PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 3167 p4p, 25468 weight class) and Cain Dawson (ranked 381 p4p, 561 weight class). Cain Dawson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Batu Otgonbayar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Otgonbayar
vs
Dawson

180 cm
20
180
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
200
0 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Batu Otgonbayar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance.

Otgonbayar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Otgonbayar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawsons head.
Otgonbayar blocking some punches.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.

Dawson breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Otgonbayar missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Otgonbayar gets a clinch.

Dawson manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dawson.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Otgonbayar clinches.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Otgonbayar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Dawson keeps it at a distance.
Dawson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Cain Dawson has been cut.

Otgonbayar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Otgonbayar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Otgonbayar lands with a left to the head.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.

Dawson is rocked!
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Dawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Otgonbayar finish him?
Otgonbayar lands an uppercut.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Dawson seems to have recovered his senses.
Otgonbayar lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Otgonbayar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Otgonbayar clinches up with Dawson and pushes him back against the cage.
Otgonbayar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.

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

Otgonbayar closes the distance and pushes Dawson back into the cage.

Otgonbayar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otgonbayar manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
Otgonbayar moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.

Otgonbayar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Otgonbayar lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Otgonbayar scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Otgonbayar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Otgonbayar cracks Dawson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dawson falls to his knees and Otgonbayar doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Batu Otgonbayar!
A victorious Batu Otgonbayar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.