PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaydin Dawson (ranked 3456 p4p, 4865 weight class) and Leroy Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Dukes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dawson
vs
Dukes

195 cm
25
245
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
255
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaydin Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leroy Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes connects with a looping right hand.

Dawson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dukes's guard.
Dawson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dukes looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dukes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dawson lands a couple of digs.
Dawson content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dukes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dawson content to stall in guard here.
Dawson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson cracks Dukes with a solid left hand.
Dawson slips nicely into half guard.
Dawson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dawson slips a nice elbow through Dukes's hands, connecting with Dukes's forehead.
Dawson slips a nice elbow through Dukes's hands, connecting with Dukes's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dawson lands a big elbow.
Dawson controlling the position easily from mount.
Dawson lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Dukes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dawson cracks Dukes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Dawson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dawson content just to control the position here.
Dawson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dawson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson dominating with strikes here.

Dukes is rocked!
Dawson connects with a bit shot that sees Dukes covering up! More strikes from Dawson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dawson is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaydin Dawson!