PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 1110 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Lloyd Blue (ranked 146 p4p, 241 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blue's choice of entrance music: HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Lloyd Blue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dawson
vs
Blue

188 cm
29
190
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
192
8 - 7 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blue.
Blue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blue misses with a looping right.
Dawson is looking to counter punch.
Dawson misses with a two punch combination.
Blue throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
Dawson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blue pushes Dawson away with a front kick.
Blue goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue thows a leg kick but Dawson checks it
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawson slips a jab from Blue.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawson. That did some damage!
Blue throws a leg kick which misses Dawson's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawson tries to avoid it.
Blue connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dawson. Dawson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dawson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blue - the referee stops the clock and Dawson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blue. Dawson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blue scores with a hook to the body. Dawson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blue missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawson staying out of range there.
It looked like Dawson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blue.
Blue scores with a hook to the body. Dawson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blue to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Jack Dawson has been cut.
Blue throws a leg kick but Dawson moved away.
Blue scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue with the inside leg kick.
Dawson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blue throws a looping overhand right but Dawson ducks down to avoid it.
Blue's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blue's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blue connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a shot to the body
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawson.
Dawson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dawson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blue.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dawson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blue scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Blue.
Dawson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blue!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses the jab.
Lloyd Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Dawson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue throws a low kick, looking for Dawson's leg but Dawson calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dawson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blue dips to his left and cracks Dawson with an uppercut!
Blue misses with a low kick.
Dawson throwing a counter right hand but Blue manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blue connects with an inside leg kick.
Dawson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blue takes a swing at Dawson's ribcage but misses.
Blue with the inside leg kick.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
Dawson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blue throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Blue throws a lazy body kick
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Blue tries to bum rush Dawson with a series of wild strikes but Dawson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue thumps Dawson with a low kick.
Dawson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blue.
Blue scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dawson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue lands a nice hook to Dawson's body. Dawson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blue misses with a looping right.
Dawson is looking to counter punch.
Blue misses with a hook
and Dawson counters with a nice body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blue pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dawson is out of range and Blue settles back down.
That kick from Blue tenderised Dawson's leg. Dawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blue buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Blue.
A bone on bone clash there as Dawson blocks the leg kick.
Blue missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Dawson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Dawson misses.
Blue is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Dawson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blue lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dawson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dawson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blue misses with a hook. Dawson ducked under it nicely.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blue lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dawson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big right from Dawson misses.
Blue connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blue throws a leg kick
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blue throws an off balance right hand
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blue throws a hook to the side of Dawson's head but Dawson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dawson throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Blue there.
Blue lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lloyd Blue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dawson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dawson moves into the clinch.
Blue looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
Blue misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blue tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.
Dawson blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Blue manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dawson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blue throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dawson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Dawson misses the target.
Blue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dawson's sensitive parts.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Dawson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blue.
Blue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawson sets himself, and Blue steps forward looking for the clinch! Dawson avoids it this time.
Lloyd Blue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blue throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blue fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws an off balance right hand
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Blue lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawson's head.
Dawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blue fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dawson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dawson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue wants to slow Dawson down by chopping away at his legs.
Dawson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blue.
Blue stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawson appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice combination there by Dawson.

It looks like Lloyd Blue has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson checks a leg kick.
Dawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blue throws a body kick that misses
and Dawson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Blue misses the target.
Dawson is looking to counter punch.
Dawson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Dawson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blue with a hook.
Dawson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blue throws a jab when Dawson was well out of range.
Dawson is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blue. That one must have hurt.
A swing and a miss from Blue.
An attempted straight right counter from Dawson misses the target.
Blue throws a hook to the side of Dawson's head but Dawson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Blue in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dawson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blue.
Blue misses with a looping right.

Dawson drops Blue with a beautiful combination! Blue stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dawson is looking for the KO!

Blue is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Blue out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Dawson!
The defeated Lloyd Blue had this to say: 'Thanks for this opportunity, and I wanna give a special shout out to my gym Triumph Over Fear, to my sponsor Honest Apparel, and most of all to True Octagon Fighting!'.