PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 1775 p4p, 74 weight class) and Niko Marcell (ranked 1827 p4p, 77 weight class). Dawson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Titanic theme. Marcell has chosen Russia National Anthem as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jack Dawson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dawson
vs
Marcell

175 cm
25
270 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

225 cm
26
274 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Vegan Gains

Groove Gear
Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Marcell!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcell throws a body shot but no joy.

Dawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marcell's defenses.

It looks like Niko Marcell has been cut.
Dawson lands a nice elbow.
Marcell misses with some punches.
Dawson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marcell looks winded!
Dawson misses with a knee strike.
Marcell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dawson obliges.
We've been hearing reports that Dawson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marcell takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dawson lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marcell's defenses.

Marcell is rocked!

That has opened up Niko Marcell's cut even more.
Dawson lands a damaging elbow.
Marcell is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawson finish him?
Marcell is pressed against the cage. Dawson pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Marcell! Two more big strikes from Dawson and Marcell crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Dawson!
Our winner, Jack Dawson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.