PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drezner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - Checkmate. Dawkins has chosen Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Richard Dawkins enters the cage!

Drezner
vs
Dawkins

175 cm
28
162 lbs
24 - 4 - 1

170 cm
28
159 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drezner feints and then cracks Dawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dawkins down.
Drezner misses with a leg kick.
Drezner is looking to clinch but Dawkins is avoiding it.

Drezner clinches up with Dawkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Drezner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Drezner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drezner pushes Dawkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drezner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drezner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drezner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawkins's brow.
Drezner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drezner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drezner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dawkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drezner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawkinss head.
Drezner struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawkins controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drezner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawkins misses with a kick to the body.
Drezner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dawkins misses with a hook. Drezner ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dawkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drezner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dawkins defending well as Drezner loads up on a big left hand.
Dawkins misses with a wild combination.
Dawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Drezner misses its intended target.
Drezner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drezner throws a wild body kick that Dawkins sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dawkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dawkins lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drezner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drezner thuds a left hand into Dawkins's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drezner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dawkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dawkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dawkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dawkins looks to land a combination but Drezner avoids it well.
Dawkins avoids the head kick by Drezner.
Dawkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dawkins looks to land a left hand but Drezner moved out of range nicely.
Dawkins throws the kick towards the body but Drezner avoids it.
Drezner swings for the body but Dawkins moves out of range.
Drezner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins has a takedown stuffed.
Drezner misses with a leg kick.
Dawkins looks for the body kick but Drezner saw that one coming.
Dawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drezner pinned against the cage. Drezner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dawkins throws a wild body kick that Drezner sees coming a mile off.
Dawkins looks to land a right hand but Drezner moved out of range.
Dawkins misses with a body kick.

Dawkins shoots in and gets a takedown into Drezner's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drezner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drezner is trying to control the position but Dawkins postures up.
Drezner pulls Dawkins in close to prevent any damage.
Drezner is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Zak Drezner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Drezner lands a leg kick that knocks Dawkins off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins tries a low kick but Drezner avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drezner throws a body kick that misses.
Dawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Drezner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Drezner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dawkins throws a push kick but Drezner slaps the foot to one side.
Dawkins wants to slow Drezner down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawkins misses the target.
Dawkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drezner checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Drezner.

