PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fay Gott (ranked 5201 p4p, 574 weight class) and Jack Dawson (ranked 2918 p4p, 344 weight class). Gott comes into the arena with You Got Another Thing Coming blaring out of the sound system. Dawson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Titanic theme. Fay Gott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gott
vs
Dawson

186 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

IniTech Nutrition

Arcticus University: London
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fay Gott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dawson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gott prevents a body shot from Dawson.
I was talking to Gott's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gott misses with a punch on the inside.

Gott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gott.
Gott misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gott is defending well for now.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dawson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gott is trying to break the clinch but Dawson has him pressed against the cage.
Gott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gott.
Dawson stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gott misses with a punch on the inside.
Gott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gott throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.
Gott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gott lands a left hand.
Dawson pushes Gott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Gott avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
Gott lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawson takes a shot to the head.
Dawson controlling the action here for a moment.
Dawson presses Gott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gott gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dawson.
A nice left hand lands by Gott.
Gott takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Gott.
Gott working hard to break the clinch.
Dawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gott's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gott working aggressively here.
Gott is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawson has double underhooks.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gott's elbow.
Gott is working Dawson over against the cage.
Gott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Gott fails to land.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.

Gott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson is looking to clinch.

Gott clinches up against the cage.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson blocking some punches.
Gott working hard to break the clinch.
Gott wants to break free but Dawson has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson blocking some punches.
Gott lands with a light punch inside.
Gott is trying to break the clinch but Dawson has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gott has had enough of the clinch but Dawson keeps him there for the moment.
Dawson takes a shot to the head.
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!
Gott throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.
Gott misses with a punch to the body.
Gott scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gott is looking to clinch.

Gott instigates a clinch.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.
Gott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson prevents Gott from breaking the clinch.
Dawson blocking some punches.
Gott misses with the head strike.

Gott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Gott does it's job there.
Gott swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gott forces Dawson back against the cage and clinches.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
Dawson trying to land knees to the body.
Gott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gott takes a shot to the head.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gott's elbow.
Gott blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Gott tries to break free but Dawson pushes him back against the cage.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gott.
Dawson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gott or not.
Gott prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Gott working hard to break the clinch.
Gott wants to break free but Dawson has control.
Dawson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gott lands with a short shot to the head.
Gott is looking to control Dawson's arms but Dawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gott has his back to the cage.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Gott controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gott prevents a body shot from Dawson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dawson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Gott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gott struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
Gott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Fay Gott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gott just leaning against Dawson, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gott.
A short uppercut from Gott.
Gott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gott wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawson won't allow it.
Gott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Gott avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.

Gott breaks the clinch.

Gott clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gott fails to land.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gott controlling the action here for a moment.
Gott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Gott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawson prevents Gott from breaking the clinch.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson takes a shot to the head.
Dawson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Gott won't want to take too many of those.
Dawson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gott.
Gott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dawson with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Gott to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fay Gott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gott here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gott tries to clinch up.
Dawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dawson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gott.
Dawson tries to clinch but Gott is having none of it.
As Dawson tries to get set, Gott tries to push him back and clinch up but Dawson manages to avoid the attempt.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dawson has Gott up against the cage in a clinch.
Gott is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Gott on the inside.
Gott blocks a body shot from Dawson.
A right handed body shot lands from Gott.
Gott gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gott prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Gott misses with a punch on the inside.
Gott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gott breaks from the clinch.
Gott tries to clinch there but Dawson circles away.
Gott tries to clinch up.
Gott lands a head shot.

Gott instigates a clinch.
Dawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gott's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Gott fails to land.

Gott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gott keeps the fight on the outside.
Gott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dawson pushes Gott up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawson scores with a hook to the body.
Dawson lands a left hand.
Gott scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gott misses with a punch on the inside.
Gott presses Dawson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dawson takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gott clinches.
Gott is trying to break the clinch but Dawson has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Gott.
Gott scores with a shoulder strike.
Gott pushes Dawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dawson trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gott.
Dawson has Gott pressed against the cage, preventing Gott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawson tries to work over Gott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gott throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Gott avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Fay Gott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gott takes a shot to the head.
Dawson tries to work over Gott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Gott pushes Dawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fay Gott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fay Gott!
After winning the bout, Fay Gott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.