PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Garbrandt (ranked 3802 p4p, 181 weight class) and Jack Dawson (ranked 4429 p4p, 205 weight class). Jack Dawson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cody Garbrandt's chin.

Garbrandt
vs
Dawson

166 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Garbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garbrandt gets a clinch.
Garbrandt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garbrandt is defending well for now.
Garbrandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garbrandt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garbrandt is defending well for now.
A short right from Garbrandt on the inside.
Garbrandt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawsons head.
Dawson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garbrandt.
Dawson missing with knees to the body.
Garbrandt lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson looking to throw knees to the head but Garbrandt is blocking nicely.
Garbrandt gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garbrandt avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
A short left from Garbrandt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbrandt lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt scores with a shoulder strike.
Garbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Garbrandt.
Dawson looks winded!
Garbrandt lands a nice shot to the body.
Garbrandt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garbrandt lands a nice uppercut.
Garbrandt lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbrandt lands a nice uppercut.
Garbrandt lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Dawson is rocked!
Garbrandt lands an uppercut.
Dawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Garbrandt finish him?
Garbrandt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbrandt's elbow.
Garbrandt lands a shoulder strike.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garbrandt lands a shoulder strike.
Garbrandt lands with a light punch inside.
Garbrandt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Garbrandt on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garbrandt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garbrandt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dawson misses with a knee strike.
Dawson takes a shot to the head.
Garbrandt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garbrandt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.

Garbrandt drops Dawson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dawson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garbrandt lands with a light punch inside.
Garbrandt lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dawson to his knees! Garbrandt keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Garbrandt!