PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Cortes (ranked 4468 p4p, 4551 weight class) and Rufus Dawson (ranked 165 p4p, 182 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cortes
vs
Dawson

174 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dawson drives through and clinches with Cortes against the cage.
Thiago Cortes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawson lands with a light punch inside.
Dawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
Cortes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dawson scores with a shot to the side of Cortes's head.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortes.
Cortes letting Dawson take a breather here.
Dawson misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawsons head.
A right hand to the body from Dawson.
Dawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cortes working aggressively here.
Cortes stalling in the clinch but Dawson improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Cortes fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortes.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortes.
Cortes swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Cortes controls the action.
Dawson stalls.
Cortes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dawson.
Still in the clinch, Dawson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortes.
Cortes misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes throws a head punch that misses.
Cortes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dawson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Cortes lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortes.
Cortes misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortes.
A short right from Dawson on the inside.
Cortes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortes swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Dawson.
Dawson leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dawson fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Dawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dawson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Rufus Dawson!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Rufus Dawson!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Rufus Dawson!

Rufus Dawson wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Rufus Dawson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.