PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tate has chosen Looking out my back door - C.C.R. as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dawkins
vs
Tate

190 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

192 cm
27
212 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ethan Tate!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Tate is looking to slow Dawkins down with leg kicks.
Tate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dawkins checks the leg kick.
Tate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dawkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dawkins is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Tate tenderised Dawkins's leg. Dawkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Tate. Those never looked like landing.
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dawkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tate to score with a decent uppercut.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Tate has cracked Dawkins with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Tate lands another huge swinging hook and Dawkins tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Dawkins, before Tate can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ethan Tate!