PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins's entrance music is Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . A fine choice. Garcia Jr has chosen Meek Mill feat. Fabolous and French Montana - Racked Up Shawty as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawkins
vs
Garcia Jr

170 cm
27
159 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

176 cm
27
158 lbs
14 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Dawkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Dawkins misses with a double jab
and Garcia Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Dawkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garcia Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Dawkins shrugs it off.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab. Dawkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia Jr.
A low kick from Dawkins misses
and Garcia Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr lands a head kick!
Garcia Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Dawkins.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr moves out of range as Dawkins throws a body kick.
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Garcia Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Dawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot that sends Dawkins's belly button to the back.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dawkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Garcia Jr forces Dawkins back against the cage and clinches.
Dawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawkins controls his hands.
Garcia Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins lands a left hand.
Dawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dawkins blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia Jr.
Dawkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia Jr lands a left hand.
Garcia Jr tries a body shot but Dawkins blocks it.
Dawkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawkins or not.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins dodges an elbow strike from Garcia Jr.
Dawkins is trying to pull guard but Garcia Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawkins or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Dawkins is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
Garcia Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Garcia Jr on the inside.
Dawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Dawkins.
Garcia Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia Jr.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sergio Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawkins takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Dawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia Jr scores with a body shot.
Garcia Jr throws a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Garcia Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dawkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia Jr there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia Jr.
Dawkins delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Garcia Jr.
Dawkins wants to slow Garcia Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.

Dawkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Garcia Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garcia Jr wants to control but Dawkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia Jr is staying active underneath Dawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia Jr is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Dawkins jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Garcia Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Garcia Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawkins. That did some damage!
Garcia Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garcia Jr - that will leave a mark!
Dawkins lands with a good body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook
and Garcia Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia Jr misses with a straight right.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook. Dawkins ducked under it nicely.
Garcia Jr takes a swing at Dawkins's ribcage but misses.
Dawkins takes a swing at Garcia Jr's ribcage but misses.
Dawkins swings for the body but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
Garcia Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dawkins scores with a body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dawkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garcia Jr regains half guard, as Dawkins was trying to land strikes.
Dawkins is looking to stall here but Garcia Jr recovers full guard.
Garcia Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Garcia Jr pushes Dawkins off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Dawkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia Jr's head.

It looks like Sergio Garcia Jr has been cut.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Dawkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dawkins closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia Jr, looking for a takedown. Dawkins pushes Garcia Jr against the cage but Garcia Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawkins avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick but Dawkins moves out of range.
Garcia Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawkins looks to land a left hand but Garcia Jr moved out of range nicely.
Garcia Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Garcia Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dawkins avoids the head kick by Garcia Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range.
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
Garcia Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Garcia Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia Jr throws a push kick but Dawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia Jr thuds his right hand into Dawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dawkins throws a leg kick
and Garcia Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Dawkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dawkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia Jr missing with a left hand there. Dawkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia Jr pinned against the cage. Garcia Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawkins slips a straight right by Garcia Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Dawkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Garcia Jr's cut.
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.

Garcia Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.

Dawkins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia Jr to the ground. Dawkins is now in Garcia Jr's guard.
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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dawkins looking to pass the guard.
Dawkins trying to control but Garcia Jr is working from the bottom.
Dawkins stops Garcia Jr from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Garcia Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dawkins has passed into side control.
Garcia Jr is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Garcia Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Garcia Jr is trying to control Dawkins's posture but Dawkins avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garcia Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Dawkins scoring with strikes.

Garcia Jr is rocked!

Dawkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia Jr is still in real trouble! Can Dawkins finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dawkins landing a few strikes.
Richard Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dawkins landing a few strikes.
Garcia Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Dawkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Dawkins in side control, throwing shots but Garcia Jr defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins with the ground and pound but Garcia Jr regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dawkins is pressing down on Garcia Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia Jr is holding on for now.
Dawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Garcia Jr dodges it nicely.
Dawkins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Garcia Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Garcia Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dawkins throws some wild stikes that Garcia Jr manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dawkins looking to finish with strikes here!
Garcia Jr controls the position.
Dawkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Dawkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Dawkins loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Garcia Jr scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dawkins land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dawkins stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Dawkins!
Richard Dawkins is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Richard Dawkins said 'Its been a long road, but my goal to become the best pound for pound fighter in the world continues. Ascension champion, that has a nice ring to it.'.