PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dawson (ranked 2166 p4p, 2810 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 224 p4p, 274 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawson
vs
Draven

179 cm
40
159
22 - 21 - 0

175 cm
39
158
27 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Draven moves into the clinch.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dawson's head.
Draven doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawson circles away.
Dawson tries a low kick but Draven avoids it.
Draven misses with a double jab.
Dawson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Draven scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dawson missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawson misses with a low kick as Draven jumps back.
Dawson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawson is looking to chop away at Draven's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawson tries to land a front kick but Draven steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dawson misses with a low kick as Draven jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Draven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dawson scores with a leg kick.
Dawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draven steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dawson.

Draven instigates a clinch.
Draven lands a body shot in the clinch.
Draven creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawson tries to break the clinch but Draven is controlling the position.
Draven throws an elbow but it misses.
Draven is looking to control Dawson's arms but Dawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Draven has his back to the cage.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dawson as Draven tries to tie him up.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson misses with a looping left.

Draven has managed to clinch.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Dawson pushes Draven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson looking to slow down the pace here.
Dawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dawson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.
Draven tries to break the clinch but Dawson is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Draven manages to break the clinch.
Dawson throws a leg kick but Draven checks it.
Draven misses with a few strikes there.

Draven clinches up with Dawson and pushes him back against the cage.
Draven with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dawson avoiding damage as Draven throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Dawson on the inside.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven.

Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Draven takes the fight into the clinch.
Draven scores with a shoulder strike.

Dawson breaks the clinch.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Dawson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Draven forces Dawson back against the cage and clinches.
Dawson slows down the pace here.
Draven trying to control the position but instead, Dawson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Draven into the cage.
Draven is trying to break free.
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dawson as Draven tries to tie him up.
Draven lands with a right to the head.
Draven is pushing Dawson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
Draven wants to counter with a clinch but Dawson pushes him away.
Draven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dawson scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roger Dawson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Dawson misses.
An inside leg kick from Dawson misses.
Draven wants to counter the offense by Dawson and move into the clinch position.
Draven wants to clinch.
Dawson throws a head kick that Draven semi-blocks.
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawson misses the target.
Dawson throws a front kick aimed at Draven's knee but Draven avoids it well.

Draven closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven misses with a knee to the head.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draven struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
Dawson tries to stall but Draven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Draven taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draven - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draven.

Draven breaks from the clinch.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draven throws out a counter right but Dawson avoids it with no problem.
Dawson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Draven.
Dawson thuds his shin into the meat of Draven's side.
Roger Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson lands with a straight right. Draven didn't see that one coming.
Dawson dodges the punch combination from Draven.
Dawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
Dawson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Draven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawson takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.

Draven has managed to clinch.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Draven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawson blocks it with crossed arms.
Draven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draven avoiding damage.
Dawson is trying to maintain a safe position but Draven gets an underhook and turns Dawson into the cage.
Draven pushes off an throws an elbow but Dawson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Draven wants to stall.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawson connects with a solid leg kick.
Draven tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Draven counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Draven.
Dawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draven blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Draven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.

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

Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Dawson as the two fighters clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
Draven struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
Draven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dawson.
Dawson digs a right hand into Draven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draven's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Draven keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawson loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Dawson throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Dawson throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Draven tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson lands a glancing blow to the side of Draven's head.

Draven has Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven is looking to control Dawson's arms but Dawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Draven has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roger Dawson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Draven tries to clinch up.

Dawson has Draven up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven wants to stall.
Draven looking to slow down the pace here.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
Dawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson is working Draven over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson trying to stall but Draven improves his position.

Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Draven moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dawson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Draven takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Draven.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Draven lands a right hand.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dawson tries to score with a low kick but Draven moves his leg out of the way.
Dawson misses with a double jab.
Draven throws a counter combo.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawson throws a leg kick but Draven sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dawson's knee momentarily.

Draven clinches up with Dawson and pushes him back against the cage.
Dawson misses with a body punch.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Draven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dawson throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven wants to clinch.
Dawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dawson scores with a nice head shot.
Dawson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dawson throws a leg kick but Draven checks it.
Draven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dawson. Dawson obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dawson tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dawson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draven looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Draven closes the distance and clinches.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson tries to clinch but Draven is having none of it.
Dawson clobbers Draven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.

Draven moves into range and clinches up with Dawson.

Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dawson tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.
Dawson jabs Draven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dawson misses with a straight right.
Dawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Draven. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Dawson.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.

Dawson tries to keep at a distance but Draven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Draven can't break the clinch.
Dawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Draven manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Draven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawson tries a body shot but Draven blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dawson as Draven tries to tie him up.

Dawson breaks the clinch.
Dawson misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Draven lands a head shot.
Dawson misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.

Dawson tries to keep at a distance but Draven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draven misses with an elbow strike.
Draven lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dawson.
Roger Dawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Draven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawson blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roger Dawson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Dawson!
Roger Dawson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.