PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Pizarro has chosen Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Dawkins
vs
Pizarro

186 cm
20
194 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
200 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dawkins is defended easily by Pizarro.
Dawkins misses with a hook
and Pizarro counters with a straight right hand.
Dawkins throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pizarro to counter with a crisp jab.
Pizarro throws a sloppy body shot

and Dawkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pizarro's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Pizarro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pizarro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dawkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pizarro looking for a sweep. Not yet Pizarro, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dawkins trying to control but Pizarro is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the body

and Pizarro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dawkins's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizarro wants to control from the top but Dawkins keeps moving.
Pizarro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawkins is keeping the position for now.
Pizarro won't allow Dawkins to sweep him here.
Pizarro wants to control from the top but Dawkins keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro passes into half guard.
Pizarro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dawkins tries to get to full guard but Pizarro has control of the leg.
Dawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Pizarro sits in half guard.
Pizarro is thwarting Dawkins's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dionicio Pizarro.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pizarro back to the cage. Dawkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dawkins connects with a body shot.
Dawkins throws a lazy uppercut

so Pizarro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Dawkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dawkins is pulling down on Pizarro's head. It's preventing any offense from Pizarro, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro wants to control from the top but Dawkins keeps moving.
Dawkins is adopting a defensive guard.

Dawkins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pizarro passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dionicio Pizarro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dawkins misses with a takedown
and Pizarro counters with a nice body shot.
Pizarro throws a nice looking combination but Dawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Pizarro.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pizarro as he avoids it easily.
Pizarro shoots in for a double leg but Dawkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pizarro throws a looping overhand right but Dawkins ducks down to avoid it.
Pizarro stalks Dawkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dawkins's face. Dawkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Dawkins lunges at Pizarro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pizarro's hand.
Pizarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Pizarro throws a combination that misses
letting Dawkins counter with a right hand.

Pizarro feints and as Dawkins raises his hands in defense, Pizarro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pizarro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Pizarro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pizarro throws and elbow that misses. Dawkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pizarro's guard. Nice move by Dawkins!
Dawkins throwing strikes from guard but Pizarro blocks nicely.
Dawkins trying to control but Pizarro is working from the bottom.

Dawkins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pizarro keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.

Pizarro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dawkins trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pizarro manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pizarro trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins working a defensive guard but Pizarro passes into half guard.
Pizarro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawkins's head.
Pizarro wants to take a breather but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins is trying to control but can't.
Dawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pizarro.
Dawkins wants to control but Pizarro is keeping busy.
Pizarro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pizarro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawkins's head.
Dawkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pizarro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pizarro's back!
Dawkins lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Dawkins.
Dawkins looking to hold on to the position here but Pizarro rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dawkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pizarro pulls Dawkins in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dionicio Pizarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Pizarro's shoulder, as Pizarro tries to avoid the shot.
Dawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pizarro.
Dawkins throws a lazy right hand but Pizarro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Dawkins.
Pizarro misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Pizarro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dawkins at a distance.
Pizarro throws a right hand that Dawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawkins also avoids with ease.
Pizarro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins punishes Pizarro's body with a nice straight punch.
Pizarro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dawkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Dawkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro misses with a hook

and Dawkins counters with a single leg into guard. Pizarro didn't expect that.
Dawkins trying to control but Pizarro is working from the bottom.
Dawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pizarro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Pizarro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pizarro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pizarro is trying to keep Dawkins in close.
Dawkins is stalling in the full guard.
Dionicio Pizarro has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pizarro trying to control the position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dawkins thows a big elbow that misses.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dionicio Pizarro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pizarro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pizarro.

Pizarro tries to sprawl but Dawkins drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is stalling here. Pizarro is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dawkins seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pizarro has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dawkins stops Pizarro from passing to mount.
Dawkins struggling a bit here.
Dawkins manages to get back to half guard.

Dawkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.

Pizarro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dawkins is just riding it out for now. Pizarro eventually gives up the hold.
Dawkins is in trouble now - Pizarro has advanced to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pizarro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dionicio Pizarro!