PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson has chosen Cog - Run as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dynamite
vs
Dawson

178 cm
24
168 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
163 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Dragon
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dawson wants to clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch up
and Dynamite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dynamite ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawson throws a right hand that misses
and Dynamite counters with a thumping low kick.
Tony Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dynamite prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Knees to the body from Dynamite.

Dynamite has Dawson pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dynamite pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Dawson tumbling to the mat - Dynamite dives into Dawson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dynamite seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dynamite lands a couple of digs.

Dawson looking for subs off his back but Dynamite has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dawson looking for submissions off his back.

Dawson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Dawson actively working from the bottom here.
Dynamite is looking to advance position but Dawson won't allow it.
Dynamite keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Dawson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Dawson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dynamite takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dawson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dawson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dawson looks winded!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dynamite connects with a nice short shot to Dawson's temple.
Dynamite trying to control from half guard but Dawson is working away.
Dynamite performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dawson is staying active underneath Dynamite, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dynamite lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dawson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dynamite pulls his head out easily.

Dawson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite passes to full mount!
Dynamite putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dynamite has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dawson is looking to improve his position but Dynamite isn't that keen on the idea.
Dynamite raining down shots from the mount!
Dynamite controlling the pace for now.
Dawson can't escape the position.
Dynamite with the ground and pound from mount.
Dawson is trying to escape the mount.
Dynamite lands a couple of good shots and Dawson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson breaks Dynamite's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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!
Dynamite is pulling down on Dawson's head to control his posture.
Dynamite is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dawson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Dawson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dynamite dives on top into guard.

Dynamite avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dynamite working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Dynamite from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson can't keep his opponent in guard - Dynamite advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Dawson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dynamite pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Dynamite dominated that round.
That's time! Dynamite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dawson is looking to clinch but Dynamite is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Dawson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dynamite.
Dawson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dynamite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Dynamite.
Dynamite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawson. That did some damage!
Dynamite fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dawson on the side of the head.
Dawson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dynamite lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dynamite connects with an inside leg kick.
Dawson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dynamite counters with a stiff right hand.
Dynamite slips a straight right by Dawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite connects with an inside leg kick.
Dynamite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawson. That did some damage!
Dawson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dynamite manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dynamite scores with a hook.
Dynamite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dynamite leaves Dawson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dynamite connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dawson looks to clinch
and Dynamite counters with a good low kick that Dawson was not able to check.
Dynamite lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawson's head.
A swing and a miss from Dawson.
Dawson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dawson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dawson needs to keep his hands up - Dynamite had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson tries to clinch up.
Dawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Napoleon Dynamite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawson closes the distance but Dynamite moves to the side
and Dynamite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Dynamite does it's job there.
Dawson throws a right hand that Dynamite ducks under and follows up with a left that Dynamite also avoids with ease.
Napoleon Dynamite is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Dynamite keeps it at a distance.
Dawson misses with a hook.
Dawson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dynamite counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dynamite moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Dynamite. That snapped Dawson's head back.
Dawson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dynamite looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dynamite cracks a nice hook into Dawson's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is looking to clinch but Dynamite is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Dynamite both land. Nice combination.
Dynamite cracks Dawson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dynamite ducks under a wild hook from Dawson.
Dawson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dawson tries to clinch up but Dynamite circles away and keeps his distance.

Dawson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Dynamite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dynamite lands a left hand.
Dynamite scores with a knee to the head.

Dawson is rocked!
Dynamite scores with a knee to the head.
Dawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dynamite finish him?
Dawson is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dynamite's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dynamite scores with a knee to the head.
Dynamite has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dawson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dynamite, and another! Dawson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Napoleon Dynamite!
An out of breath Napoleon Dynamite thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.