PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeeJay Dawkins (ranked 614 p4p, 1755 weight class) and Sean Martin (ranked 88 p4p, 219 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dawkins
vs
Martin

195 cm
27
237
9 - 6 - 0

202 cm
27
242
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DeeJay Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Martin!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to work over Dawkins's front leg with a kick but Dawkins checks it.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawkins.

Martin lands a big head kick that sends Dawkins tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Dawkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dawkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martin is trying to stand.
Dawkins working over Martin with some ground and pound. Martin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've been hearing good reports from Dawkins's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dawkins is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
Martin has hold of Dawkins's hands but Dawkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dawkins working Martin over with strikes.
Martin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Dawkins is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Martin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
Dawkins wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Martin has hold of Dawkins's hands but Dawkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dawkins wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin trying to control but Dawkins postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Martin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
Martin is pressing down on Dawkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dawkins controls the pace.
Dawkins is working Martin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawkins landing with the ground and pound.

Martin working for a triangle but Dawkins defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Martin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dawkins landing with the ground and pound.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Dawkins distracts Martin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dawkins forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to improve his position but Dawkins is controlling well.
Martin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martin is trying to control but can't.
Martin tries to roll over but Dawkins keeps him under control.
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Dawkins sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins working the head and body with strikes.

Martin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Dawkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeeJay Dawkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Martin looks to land a body kick but Dawkins moved away.
Dawkins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
Dawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sean Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Dawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dawkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Dawkins fails to land the takedown.
Dawkins avoids the head kick by Martin.
Dawkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Dawkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Dawkins is putting a hurting on Martin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dawkins scoring with punches and elbows.
DeeJay Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins working the head with strikes.

Martin is rocked!
Dawkins in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Martin looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dawkins turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeeJay Dawkins!
After the big win, DeeJay Dawkins made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Island Xtreme Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.