PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacko Dawson (ranked 6160 p4p, 24540 weight class) and Rio Brazil (ranked 193 p4p, 127 weight class). Rio Brazil will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dawson
vs
Brazil

150 cm
22
266
4 - 7 - 0

200 cm
28
255
5 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
KO power

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacko Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Brazil!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brazil clinches with his opponent.
Brazil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brazil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawson or not.
Dawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Brazil avoids the damage to the body.
Brazil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brazil.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brazil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dawson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brazil lands with a right to the head.
Brazil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dawson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
Brazil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
Brazil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brazil.
Brazil digs a right hand underneath Dawson's ribcage. Dawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brazil lands a shot to the body.
Brazil lands a nice shot to the body.
Brazil digs a right hand underneath Dawson's ribcage. Dawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Brazil.
Brazil lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Brazil.
Brazil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brazil lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Brazil scores with a shoulder strike.
Brazil digs a right hand into Dawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dawson's gas tank.

Brazil breaks the clinch.
Brazil lands the left hand.

Brazil drives through and clinches with Dawson against the ropes.
A short right from Brazil on the inside.
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!
Brazil lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Brazil.
Brazil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brazil - that landed with a thud.
Brazil is working Dawson over against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Brazil.
Brazil is stalling here.
A short right from Brazil.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Brazil.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brazil digs a right hand into Dawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dawson's gas tank.
Brazil lands with a left to the head.
Brazil lands a left hand.
Brazil lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Brazil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brazil lands with a right to the head.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brazil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Brazil.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brazil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Brazil.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brazil.
Brazil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brazil lands a shoulder strike.
Brazil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dawson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brazil.
Brazil lands a body shot in the clinch.

Brazil breaks from the clinch.

Brazil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Brazil presses Dawson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brazil lands a left hand.
Brazil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brazil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brazil lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Brazil.
Brazil lands a left hand.
Brazil creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Dawson crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Dawson face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Brazil takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rio Brazil!