PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dawkins (ranked 1548 p4p, 3417 weight class) and Pudd Nelson (ranked 229 p4p, 427 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dawkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme. Nelson has chosen Desperado - Eagles as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Danny Dawkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dawkins
vs
Nelson

175 cm
23
220
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
210
2 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pudd Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Nelson.
Dawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Dawkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawkins off the cage and back into range.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dawkins.
Nelson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nelson staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dawkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dawkins feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nelson prevents it.
Dawkins blocking some punches.
Dawkins blocking some punches.

Dawkins is trying to trip Nelson. He has hold of a leg but Nelson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dawkins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nelson wants to stand up but Dawkins is controlling him.
Dawkins landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nelson has momentary wrist control but Dawkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson looking to control.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Dawkins postures up.
Dawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Dawkins postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there.
Nelson is pulling down on Dawkins's head to control his posture.
Dawkins lands a couple of digs.
Dawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Dawkins postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Dawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dawkins.
Dawkins postures up and lands a big shot to Nelson's brow.
Dawkins trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.

Nelson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawkins defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawkins postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Nelson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dawkins frees his head nicely. Oh but Nelson has switched to an armbar! Dawkins is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pudd Nelson!
A victorious Pudd Nelson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Danny Dawkins had this to say: 'I don't care about a belt, I don't care about a title, (smacking himself in the forehead for emphasis to increase the blood flow), on this night, I will work for free.'.