PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kampa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kampa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. End of All Hope kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Douglas Dawkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorma Kampa's chin.

Dawkins
vs
Kampa

190 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
212 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Grappling Pro Gear

Convicted Trap House
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorma Kampa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kampa throws a leg kick but Dawkins moved away.
Kampa throws a hook but Dawkins avoids it easily.
Dawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dawkins throws a hook to the side of Kampa's head but Kampa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dawkins misses with a wild combination.
Dawkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kampa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dawkins misses with a hook to the body
and Kampa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kampa moves out of range easily.
Dawkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dawkins misses with a takedown

and Kampa counters with a shoot takedown. Dawkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Kampa trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Kampa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kampa tries to free his leg and advance position but Dawkins is retaining full guard.

Dawkins working for a triangle but Kampa defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kampa sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawkins is keeping the position for now.

Dawkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kampa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Dawkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kampa defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampa trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.

Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kampa is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kampa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kampa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Dawkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Dawkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kampa defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kampa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Dawkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kampa defends well.

Dawkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kampa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kampa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dawkins is breathing heavily.
Kampa trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Kampa is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Douglas Dawkins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dawkins throws a hook but Kampa blocks it.
Kampa throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dawkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kampa misses with a hook. Dawkins ducked under it nicely.
Douglas Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kampa dodges the punch combination from Dawkins.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kampa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawkins can pounce on him.
Dawkins blocks a jab.
Dawkins lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Jorma Kampa has been cut.
Douglas Dawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kampa ducks right into an uppercut from Dawkins.
Kampa throws a lazy head kick

and Dawkins counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Kampa!

Kampa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kampa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Dawkins is working for a kimura but Kampa is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dawkins seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Kampa has recovered full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Kampa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kampa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kampa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kampa lands with a hook. Dawkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dawkins lands a head kick. Kampa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dawkins throws a head kick but Kampa moves out of range.
Dawkins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kampa.
Kampa is looking to take a break and control but Dawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kampa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kampa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dawkins wants to control but Kampa postures up.
Kampa trying to control the action but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The strikes coming from Kampa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Dawkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorma Kampa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kampa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawkins throws out the jab.
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
Kampa throws a leg kick but Dawkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kampa checks a leg kick.

Kampa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dawkins tries to get to full guard but Kampa has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kampa is thwarting Dawkins's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dawkins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kampa is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dawkins reverses the position - he's now on top in Kampa's guard.
Dawkins throws and elbow that misses. Kampa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dawkins's guard. Nice move by Kampa!

Dawkins looking for a guillotine here but Kampa defends easily.

Kampa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kampa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kampa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dawkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kampa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Dawkins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kampa passes into half guard.
Kampa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Douglas Dawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampa trying to pass the guard but Dawkins defending well.
Dawkins wants to control but Kampa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kampa works his way into full mount!
Jorma Kampa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kampa throws some wild stikes that Dawkins manages to avoid easily.
Kampa unloads with some shots from mount but Dawkins bucks and avoids them well.
Dawkins wants to hold on but Kampa pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dawkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dawkins regains half guard.

Kampa is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Dawkins has managed to free his arm - good work.

Kampa seems to be working for a kimura but Dawkins defends the submission attempt.

Kampa is looking for a kimura here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorma Kampa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dawkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Dawkins!