PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Dagenhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kawalew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dagenhart comes to the cage accompanied by K'NAAN - Wavin' Flag. Kawalew has chosen Barney song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dagenhart
vs
Kawalew

185 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Untouchable Fight Gear

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ DOUBLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Dagenhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Kawalew!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawalew misses with a few strikes there.
Kawalew fails to land with a series of punches.
Dagenhart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kawalew to score with a decent uppercut.
Dagenhart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dagenhart wants to clinch up but Kawalew keeps it at a distance.
Dagenhart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawalew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Kawalew misses.
Dagenhart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kawalew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dagenhart backs up against the cage.
Kawalew lands with a cross.

It looks like Matthew Dagenhart has been cut.
Dagenhart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawalew.

Dagenhart has Kawalew up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawalew wants to get back to striking at distance but Dagenhart won't allow it.
Dagenhart looking to throw knees to the head but Kawalew is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagenhart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dagenhart tries to land knees in the clinch but Kawalew avoids the damage to the body.
Dagenhart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dagenhart stalling.
Kawalew can't break the clinch.
Dagenhart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawalew looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dagenhart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kawalew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawalew can't find room to land a body shot as Dagenhart controls the action.
Kawalew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dagenhart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kawalew.
Dagenhart tries a knee to the head but Kawalew blocks it.
Dagenhart keeps control of Kawalew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawalew has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dagenhart after a bit of a struggle.
Dagenhart tries to land a knee to the head but Kawalew blocks with his arms.
Kawalew gets through Dagenhart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagenhart keeps control of Kawalew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dagenhart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawalew avoids a wild elbow strike from Dagenhart.
Kawalew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawalew is trying to break the clinch but Dagenhart is controlling him.
Dagenhart lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Chris Kawalew has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dagenhart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dagenhart lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawalew looks gassed!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dagenhart.
Dagenhart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Chris Kawalew's cut even more.
Kawalew tries to break free but Dagenhart pushes him back against the cage.
Dagenhart connects with a knee to the head.
Dagenhart scores a nice knee to the body.
Dagenhart tries to land a knee to the head but Kawalew blocks with his arms.
Dagenhart is pushing Kawalew up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Dagenhart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagenhart keeps control of Kawalew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dagenhart lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Chris Kawalew's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dagenhart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dagenhart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dagenhart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawalew takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dagenhart.

Chris Kawalew's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dagenhart tries a knee to the head but Kawalew blocks it.
Dagenhart lands a nice elbow.
Dagenhart lands an elbow just above Kawalew 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Kawalew's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matthew Dagenhart!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matthew Dagenhart made sure he mentioned Untouchable Fight Gear , along with how happy he was to win his fight.