PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Hardcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardcastle comes to the cage accompanied by How I Could Just Kill a Man- Rage Against the Machine. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hardcastle
vs
Dawson

175 cm
20
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sexton Hardcastle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcastle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardcastle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawson but Dawson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
Sexton Hardcastle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardcastle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawson.
Hardcastle swinging wildly here.
Hardcastle misses with a takedown attempt - Dawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dawson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hardcastle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardcastle blocks a head kick by Dawson.
Hardcastle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dawson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardcastle's sensitive parts.
Dawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardcastle's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dawson lands a head kick!
Dawson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hardcastle.

Hardcastle is rocked!
Whack! Dawson lands a heavy head kick that drops Hardcastle. The ref tackles Dawson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hardcastle was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Luke Dawson!