PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 1272 p4p, 57 weight class) and Jack Dawson (ranked 2725 p4p, 108 weight class). Dawson has chosen Titanic theme as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nekele
vs
Dawson

210 cm
21
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Dawson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Nekele's head coaches at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dawson wants to clinch
and Nekele counters with a leg kick.
Nekele scores with a jab. Dawson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dawson tries to clinch up
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekele lands with a straight right. Dawson didn't see that one coming.
Dawson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nekele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
Dawson tries to clinch up.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Nekele keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Nekele blocks an elbow strike.
Dawson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawson.

Nekele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nekele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Nekele keeps it at a distance.
Nekele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dawson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson wants to clinch.
Dawson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nekele lands the left hand.
Dawson wants to clinch but Nekele slips to the side
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Nekele keeps it at a distance.
As Dawson backs away, Nekele returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Dawson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dawson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Nekele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nekele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dawsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Dawson instigates a clinch.
Dawson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nekele tries to break free but Dawson pushes him back against the cage.

Nekele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nekele dips to his left and cracks Dawson with an uppercut!
Dawson moves to clinch but Nekele breaks away
and Nekele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nekele circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dawson finds it's way through Nekele's defenses.

It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Dawson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nekele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawson moves to clinch but Nekele breaks away
and Nekele counters with an inside leg kick.
Dawson looks to clinch
and Nekele counters with a head kick. That will keep Dawson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naiki Nekele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dawson walks into a straight right hand from Nekele.
Nekele lands a body shot.
Dawson wants to clinch but Nekele slips to the side
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Nekele.
Dawson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nekele.
Nekele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dawson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Nekele tries to keep at a distance but Dawson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nekele avoids a wild elbow strike from Dawson.

Nekele breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson tries to clinch but Nekele moves away
letting Nekele counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dawson has Nekele up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nekele is keeping busy.
Dawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nekele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nekele managing to block the knees to the body from Dawson.

Nekele breaks the clinch.
Nekele throws a good cross that connects.
Nekele scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele cracks Dawson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson tries to clinch
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dawson darts in trying to clinch
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.

Dawson is rocked!
Nekele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nekele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dawson misses with a hook.
Dawson looks to clinch

and Nekele counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dawson! Nekele lets Dawson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nekele finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Nekele.
Dawson seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawson off the cage and back into range.
Nekele circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nekele counters with a nice right hand that sends Dawson toppling to the canvas! Dawson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nekele finish him?!
Dawson moves in looking to clinch but Nekele pushes him off.
Dawson tries to clinch up
and Nekele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Nekele cracks Dawson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nekele has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dawson to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson misses with a leg kick
and Nekele counters with a right hand from hell and Dawson is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.