PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Fat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dawn
vs
Fat

180 cm
20
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Fat!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawn circles away from the clinch attempt

so Dawn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dawn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dawn landing with the ground and pound.

Dawn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn shoots in looking for a takedown but Fat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dawn fails with a takedown attempt.
Fat looks to land a combination but Dawn avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dawn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fat tries to clinch but Dawn moves out of range.
Fat tries to clinch up.
Fat tries to clinch there but Dawn circles away.
Dawn dives in and grabs Fat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fat pushes down on Dawn's head and hops out.
Dawn shoots in looking for a takedown but Fat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fat tries to clinch up but Dawn circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Dawn looking to score a takedown here. Fat is defending well but Dawn drives through and ends up in Fat's guard.
Dawn is breathing heavily.
Dawn wants to control from the top but Fat keeps moving.
Dawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dawn wants to stand and escape but instead Fat has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fat wanted to stand there but Dawn had control of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn wants to improve his position but instead Fat has moved into half guard.
Dawn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dawn is doing well to control the position and prevent Fat from advancing to side control.
Fat tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawn is positioning himself well to prevent Fat advancing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is looking to improve his position.
Dawn wants to get back to full guard but Fat has mounted him!
Dawn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dawn is trying to reverse the position but instead Fat has taken his back - oops!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fat nearly escaped from the position there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fat tries to clinch up.

Dawn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Dawn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dawn in particular looking to stall.
Fat wants to get back to his feet.
Fat scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dawn manages to mount him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn scoring with strikes but Fat is staying in there.
Fat really wants to buck Dawn off and get back to his feet.
Dawn working Fat over with strikes here.
Dawn with good strikes from the mount here!
Dawn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fat is breathing heavily.
Dawn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fat's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Fat is rocked!
Fat is trying to stand up.

Fat defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dawn.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Fat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dawn controlling his opponent.
Fat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fat hang on?
BOOM! Dawn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dawn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dawn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dawn landing punches.

Fat defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dawn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dawn wants to finish this one by submission but Fat is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dawn.
Dawn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fat?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawn raining down shots from the mount!
Fat taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dawn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dawn is defended easily by Fat.
Fat closes the distance looking to clinch

so Dawn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fat keeping moving, preventing Dawn from controlling successfully.
Dawn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fat is keeping the position for now.
Dawn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dawn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawnis looking to pass into half guard but Fat pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fat is in guard.
Jake Dawn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawn is pulling down on Fat's head to control his posture.
Fat stopping the sweep attempt from Dawn.
Fat stops Dawn from standing up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dawn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is pulling down on Fat's head. It's preventing any offense from Fat, at least for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Dawn.
Fat wants to clinch

and Dawn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fat's guard now.
Fat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dawn controls the pace.
Dawn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fat can do to turn this around?
Fat keeping full guard, as Dawn tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dawn is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dawn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawn content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jake Dawn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dawn shoots for a double leg takedown but Fat sprawls well. He's pushed Dawn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dawn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fat moves in looking to clinch but Dawn pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob Fat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fat gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dawn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fat is looking to stand up but Dawn isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dawn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Jake Dawn!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jake Dawn!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Jake Dawn!

Jake Dawn wins by unanimous decision!