PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dawkins
vs
Jackson

186 cm
31
194 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

182 cm
31
195 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition

Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook. Dawkins ducked under it nicely.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Dawkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
We've been hearing reports that Dawkins has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Jack Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dawkins counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson has Dawkins pulled in close to control his posture.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Dawkins controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dawkins is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson controls Dawkins momentarily but Dawkins frees himself.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Murray Jackson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson misses with a right hand

and Dawkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Dawkins wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dawkins is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dawkins looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Dawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dawkins punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jackson because Dawkins loaded up on that one.
Dawkins tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins with good strikes from the mount here!
Dawkins throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dawkins looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dawkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dawkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dawkins looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Dawkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dawkins's guard.
Dawkins trying to control here.
Dawkins wants to get back to full guard but Jackson has mounted him!
Dawkins tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Dawkins from getting the reversal.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Dawkins to control.
Dawkins is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Dawkins working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson prevents Dawkins from improving his position.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Dawkins defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to improve his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dawkins wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson takes a swing at Dawkins's ribcage but misses.
Dawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Dawkins throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Dawkins throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson's coach down at RAM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Dawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.

Dawkins looking to score a takedown here. Jackson is defending well but Dawkins drives through and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Jack Dawkins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawkins lands with a right hand.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range.
Dawkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dawkins connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Dawkins is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dawkins.
Dawkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dawkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawkins scores with a jab.
Dawkins dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Dawkins's head and hops out.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Dawkins avoids them all with ease.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Dawkins throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Dawkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson slips a straight right by Dawkins.
Donk. Dawkins catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Dawkins moves away and avoids it.
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Murray Jackson just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dawkins throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Dawkins thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murray Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Dawkins works the jab nicely.
Dawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Dawkins looking to score a takedown here. Jackson is defending well but Dawkins drives through and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Dawkins throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dawkins keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Dawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Dawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Dawkins won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins gets back to full guard.
Dawkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dawkins looking for subs off his back but Jackson has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Dawkins had his way with Murray Jackson in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Dawkins slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawkins connects with the punch.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Dawkins throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson clobbers Dawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dawkins scores with a shot to the body.
Dawkins lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook but Dawkins avoids it easily.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range.
Dawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson leaves Dawkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dawkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dawkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dawkins fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dawkins thinking.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Dawkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson keeps trying to improve his position.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Murray Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack Dawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson misses with a straight left.

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 Jack Dawkins.
I think Dawkins 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dawkins!
Jack Dawkins retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Jack Dawkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.