PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Del Piero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Del Piero
vs
Dawson

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angelo Del Piero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Dawson.
Del Piero throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Dawson.
Angelo Del Piero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Piero lands a right hook to the body.
Del Piero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Del Piero misses with a shot to the body
and Dawson counters with a one-two to the body.
Del Piero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Del Piero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dawson counters with a three punch combo that has Del Piero backing up. Del Piero nods at Dawson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Piero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Piero shoots in for a double leg but Dawson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dawson with a hook.
Dawson misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Del Piero misses.
Dawson misses with a hook. Del Piero ducked under it nicely.
Del Piero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Del Piero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Del Piero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dawson has Del Piero pressed against the cage, preventing Del Piero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Del Piero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawson misses with a looping left.
Del Piero moves out of range as Dawson strikes.
Del Piero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Del Piero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Piero misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws out a loose jab but Del Piero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson throws a series of punches but Del Piero moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Dawson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dawson misses with a two punch combination.
Del Piero throws a lazy right hand but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Piero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Del Piero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a left hand
and Del Piero counters with a right hand to the body.
Dawson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Del Piero throws out a leg kick but Dawson moves out of range and Del Piero only half commits.
Del Piero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Piero. Dawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawson throws a hook but Del Piero blocks it.
Del Piero is looking to wear down Dawson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Del Piero.
Dawson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Del Piero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dawson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Del Piero thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Dawson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Del Piero misses the body punch
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Piero fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawson checks a leg kick nicely.
Del Piero tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Piero misses with a shot to the body
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Dawson clobbers Del Piero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dawson catches Del Piero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Piero moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
Del Piero shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawson sprawls well. He's pushed Del Piero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dawson stuffs the takedown attempt from Del Piero. Del Piero gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Del Piero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Piero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Del Piero lands with a nice combination. Dawson backs away looking to recover.
Del Piero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Del Piero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Piero misses with a two punch combination.
Dawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Del Piero throws a series of punches but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson misses with a double jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Del Piero. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Del Piero misses with a left hand
and Dawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Del Piero swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Piero.
Del Piero just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Piero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Piero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Del Piero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Piero dives in and grabs Dawson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dawson pushes down on Del Piero's head and hops out.
Dawson misses with a hook

and Del Piero moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to circle away but Del Piero has him pinned against the cage.
Dawson tries for a takedown but Del Piero manages to get underhooks.
Del Piero gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dawson as Del Piero tries to tie him up.

Del Piero breaks the clinch.
Del Piero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Del Piero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dawson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Del Piero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Del Piero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dawson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dawson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Del Piero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawson moves out of range of the leg kick from Del Piero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Dawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Del Piero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Piero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Piero tries to land a front kick but Dawson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Del Piero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angelo Del Piero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawson lands with an uppercut that bounces Del Piero off the cage and back into rage.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Piero throws a series of punches but Dawson moves out of range.
Del Piero misses with a body shot.
Del Piero tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Del Piero just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Piero shoots in and drives through. Dawson sprawls well.
Dawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Piero was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawson.
A combination from Del Piero does no damage.
Del Piero misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dawson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Del Piero.
Del Piero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dawson counters with a right hand to the body.
Dawson throws a one two combo.
Dawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawson. Del Piero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Piero tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawson tries to bum rush Del Piero with a series of wild strikes but Del Piero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Piero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dawson is out of range.
Del Piero throws a sloppy body shot
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Piero just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dawson.
Del Piero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Del Piero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Piero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Del Pieros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Dawson both land. Nice combination.

Del Piero is rocked!
Dawson thuds a left hand into Del Piero's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawson feints with a jab and clips Del Piero right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Del Piero is sent crashing into the canvas and Dawson leaps in for the kill! Del Piero tries to get to his feet but Dawson is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Del Piero is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Dawson!