PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 24895 p4p, 6091 weight class) and Pete Seat (ranked 486 p4p, 447 weight class). Pete Seat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dawson
vs
Seat

155 cm
19
145
1 - 3 - 0

171 cm
19
145
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Seat!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dawson defends it nicely.

Dawson gets caught napping as Seat dives in and scores a takedown. Dawson manages to retain guard.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Seat manages to pass to side control.

Dawson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Seat wants to pass the guard but Dawson is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seat is keen to just control but Dawson is a slippery customer.
Dawson is in trouble now - Seat has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seat lands with some strikes.
Seat lands a heavy elbow.
Dawson is in a horrible position here. Seat smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dawson is looking to get to half guard.
Seat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dawson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Seat.
Dawson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Seat connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Seat wants to control the pace but Dawson is squirming around nicely.
Seat is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dawson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Seat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawson is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seat with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Seat is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dawson is surviving well by controlling Seat's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seat trying to control but Dawson is having none of it.
Seat lands with some strikes.
Dawson is trying to escape the mount.
Seat fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dawson taking shots to the head.
Seat is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Seat landing shots from mount.
Seat wants to control the pace but Dawson is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dawson is squirming around, avoiding Seat's attempts to control the action.
Seat with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson wants to control but Seat is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Seat looks for a takedown but Dawson sprawls well.
Dawson is looking to counter the offense by Seat and move into the clinch.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seat keeps the fight on the outside.

Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Seat changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dawson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seat tries to work over Dawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
Seat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seat wants a takedown but no success here.
Jack Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Seat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seat blocks the elbow strike.
Dawson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Seat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Dawson to work.

Seat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dawson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dawson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seat's face.

It looks like Pete Seat has been cut.
Seat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawson looking to throw knees to the head but Seat is blocking nicely.
Dawson crunches a lovely knee into Seat's ribcage.
Dawson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seat blocks it with crossed arms.
Seat looking to stall.
Dawson misses with a knee to the head.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson lands a knee to the head.
Jack Dawson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seat is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seat looking to slow down the pace here.
Dawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Seat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dawson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dawson connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson landing knees to the head.
Dawson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seat tries to circle away but Dawson has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dawson.
Dawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Dawson connects with a knee to the head.
Dawson working Seat over with knees to the body.
Dawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawson misses with a knee strike.
Dawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seat is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seat is trying to break the clinch but Dawson has him pressed against the cage.
Seat is trying to stall.
Seat misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seat backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson lands an elbow just above Seat 's eye.
Seat letting Dawson take a breather here.
Seat has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dawson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dawson lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Dawson.
Dawson lands a nice knee to the body.
Dawson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Seat up against the cage.
Dawson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seat's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Dawson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Seat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dawson wants to clinch.
Seat lands a nice shot that snaps Dawson's head back.
Dawson tries to clinch but Seat moves out of range.
Seat unleashes a big counter combination but Dawson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dawson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dawson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seat wants to break free but Dawson has control.
Dawson looking to throw knees to the head but Seat is blocking nicely.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawson lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Seat avoids the damage to the body.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seat blocks it with crossed arms.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but Seat blocks with his arms.
Seat working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dawson.
Seat working hard to break the clinch.
Seat looking for a takedown.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seat is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawson has double underhooks.
Dawson lands an elbow that stopped Seat in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dawson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seat's face.
Dawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seat wants to stall.
Dawson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seat holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Seat is trying to force a seperation but Dawson has the dominant position.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seat avoiding damage.
Dawson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seat controlling the action here for a moment.
Dawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Seat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Seat won't want to take too many of those.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seat's defenses.
Dawson connects with a knee to the head.
Dawson gets underhooks to prevent Seat's takedown attempt.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Seat won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seat's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson lands a knee to the body.
Dawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawson lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dawson.
Dawson lands a nice elbow.
Dawson lands an elbow that stopped Seat in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Dawson.
Dawson missing with knees to the body.
Dawson is stalling here.
Dawson lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Dawson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dawson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dawson!
A very excited looking Jack Dawson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.