PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes into the arena with Cog - Run blaring out of the sound system. Peterson has chosen Blind Eye Halo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawson
vs
Peterson

175 cm
20
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

171 cm
24
154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Cavalheiro Luta Vestuario
Damnfield clothing

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai Peterson !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dawson gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson lands a body punch.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson .
Dawson tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson .
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson 's elbow.
Dawson tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson taking a breather.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson trying to control the position but instead, Dawson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peterson into the ropes.
Peterson working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short left from Peterson .
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Dawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson .
A short right from Peterson .
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Dawson gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the ropes.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson looking to stall.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson .
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawson tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson leaning against his opponent.

Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.
Dawson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson . Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dawson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Peterson .
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
Dawson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dawson fails to land.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawsons head.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson lands a left hand.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson .
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Dawson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.

Peterson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dawson slips a straight right by Peterson .
Dawson throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson misses with a kick to the body.

Dawson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Dawson tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson .
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawson.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson .
Dawson working aggressively here.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Dawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Dawson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Dawson throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.

Dawson clinches up against the ropes.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson .
Dawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson looking to slow down the pace here.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Dawson.
Dawson works on Peterson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson is trying to stall.
Dawson is working Peterson over against the ropes.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Dawson.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson 's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Dawson gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the ropes.
Peterson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson looking to slow down the pace here.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Dawson tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson .
Peterson is trying to stall.

Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dawson clinches up with Peterson and pushes him back against the ropes.

Peterson breaks the clinch.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Dawson.
Dawson throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.

Peterson has managed to clinch.
Dawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson .
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson .
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson .
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Peterson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Dawson keeps him there for the moment.
Dawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Peterson on the inside.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson lands an uppercut.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tony Dawson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Dawson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dawson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Peterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson misses with some punches.
A short left from Dawson.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson presses Dawson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Peterson .
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawson tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Peterson .
Dawson lands a left hand.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawson throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a hook. Dawson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peterson moves out of range as Dawson strikes.
Dawson throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Peterson gets tackled into the ropes by Dawson. Dawson maintains the clinch.
Dawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson .
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Peterson .
Still in the clinch, Dawson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
Dawson tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Peterson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson gets through Peterson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Dawson.
Peterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson .
A nice left hand lands by Peterson .

Dawson is rocked!
Dawson tries to work over Peterson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dawson blocks an elbow strike from Peterson .
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Peterson on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson .
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson pushes Dawson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson .
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson lands a left hand.
Peterson trying to control the position but instead, Dawson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peterson into the ropes.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Dawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dawson fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Dawson moved out of range.
Dawson loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Dawson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dawson misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Dawson moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawson misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dawson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Tony Dawson!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Tony Dawson!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Tony Dawson!

Tony Dawson wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Tony Dawson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.