PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the ring accompanied by 1349's Sculptor of Flesh. Brian Dawkins is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Brooks
vs
Dawkins

180 cm
22
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Knock Out Artistry
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt - Dawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Dawkins misses with a looping right.
Dawkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawkins throws out the jab.
Brooks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dawkins. Dawkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawkins throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Dawkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dawkins swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Dawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Brooks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dawkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brooks tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dawkins's legs.
Brooks tries to move to full mount but Dawkins actually manages to regain half guard.
Brooks is thwarting Dawkins's attempts to control the position.
Brooks wants to pass the guard but Dawkins is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brooks fails to move to back control.
Brooks forces the positional change into back control.

Brooks working for a choke but Dawkins reverses nicely into Brooks 's guard.
Dawkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brooks wants to improve his position but instead Dawkins has moved into half guard.
Dawkins prevents Brooks from improving his position.
It looks like Dawkins is going to stand back up.
Brooks wants to get back to full guard.
Dawkins is controlling the pace.

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.
Brooks gets full guard.

Brooks is looking for a triangle here but Dawkins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dawkins tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Brooks tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dawkins presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brooks is squirming around, avoiding Dawkins's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Dawkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.

Brooks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dawkins is trying to defend but Brooks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brooks works his way into full mount!
Brooks forces the positional change into back control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dawkins is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Brooks off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Brooks working for the choke.

Brooks has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Dawkins has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Dawkins defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brooks is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Dawkins is defending well though. Brooks let's go of the attempt for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to control his opponent's hands but Brooks gets his hands free.

Brooks working for a choke but Dawkins reverses nicely into Brooks 's guard.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dawkins controls the pace.
Brooks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins wanted to stand there but Brooks had control of the position.
Dawkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brooks 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.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brooks slips a straight right by Dawkins.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brooks.

That's four 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.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dawkins lunges at Brooks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooks's hand.
Dawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Dawkins throws a series of strikes that have Brooks backpedaling.
Nice straight punches there by Dawkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dawkins.

Brooks is rocked!
Dawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawkins looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawkins cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Dawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.
Dawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawkins sprawls well. He's pushed Brooks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dawkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with the combination.
Dawkins throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brooks.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawkins misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins lands with a hook. Brooks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brooks slips a straight right by Dawkins.
Dawkins wants to clinch up but Brooks keeps it at a distance.
Dawkins tries a low kick but Brooks avoids it.
Dawkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brooks's head backwards.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Dawkins.
Brian Dawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawkins looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown. Dawkins tries to sprawl out of it but Brooks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dawkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brian Dawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawkins lands a jab to the head.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Brooks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dawkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brooks pushes down on Dawkins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brooks wants to pass to mount but Dawkins is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dawkins defending well though.
Dawkins is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Dawkins won't allow it.

Dawkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Brooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dawkins gets back to full guard.
Dawkins looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawkins works over Brooks's head and body with a nice combination.
Brian Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
Dawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Dawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dawkins 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Brian Dawkins!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Brian Dawkins!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Brian Dawkins!

Brian Dawkins wins by unanimous decision!