PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bob
vs
Dawson

165 cm
27
162 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

192 cm
24
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Dawson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob misses with a straight left.
Dawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Dawson moved out of range.
Dawson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bob gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bob with the ground and pound but Dawson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bob working Dawson over with strikes.
Bob throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dawson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bob.
Dawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bob.
Dawson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bob looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bob missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob is trying to control the action in half guard but Dawson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bob thows a huge punch but Dawson dodges it nicely.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob working the ground and pound but Dawson is defending the strikes.
Bob throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bob tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob working the ground and pound.
Bob scores with punches from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
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!
Bob trying to control the action but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Bob postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dawson parries the strikes from Bob easily there. Bob is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dawson to escape.
Bob taking a break here but Dawson is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bob thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawson's head.
Bob missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob is nestled in close to Dawson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bob missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bob content to control rather than advance.
Bob missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob thows a huge punch but Dawson dodges it nicely.
Dawson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dawson defending well though.
Bob not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bob lands a nice short elbow.
Bob drops an elbow to the side of Dawson's head.
Bob is keen to just control but Dawson is a slippery customer.
Bob looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dawson looks gassed!
Bob lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bob thows a huge punch but Dawson dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bob dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bob fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bob throws a jab when Dawson was well out of range.
Bob fails with the takedown.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Bob has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bob gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bob smiles and moves away.
Mike Dawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Dawson there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Dawson.
Bob has a takedown stuffed.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Dawson does it's job there.
Bob misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Mike Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob throws the left hand but Dawson avoids the punch easily.
Dawson lands with a cross.
Bob is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dawson.
Dawson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dawson looks to land a combination. Bob sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bob is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dawson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a hook.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawson.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Dawson lands with a right hand.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Dawson counters with a one-two to the body.
Bob is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dawson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Dawson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawson.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawson counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Dawson slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob shoots in but no luck this time.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Bob looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bob has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dawson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob throwing strikes from guard but Dawson blocks nicely.
Dawson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dawson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bob trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob chips away with some ground and pound.
Bob trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Bob works over Dawson with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Dawson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bob misses with a looping right.
Dawson moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a one-two to the body.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mike Dawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Dawson slips the punch.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawson is just out of range.
Bob throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
Bob shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Bob takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob misses with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Dawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawson throws out the jab.
Dawson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
Dawson lands with a nice body punch.
Dawson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Dawson as Bob shoots in.
Bob misses with a hook
and Dawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Dawson jabs Bob right on the nose. Bob blinks but takes it well.
Bob wants to clinch.
Dawson slips under a jab from Bob.
Sloppy strikes from Dawson. Those never looked like landing.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawson counters with a nice body shot.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawson counters with a two punch combo.
Bob closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dawson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bob misses.
Dawson slips a straight right by Bob.
Bob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Dawson moved out of range nicely.

Bob closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bob lands in his opponent's guard.
Bob throwing strikes from guard but Dawson blocks nicely.
Bob trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Billy Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bob trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob postures up in Dawson's guard and throws a big left but Dawson blocks it.
Bob slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dawson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bob trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob passes Dawson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob thows a huge punch but Dawson dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Bob.
I think Bob 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!