PBP Commentary

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

Dawson
vs
Moco

178 cm
26
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
33
145 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonje Moco!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moco gets a clinch.
Moco is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dawson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dawson wants to break free but Moco has control.

Moco drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moco can do anything to dispel that myth.

Michael Dawson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from Moco.
Moco fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawson throws a big shot that misses.
Dawson lands a front kick.
Moco staying out of range there.
Moco is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Moco avoids the head kick by Dawson.
Moco blocks a head kick by Dawson.
Moco fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses.

Moco forces Dawson back against the cage and clinches.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
Moco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dawson is defending well.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Moco is controlling him.

Moco tightens his grip and picks Dawson up, before dumping him to the ground. Dawson manages to land in guard.
Moco sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Moco passes Dawson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Moco controlling the action here.

Moco decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lonje Moco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Moco.
Dawson lands with a nice body punch.
Moco misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Lonje Moco has been cut.
Dawson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from Moco.
Moco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dawson lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
Dawson throws a right and a left that Moco avoids nicely.
Dawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Moco.
Moco tries to clinch up.

Moco closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Dawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Moco has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dawson regains guard immediately.
Moco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lonje Moco was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Moco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michael Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Dawson lands but Moco takes it in his stride.
Dawson lands a head shot.
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
and Moco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Moco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Moco.
Moco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Moco clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moco turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Moco has hold of Dawson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dawson seems comfortable defending it but Moco has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dawson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dawson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Moco couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lonje Moco!