PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dawkins (ranked 1277 p4p, 962 weight class) and Peter Piper (ranked 175 p4p, 129 weight class). Dawkins comes into the arena with Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme blaring out of the sound system. Peter Piper has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dawkins
vs
Piper

175 cm
22
220
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
220
6 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Piper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Piper.
An attempted straight right counter from Dawkins misses the target.
Piper misses with a wild combination.

Dawkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Piper dodges it nicely.
Piper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
Piper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Piper trying to hold on to Dawkins's head to control him but Dawkins postures up.
Dawkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Piper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins controlling the action here.
Piper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dawkins working Piper over with strikes.
Dawkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dawkins connects with a nice short shot to Piper's temple.
Piper taking some punishment here, with Dawkins in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dawkins is trying to control. Piper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piper's head.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Dawkins with the ground and pound but Piper uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Piper.
Dawkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Piper is retaining full guard.
Dawkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Piper has wrist control.
Dawkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Piper keeping full guard, as Dawkins tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Piper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Piper enables Dawkins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Piper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dawkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dawkins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dawkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dawkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dawkins in the domination position with Piper hanging on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawkins scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Piper lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawkins off the cage and back into range.
Dawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
Piper looks to land a left hand but Dawkins moved out of range nicely.
Dawkins throwing a counter right hand but Piper manages to avoid it.
Piper throws a body punch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dawkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dawkins looks up at the clock and then as Piper takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dawkins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dawkins has control of an arm but Piper manages to advance to Dawkins's back!
Dawkins wants to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins is working hard here to advance position.
Dawkins trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Dawkins can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper biding his time, looking for the opening.
Dawkins tries to break free.
Dawkins turns into Piper and is now in his guard.
Piper wants to sweep but no luck.
Danny Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins postures up in Piper's guard and throws a big left but Piper blocks it.
Piper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dawkins pushes down on Piper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dawkins lands a nice short elbow.
Piper holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dawkins is thwarting Piper's attempts to control the position.
Dawkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Dawkins seems content to control.
Piper wants to control but Dawkins is keeping busy.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Piper has hold of Dawkins's hands but Dawkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dawkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dawkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dawkins slips a nice elbow through Piper's hands, connecting with Piper's forehead.
Dawkins throwing shots but Piper is blocking nicely.
Dawkins trying to control the action but Piper is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins working over Piper with some ground and pound. Piper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Piper is doing well to control the position and prevent Dawkins from advancing to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dawkins lands a nice short elbow.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dawkins working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Piper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Piper keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Dawkins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Dawkins.

Piper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dawkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins pushes down on Piper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Piper taking some punishment here, with Dawkins in his half guard.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Piper dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there.
Piper is trying to get back to full guard.
Dawkins wants to take a breather but Piper is having none of it.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piper's head.
Piper taking some punishment here, with Dawkins in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there.
Piper tries to get to full guard but Dawkins has control of the leg.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peter Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Piper won't allow Dawkins to pass to mount.
Dawkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Piper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Piper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dawkins throws a strike but Piper avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Piper trying to keep a closed guard but Dawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Dawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper being controlled here, momentarily.
Dawkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Piper wants to sweep but no luck.
Dawkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Piper wants to sweep here but Dawkins controlling him for the moment.
Piper keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Piper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dawkins seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Dawkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawkins, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Dawkins!
A relieved looking Danny Dawkins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.