PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Korbin Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Snapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas comes to the ring accompanied by Counting "Volbeat". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dallas
vs
Snapple

189 cm
28
181 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent elbows
Very quick

Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korbin Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Snapple!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snapple ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dallas moves to clinch but Snapple breaks away

and Snapple moves into the clinch.
Snapple wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snapple working Dallas over with knees to the body.
Snapple missing with knees to the body.

Snapple's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dallas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch but Snapple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snapple scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dallas moves in looking to clinch but Snapple pushes him off.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Snapple.
Snapple misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas lands with an overhand left.
Snapple bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dallas's head backwards.
Dallas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dallas lands a slapping body shot.
Snapple swings for the body but Dallas moves out of range.
Snapple scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dallas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snapple.
Dallas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snapple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dallas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snapple.
Dallas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Snapple manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snapple swings for the body but Dallas moves out of range.
Snapple throws a hook but Dallas blocks it.
Dallas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Snapple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snapple keeps the fight on the outside.
Dallas lands with a nice body punch.
Dallas is looking to clinch but Snapple is avoiding it.

Snapple moves into range and clinches up with Dallas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snapple misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Snapple.
Dallas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snapple's elbow.
Snapple is trying to force a seperation but Dallas has the dominant position.
Dallas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dallas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dallas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snapple has Dallas pushed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snapple.
Dallas is looking to control Snapple's arms but Snapple gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dallas has his back to the ropes.
Snapple blocks an elbow strike from Dallas.

Snapple's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snapple dodges the punch combination from Dallas.
Snapple misses with a straight right.
Snapple lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snapple misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snapple takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dallas tries to clinch there but Snapple circles away.
Snapple throws a body punch but Dallas moves out of range.
Dallas connects with a leg kick. Snapple looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snapple swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snapple misses with a body shot.
Snapple comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Dallas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snapple throws a body punch but Dallas moves out of range.
Dallas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dallas wants to clinch.
Snapple keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dallas thuds a left hand into Snapple's body.
Dallas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snapple.
Dallas misses the shot to the body.

Snapple pushes Dallas up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Snapple dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dallas checks a low kick from Snapple.
Snapple looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.

Snapple closes the distance and clinches.
Snapple has Dallas pressed against the ropes, preventing Dallas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dallas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Snapple breaks from the clinch.
Dallas lands a head kick. Snapple smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dallas wants to clinch up but Snapple keeps it at a distance.
Snapple lands with a nice body punch.
Dallas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snapple was well out of range. Poor timing from Dallas.
Snapple swats away the attempt to clinch by Dallas.
Dallas tries to clinch but Snapple is having none of it.
Dallas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snapple clinches.

Snapple escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dallas misses with a looping right.
Dallas throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Dallas misses.
Snapple swats away the attempt to clinch by Dallas.
Snapple lands a nice looking body shot.
Korbin Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dallas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dallas is looking to wear down Snapple with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snapple throws a jab but it's blocked by Dallas.
Eric Snapple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dallas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snapple wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snapple cracks Dallas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Dallas misses with a body shot.
Snapple takes a swing at Dallas's ribcage but misses.
Snapple lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snapple, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dallas has closed the distance and engaged Snapple in a clinch.
Snapple is working Dallas over against the ropes.
Snapple working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snapple misses with a body punch.
Snapple takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snapple looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dallas has Snapple pressed against the ropes, preventing Snapple from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snapple stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snapple blocks a body shot from Dallas.
Snapple wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dallas has had enough of the clinch but Snapple keeps him there for the moment.
Snapple is looking to break free of the clinch but Dallas has double underhooks.
Dallas tries a body shot but Snapple blocks it.

Snapple escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Snapple.
Dallas tries to clinch but Snapple moves out of range.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch but Snapple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snapple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dallas moves away.

Snapple clinches up against the ropes.
Snapple has had enough of the clinch but Dallas keeps him there for the moment.
Dallas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Snapple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dallas misses with a punch on the inside.
Eric Snapple seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dallas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Snapple showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Snapple has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dallas finds it's way round the side to connect with Snapple's head.
Dallas tries to clinch up but Snapple circles away and keeps his distance.
Snapple swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch but Snapple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snapple blocks a head kick by Dallas.
Jab, jab by Snapple - just one landing.
A left lands for Dallas.
Dallas looks to score with a jab to the body but Snapple is just out of range.
Dallas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snapple counters with a right hand to the body.
Dallas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dallas there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Snapple misses.
Dallas checks a leg kick.

Dallas gets tackled into the ropes by Snapple. Snapple maintains the clinch.

Snapple escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snapple jabs Dallas right on the nose. Dallas blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapple pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dallas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snapple on the side of the head.
Snapple swats away the attempt to clinch by Dallas.
Snapple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dallas moves away.
Dallas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dallas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snapple.
Snapple takes a swing at Dallas's ribcage but misses.

Dallas has closed the distance and engaged Snapple in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snapple effectively controlling the action here.
Snapple throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snapple just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dallas's brow.
Korbin Dallas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dallas trying to land knees to the body.
Dallas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dallas is leaning against Snapple and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Snapple - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Snapple working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snapple doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Snapple breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Snapple gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snapple scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dallas tries to work over Snapple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dallas is pushing Snapple up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snapple's elbow.
Snapple trying to land knees to the body.
Eric Snapple is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dallas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dallas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snapple avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dallas swings wildly with an uppercut but Snapple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Snapple.
Well Snapple 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Snapple!
Eric Snapple very nearly forgot to thank Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.