Drezner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drezner working aggressively here.
Drezner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dawkins tries to throw a body punch but Drezner avoids it by throwing Dawkins back against the cage.
Drezner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dawkins stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Drezner fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drezner stalling in the clinch but Dawkins improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Drezner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dawkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Drezner tries to stall but Dawkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dawkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Drezner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drezner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dawkins.
Dawkins cracks Drezner with a good jab.
Zak Drezner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drezner misses with a straight left.
A big left from Dawkins misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a body kick that misses.
Drezner tries to clinch up but Dawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.
Drezner doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawkins circles away.
Drezner lands a jab.
A big right from Drezner misses.
Drezner jabs Dawkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drezner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Zak Drezner is winning the standup battle so far.
Drezner moves out of range of the strikes.
Drezner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawkins punishes Drezner's body with a nice straight punch.
Drezner wants to clinch up but Dawkins keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to land a leg kick but Drezner saw it coming and moves away.
Drezner checks the leg kick.
Drezner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drezner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drezner lands a leg kick that knocks Dawkins off balance momentarily.
Drezner connects with a crisp jab.
Drezner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dawkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice jab there from Drezner.
Dawkins misses with a right hand
and Drezner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drezner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawkins fails with the takedown.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drezner thuds his right hand into Dawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drezner wants to clinch.
Drezner tries to bum rush Dawkins with a series of wild strikes but Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drezner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dawkins's head.
Dawkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Drezner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drezner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Drezner.
Drezner feints and then cracks Dawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dawkins down.
Dawkins blocks a head kick by Drezner.
Dawkins looks to throw the jab but Drezner is out of range.
Drezner connects with a leg kick. Dawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dawkins lands a head kick!
Dawkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dawkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drezner's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins dips to his left and cracks Drezner with an uppercut!
A bone on bone clash there as Dawkins blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a wild body kick that Drezner sees coming a mile off.
Dawkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drezner looks to throw the jab but Dawkins is out of range.
Drezner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Drezner takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drezner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawkins's elbow.
Drezner throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Dawkins being controlled against the cage.
Drezner presses Dawkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner is trying to maintain a safe position but Dawkins gets an underhook and turns Drezner into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drezner.
Dawkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins prevents a body shot from Drezner.
Drezner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawkins letting Drezner take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Dawkins.
Dawkins tries a body shot but Drezner blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drezner.
Drezner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Dawkins manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner takes one on the button.
Drezner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dawkins staying out of range there.
Drezner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drezner moves away.
Drezner scores with a hook to the body. Dawkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dawkins misses with a low kick.
Dawkins throws a lazy body kick
and Drezner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dawkins.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins blocks a leg kick.
Drezner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawkins.
Drezner's corner calls for a 1-2. Drezner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drezner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Dawkins is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drezner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drezner motions for Dawkins to come forward. Drezner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drezner.
Dawkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins looks to land a body kick but Drezner moved away.
Dawkins throws a body kick that misses.
Drezner ducks under a wild hook from Dawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Richard Dawkins just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Drezner throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drezner blocks the body kick.
Drezner throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Drezner scores with a head kick. Dawkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dawkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drezner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drezner tries to clinch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins throws a quick inside leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Drezner breaks from the clinch.
Drezner pushes Dawkins away with a front kick.
Dawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drezner tries to clinch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Drezner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drezner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dawkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Drezner cracks the inside of Dawkins's front leg.
Drezner connects with an inside leg kick.
Dawkins throws a wild body kick that Drezner sees coming a mile off.
Drezner misses the shot to the body.
Dawkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drezner throws a jab when Dawkins was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dawkins needs to keep his hands up - Drezner had a free shot at his head there.
Dawkins lands a body shot.
Dawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Dawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drezner's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dawkins.
Drezner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drezner misses with a low kick.
Dawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Dawkins blocks the leg kick.
Drezner tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drezner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a one two combo.
A head kick by Dawkins misses
and Drezner counters with a good low kick that Dawkins was not able to check.
Drezner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drezner throws a solid leg kick but Dawkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drezner.
The fighters circling - Drezner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Drezner.
Drezner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drezner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drezner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
Dawkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drezner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drezner throws a head kick that Dawkins semi-blocks.
Drezner misses with a head kick.
Drezner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drezner is looking to land body kicks.
Drezner cracks a nice hook into Dawkins's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drezner throws a body punch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Drezner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Drezner had his way with Richard Dawkins in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dawkins misses the jab.
Drezner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drezner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drezner throws a low kick but Dawkins avoids it.
Dawkins defending well as Drezner loads up on a big left hand.
Drezner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Dawkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dawkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Drezner counters with a nice leg kick.
Drezner doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawkins circles away.
Dawkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drezner is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner throws a wild body kick that Dawkins sees coming a mile off.
Dawkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drezner is out of range.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Drezner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dawkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dawkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drezner thuds a left hand into Dawkins's body.
Dawkins throws out a loose jab but Drezner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drezner misses with a head kick.
Drezner checks a low kick from Dawkins.
Dawkins thows a body kick. Drezner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Drezner ducks right into an uppercut from Dawkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drezner looks to throw the jab but Dawkins is out of range.
Richard Dawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drezner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Dawkins.
Drezner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dawkins's calf.
Dawkins swings for the body but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner misses with a body shot.
Drezner scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drezner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a low kick.
Dawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drezner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drezner moves out of range of the body kick from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
Drezner misses with a wild body shot.
Dawkins misses with a hook. Drezner ducked under it nicely.
Drezner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drezner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zak Drezner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Drezner misses
and Dawkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drezner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drezner moves out of range as Dawkins strikes.
Drezner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dawkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Zak Drezner has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins tries to land a front kick but Drezner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drezner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dawkins's head.
A big right from Dawkins misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Dawkins.
I think Drezner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Drezner!
Zak Drezner is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Zak Drezner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.