PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JaKaSa Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Chaos has chosen Moonsorrow - Kuolleiden maa as his entrance music. Richard Dawkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JaKaSa Chaos's chin.

Dawkins
vs
Chaos

170 cm
30
159 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

171 cm
29
150 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, JaKaSa Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Chaos.
Dawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chaos slaps away a takedown attempt from Dawkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chaos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dawkins back to the cage. Chaos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dawkins throws out a loose jab but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dawkins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chaos wants to stand and escape but Dawkins is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
Dawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dawkins controlling from the top position.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Chaos has wrist control.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chaos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawkins throws a strike but Chaos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chaos looking to pass the guard.
Chaos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dawkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chaos throws a big right hand that misses.
Chaos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Dawkins has his foot on Chaos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chaos works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dawkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Dawkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chaos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chaos postures up in Dawkins's guard and throws a big left but Dawkins blocks it.
Dawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chaos is aware though and is defending well.

Dawkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chaos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawkins is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chaos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chaos is looking to work some ground and pound but Dawkins has wrist control.
Chaos scoring with some ground and pound.

Chaos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dawkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chaos has managed to get both his arms back between Dawkins's legs - danger averted.
Chaos connects with a couple of short punches.
Chaos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chaos distracts Dawkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chaos lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Dawkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chaos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos is working Dawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chaos throws a big right hand that misses.
Chaos trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Chaos cracks Dawkins with a solid left hand.
Chaos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chaos passes Dawkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Dawkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dawkins manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JaKaSa Chaos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chaos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Chaos misses
and Dawkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dawkins checks a leg kick.
Chaos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chaos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chaos tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chaos. That's going to slow Dawkins down.
Dawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chaos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chaos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaos.
Chaos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chaos tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaos misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Chaos. No joy for Dawkins on that attempt.
Chaos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dawkins takes a step back to recover.
Dawkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Chaos.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Chaos.
Dawkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chaos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Dawkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dawkins showed some decent athleticism there.
Chaos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dawkins is working away from the top position though.
Chaos is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos wants to improve his position but Dawkins is controlling well.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chaos's head.
Chaos is trying to control but can't.
Dawkins stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos is looking to escape.
Dawkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins working over Chaos with some ground and pound. Chaos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chaos defending well though.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chaos wants to get back to his feet.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chaos's head.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chaos's head.
Dawkins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dawkins is working away from the top position though.
Chaos is trying to stand back up but Dawkins is controlling him
Dawkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chaos defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos wants to control but Dawkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but JaKaSa Chaos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chaos lands the left hand.
Dawkins misses with a wild combination.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Chaos throws a low kick, looking for Dawkins's leg but Dawkins calmly moves out of range.
Chaos thuds a left hand into Dawkins's body.
Dawkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
JaKaSa Chaos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawkins tries a low kick but Chaos avoids it.
Chaos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dawkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chaos thuds a left hand into Dawkins's body.
Dawkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chaos misses with a low kick.
Chaos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dawkins is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Chaos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dawkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chaos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chaos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chaos seems keen to control Dawkins's posture.
Dawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chaos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richard Dawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chaos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chaos looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaos, not yet.
Chaos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dawkins is controlling him.
Chaos has momentary wrist control but Dawkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Dawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richard Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dawkins won't allow Chaos to sweep him here.
Chaos is adopting a defensive guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. JaKaSa Chaos was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Chaos takes the fight into the clinch.
Chaos pushes off an throws an elbow but Dawkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Dawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chaos connects with a leg kick. Dawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dawkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chaos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chaos!
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!
Chaos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chaos connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to JaKaSa Chaos.
I've got Chaos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JaKaSa Chaos!
JaKaSa Chaos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.