PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 2631 p4p, 112 weight class) and Urban Go Bucks (ranked 2439 p4p, 70 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Titanic theme. Go Bucks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seven Nation Sloopy-- DJ ERB. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Urban Go Bucks enters the cage!

Dawson
vs
Go Bucks

175 cm
23
270 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

195 cm
23
255 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Urban Go Bucks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dawson lands a big right hand that sends Go Bucks crashing to the mat! Dawson stays standing though and waves Go Bucks back to his feet!

It looks like Urban Go Bucks has been cut.
Dawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dawson moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Go Bucks.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Go Bucks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Go Bucks.
Dawson trying to stall but Go Bucks improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Go Bucks.
Still in the clinch, Go Bucks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Go Bucks works on Dawson's body with a couple of short punches.
Dawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Go Bucks looks winded!
Go Bucks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Go Bucks tries to throw a body punch but Dawson avoids it by throwing Go Bucks back against the cage.
Dawson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Go Bucks's face.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but Go Bucks blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Go Bucks tries to break free but Dawson pushes him back against the cage.
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Go Bucks's defenses.
Go Bucks avoids a wild elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson looking to throw knees to the head but Go Bucks is blocking nicely.

Go Bucks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dawson takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dawson connects with a knee to the head.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.

Go Bucks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson blocks a head kick by Go Bucks.

Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Dawson.
Go Bucks managing to block the knees to the body from Dawson.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Go Bucks blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Go Bucks avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson has Go Bucks pressed against the cage, preventing Go Bucks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Dawson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Go Bucks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Go Bucks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Go Bucks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawson throws an elbow but it misses.

Go Bucks breaks the clinch.
Go Bucks throws a lazy head kick
and Dawson counters with a nice uppercut.

Go Bucks tries to keep at a distance but Dawson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Go Bucks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.

Dawson drops Go Bucks with a big knee straight up the middle! Go Bucks is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Go Bucks is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Go Bucks is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawson finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Dawson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson landing knees to the body.
Go Bucks seems to have recovered his senses.
Dawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dawson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson lands an elbow just above Go Bucks 's eye.
Dawson misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.
Dawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Go Bucks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Go Bucks scores with a shoulder strike.
Go Bucks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dawson stalling.
Dawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Go Bucks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Go Bucks tries to throw a body punch but Dawson avoids it by throwing Go Bucks back against the cage.
Go Bucks misses with the head strike.
Dawson lands a right hand.
Dawson jerks Go Bucks's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Go Bucks drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dawson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dawson because Go Bucks was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jack Dawson!
After winning the bout, Jack Dawson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.