PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Conway
vs
Dawes

188 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Dawes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conway moves away.

Conway moves into the clinch.
Dawes is looking for a takedown.

Conway has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dawes clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Conway tries to keep control of the position but Dawes is staying busy.
Dawes trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Conway is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Conway tries to keep control of the position but Dawes is staying busy.

Conway is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dawes knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dawes for a finish.
Dawes tries to break free.
Conway loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dawes hold on?
Conway avoiding Dawes 's attempts to control his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I really don't envy Dawes right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway wants to control but Dawes is keeping busy.

Dawes is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Conway gets his way!
Dawes wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawes trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Dawes is in bad spot here.
Dawes prevents Conway from getting a body triangle.
Conway controlling well, preventing Dawes from escaping the position.
Conway avoiding Dawes 's attempts to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway is looking to control Dawes but Dawes is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Conway patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Dawes showing good submission defense here.
Conway gets his hands free as Dawes looks to control.
Conway wants to control but Dawes is keeping busy.
Dawes can't escape the position.
Dawes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Dawes looking very determined here, making life difficult for Conway.
Dawes tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway struggling to land strikes to the head as Dawes covers up.
Conway is not going to allow Dawes to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Dawes right now.
Dawes keeps trying to improve his position.

Conway has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Conway scores with punches to the body.
Dawes rolls, trying to escape but Conway keeps control of the position.
Conway lands punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawes just trying to survive but Conway is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Conway is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Will Conway go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Conway controlling well, preventing Dawes from escaping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway tries to keep control of the position but Dawes is staying busy.
Conway has the hooks in. Dawes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Conway lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Dawes is really stuck here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawes looking very determined here, making life difficult for Conway.
Dawes is in bad spot here.
Dawes is covering up but some of the strikes from Conway are getting through and doing damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Conway dominated that round.
That's time! Conway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dawes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conway avoids it really well and circles away.
Dawes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dawes tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Conway closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Conway wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dawes, who protects the arm well.
Dawes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Conway wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dawes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dawes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dawes is thwarting Conway's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Conway manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dawes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dawes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dawes lands a couple of digs.
Conway trying to keep a closed guard but Dawes is proving a slippery customer.
Conway keeping full guard, as Dawes tries to pass.
Dawes looking to sit in guard and control but Conway gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dawes has his hands on Conway's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes working a defensive guard here.
Conway stopping the sweep attempt from Dawes.
Conway throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dawes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawes wants to sweep here but Conway controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dawes can do anything to dispel that myth.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dawes is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes tries to free his leg and advance position but Conway is retaining full guard.
Dawes throws a big right hand that misses.
Dawes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conway looking to control.
Conway is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dawes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawes postures up in Conway's guard and throws a big left but Conway blocks it.
Dawes postures up.
Dawes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawes throws a big elbow that misses.
Dawes being controlled here momentarily.
Dawes wants to stand but Conway is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway is trying to keep Dawes in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jimmy Conway just wasn't active enough.
Dawes tries for a takedown but Conway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dawes tries to clinch up but Conway circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawes tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Conway.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Conway darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bryan Dawes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dawes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Conway trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conway preventing the sweep.

Conway stands up from Dawes's guard - Conway perhaps looking for a knockout.

Conway clinches with his opponent.

Conway manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dawes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawes lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawes throwing strikes but missing.
Conway lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dawes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Conway is now in half guard.
Conway tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dawes controls his leg.
Jimmy Conway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawes tries to roll over but Conway keeps him under control.
Dawes controlling the position for now.
Conway lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dawes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes is concentrating on defense, preventing Conway from advancing position.
Conway not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawes is looking to control Conway's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dawes avoid being mounted?
Dawes tries to get to full guard but Conway has control of the leg.
Conway works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawes tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Conway easily slips into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway avoids the attempt from Dawes to control.
Conway tries to control but Dawes wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes is working to get back to half guard.

Conway get's back to his feet.

Conway shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Conway was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Conway seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dawes is looking for a sweep.

Conway stands up.

Dawes moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawes's efforts to push away.

Conway has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dawes uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Conway is looking for a triangle but Dawes pushes his legs off easily.
Conway is trying to keep Dawes in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conway is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dawes missing with punches from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawes is doing well to control the position and prevent Conway from advancing to side control.
Dawes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Conway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conway has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Conway!