PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mush Room (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Room
vs
Dawkins

193 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mush Room!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Room throws a leg kick which misses Dawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawkins tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Room.
Dawkins thows a leg kick but Room checks it
and Room counters with a good low kick that Dawkins was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Room counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Room. That's going to slow Dawkins down.
Room does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Room throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dawkins throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Room lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawkins off the cage and back into rage.
Dawkins throws a lazy head kick
and Room counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dawkins thinking.
Dawkins looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Room counters with a nice leg kick.
Room takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Room is looking to slow Dawkins down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Room.
Some wild striking there from Room.
Room throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Room.
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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Room, right into the meat.
Room lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawkins circles away quickly and effectively.

Room closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Room comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dawkins working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Room.
Room lands with a right to the head.
Room lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Room lands an elbow that stopped Dawkins in his tracks for a moment.
Room comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Room lands a nice shot to the body.
Room scores with a shoulder strike.
Room tries to land knees in the clinch but Dawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Room working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Room.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Room.
Room unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Room lands a damaging elbow.
Room lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Room scores with a hook to the body.
Room lands a body shot in the clinch.
Room connects with a knee to the head.
Room tries to land knees in the clinch but Dawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Dawkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Room won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Room.
Room missing with knees to the body.
Room presses Dawkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Room lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Room lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Room creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Room.
Room throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawkinss head.
Room comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Room.
Room is working Dawkins over against the cage.
Room scores with a hook to the body.
Room works on Dawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Room lands with a short shot to the head.
Room lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Room.
Room lands with a right to the head.
Room lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.

Room turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dawkins being controlled for a moment.
Room works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Room working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Room's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Room lands some shots froms side control.
Room scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Dawkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Room scoring with punches from side control.
Room cracks Dawkins with a big right hand but Dawkins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Room passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dawkins!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Room with a couple of short strikes.
Room looking to finish Dawkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dawkins!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mush Room dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Room.
Dawkins lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Room does a little dance to reset his feet.
Room scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Room lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Room scoring well with a low kick there.
Room is looking to slow Dawkins down with leg kicks.
Mush Room is winning the standup battle so far.
Room connects with an inside leg kick.
Mush Room seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Room shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dawkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dawkins has momentary wrist control but Room slips an elbow through the middle.
Dawkins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Room advances to half guard.
Room looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Room sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Room is looking to take a break and control but Dawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Room working over Dawkins with some ground and pound. Dawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Room.
Nice strikes from Room there.
Room is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Room lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mush Room overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Room landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Room there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dawkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dawkins wants to control but Room is keeping busy.
Room lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Room performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Room lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Room lands a nice short elbow.
Room controlling the pace.
Room wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawkins keeps working.
Dawkins throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Room working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Room is looking to take a break and control but Dawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Room is nestled in close to Dawkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dawkins taking some punishment here, with Room in his half guard.
Room controlling the pace.
Room wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawkins keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Room is nestled in close to Dawkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mush Room dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Room.
Room just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas Dawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Room.
Dawkins looks to land a combination but Room avoids it well.
Room moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses

and Room counters with a takedown into side control.
Room lands a few punches from side control.
Dawkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Dawkins is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Room in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dawkins is still in real trouble! Can Room finish him?
Room in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dawkins looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Room turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mush Room!