Dawkins defends easily.

Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Dawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kane's head.
Dawkins trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane trying to keep a closed guard but Dawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Dawkins trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.

Kane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dawkins defends it easily.
Kane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dawkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Kane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dawkins wants to control but Kane passes into side.
Dawkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Dawkins is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawkins manages to get back to half guard.
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 Jack Dawkins will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kane looking to score a takedown here. Dawkins is defending well but Kane drives through and ends up in Dawkins's guard.

Dawkins working for submissions but it's allowed Kane to get to half guard.
Dawkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dawkins connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.

Dawkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dawkins has managed to get both his arms back between Kane's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Dawkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dakker Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dawkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Kane looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dawkins is defending well. Kane quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dawkins has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kane celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dakker Kane!