PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Dawn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dawn
vs
Barnes

185 cm
27
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

165 cm
23
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Untouchable Fight Gear
Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trevor Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Dawn's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Dawn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Dawn on that attempt.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Dawn moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dawn avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes swings for the body but Dawn moves out of range.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Dawn sees coming a mile off.
Dawn avoids the head kick by Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn blocks a jab.
Barnes tries to bum rush Dawn with a series of wild strikes but Dawn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dawn's head.
Barnes misses with a looping left.

Barnes gets caught napping as Dawn dives in and scores a takedown. Barnes manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes is trying to keep Dawn in close.
Dawn wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.

Dawn stands and steps away. Barnes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dawn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Dawn closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Dawn pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dawn moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barnes!
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dawn slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a body punch but Dawn moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Dawn's head but Dawn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawn circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Dawn does no damage.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes throws a jab when Dawn was well out of range.
Dawn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Dawn misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Dawn wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes takes a swing at Dawn's ribcage but misses.
Dawn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Dawn sees coming a mile off.
Barnes catches Dawn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Dawn misses with a wild combination.
Barnes misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barnes throws a right hand that Dawn ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawn also avoids with ease.
Dawn misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawn shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but Dawn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Dawn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawn checks a leg kick nicely.
Dawn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes swings for the body but Dawn moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawn blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Dawn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Richard Dawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawn fails to land the takedown.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawn is just out of range.
Dawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dawn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dawn moves to the back position.

Dawn looking for the choke but no joy.
Barnes is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dawn off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Barnes is looking for a way out.
Dawn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes trying to control the position but Dawn manages to sink in the hooks.
Barnes can't escape the position.
Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Dawn looking for the choke from the back.
Dawn trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dawn misses with an elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn missing with strikes from the back.
Barnes can't escape the position.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dawn's arms.
Dawn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Dawn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Dawn biding his time, controlling Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes trying to get back to his feet but Dawn is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn doesn't have the hooks in and Barnes manages to turn into his guard.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.

Dawn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes advances position into side control!
Dawn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barnes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dawn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes working over Dawn with some ground and pound. Dawn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dawn is controlling Barnes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Dawn won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Dawn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Barnes connects with a high kick.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Dawn blocks the body kick.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawn has a takedown stuffed.
Dawn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Barnes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dawn.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dawn moves out of range.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Dawn moves away and avoids it.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Dawn walks into a jab.
Dawn dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Dawn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dawn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trevor Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Dawn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barnes's half guard.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Barnes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dawn.
Dawn trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Dawn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dawn throws an elbow but Barnes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dawn looking to control but instead Barnes has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dawn passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is squirming around, avoiding Dawn's attempts to control the action.
Barnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Dawn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barnes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Barnes tries to reverse the position but Dawn maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawn thowing shots but they're missing.
Barnes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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 Richard Dawn.
I think Dawn 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Richard Dawn!