PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dalton
vs
Phol

180 cm
22
169 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
187 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Dalton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol throws out a loose jab but Dalton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phol counters with a nice uppercut.
Dalton throws a hook but Phol avoids it easily.
Phol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dalton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dalton misses with the combination.
Phol misses with a kick to the body.
Phol scores with a nice head shot.
Phol has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dalton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Phol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Dalton lands a jab to the head.
Dalton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Phol throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dalton tries to clinch there but Phol circles away.
Phol looks to land a right hand but Dalton moved out of range.
Phol misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Phol looks to move away, Dalton throws a big counter combo but Phol just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dalton rushes Phol and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phol being controlled against the cage.
Dalton struggles to land a body shot inside as Phol controls his hands.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phol swings wildly with an uppercut but Dalton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Dalton.
Dalton blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Phol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phol slowing the pace effectively.
Phol working aggressively here.
Dalton cracks Phol with a nice body shot.
Dalton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Dalton.
Dalton scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phol stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phol's elbow.
Dalton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phol as Dalton tries to tie him up.
Phol pressing his opponent against the cage.
Phol scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phol tries to throw a body punch but Dalton avoids it by throwing Phol back against the cage.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dalton lands with a left to the head.
Phol stalls.
Phol avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dalton works on Phol's body with a couple of short punches.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton working aggressively here.
Dalton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Phol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dalton.

Dalton breaks from the clinch.
Dalton moves out of range of the body kick.
Phol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phol throws a hook but Dalton blocks it.
Dalton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Dalton.
Dalton tried to counter with a leg kick but Phol avoided it.
Dalton lands a body shot.
Dalton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phol unleashes a big counter combination but Dalton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol lands a jab to the head.
Phol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dalton takes a swing at Phol's ribcage but misses.
Phol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dalton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phol throws out a counter right but Dalton avoids it with no problem.
Phol throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dalton throws a low kick but Phol avoids it.
Dalton takes a swing at Phol's ribcage but misses.
Phol throws a body shot but no joy.
Phol swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dalton counters with a left and a right that stings Phol.
Dalton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phol's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Phol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phol there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Phol misses.
Dalton tries to counter by clinching up but Phol breaks away and moves out of range.
Phol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dalton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nick Dalton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phol.
That kick from Dalton tenderised Phol's leg. Phol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phol tests Dalton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phol throws a right hand that misses
and Dalton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phol thinking.
Phol throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nick Dalton is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Phol finds it's target.
Phol throws out a loose jab but Dalton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dalton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Phol makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phol looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danga de danga de dang - Phol scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phol throws a hook to the side of Dalton's head but Dalton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalton slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Phol!
Dalton is looking to wear down Phol with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dalton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phol.
Dalton takes a swing at Phol's ribcage but misses.
Dalton moves out of range of the strikes.
Phol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalton manages to avoid it.
Phol throws the kick towards the body but Dalton avoids it.
Phol throws the kick towards the body but Dalton avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phol. Dalton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dalton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phol. That one must have hurt.
Dalton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Phol misses with a shot to the body
and Dalton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phol blocks a jab.
Phol throws out a counter right but Dalton avoids it with no problem.
Dalton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phol slips a straight right by Dalton.
Crunch! Phol slams his shin into Dalton's torso.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Dalton as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phol works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dalton ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
Phol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Dalton throws the kick towards the body but Phol avoids it.
Crunch! Dalton slams his shin into Phol's torso.
Dalton misses with a kick to the body.
Dalton scores with a hook.
Phol blocks a jab.
Dalton misses with a body punch
and Phol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dalton counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dalton.
Phol throws the kick towards the body but Dalton avoids it.
Phol blocks the body kick.
Phol doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dalton lands a jab to the head.
Dalton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol throws a body punch but Dalton moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Phol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phol lands a jab to Dalton's midsection.
Dalton connects with a solid leg kick.
Phol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dalton.
Dalton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dalton.

Dalton has managed to clinch.
Phol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nick Dalton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phol misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Phol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalton tries to clinch but Phol moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dalton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Phol misses its intended target.
Phol's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Phol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dalton throws a low kick but Phol moves out of range easily.
Dalton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dalton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phol with a nice cross.
Dalton moves out of range of the strikes.
Phol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dalton.
Phol misses with a combination
and Dalton counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dalton tried to score with a low kick but Phol checks it.
Dalton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but King Phol will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dalton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dalton thuds a left hand into Phol's body.
Dalton is looking to clinch.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dalton throws a body punch but Phol moves out of range.
As Dalton backs off Phol throws a huge counter combo but Dalton manages to avoid it all.
Dalton moves out of range as Phol strikes.
Phol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Dalton.
Nice body kick from Dalton.
Dalton throws a body punch but Phol moves out of range.
Phol swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol misses with a wild body shot.
Phol throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dalton throws a big counter combination but Phol scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dalton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dalton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dalton counters with a good, hard body kick but Phol shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton looking to land some kicks to the body here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dalton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dalton misses with a body punch.
Phol misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dalton - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Dalton.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phol's elbow.
Dalton lands with a left to the head.
Dalton scores with a shot to the side of Phol's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phol.
Dalton tries to throw a body punch but Phol avoids it by throwing Dalton back against the cage.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phol's elbow.
Phol blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Phol fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phol just leaning against Dalton, taking a breather.
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton lands a nice uppercut.
Phol working aggressively here.

Phol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dalton is looking to land body kicks.
Phol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dalton.
Dalton tries to clinch
enabling Phol to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalton misses with a low kick as Phol jumps back.
Phol sizes up Dalton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phol lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Phol.
Phol throws a shot from downtown. Dalton moves away and avoids it.
Phol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Phol counter with a right hand.
Phol takes one to the chin there.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Phol checks it.
Dalton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dalton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dalton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phol ducks right into an uppercut from Dalton.
Dalton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dalton is looking to clinch but Phol is avoiding it.
Dalton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phol ducks under a wild hook from Dalton.
Dalton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalton thows a body kick. Phol tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dalton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phol has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dalton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalton moves away.
As Phol backs away, Dalton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dalton lands a nice hook to Phol's body. Phol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phol digs a good hook to Dalton's body.
Dalton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good standup being displayed there by Phol as he connects with a hook.
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phol scores with a jab. Dalton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phol misses with a hook. Dalton ducked under it nicely.
Phol tries to land a leg kick but Dalton saw it coming and moves away.
Dalton throws a push kick but Phol slaps the foot to one side.

Dalton darts in and clinches Phol up against the cage.
Dalton swings wildly with an uppercut but Phol uses good head movement to avoid it.

Phol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phol steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Nick Dalton did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good work by Dalton as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dalton.
Phol throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dalton counters with a thumping low kick.
Phol takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dalton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phol. Phol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phol looks to land a right hand but Dalton moved out of range.
Dalton ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
Phol throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalton.
Phol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dalton throws out the jab.
Phol misses with a hook. Dalton ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Dalton.
Phol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phol avoids the body shot from Dalton.

Dalton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phol, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dalton misses with some punches.
Phol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dalton is keeping busy.
Dalton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phol backwards.
Phol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalton tries a body shot but Phol blocks it.
Phol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Phol manages to break the clinch.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Phol is out of range.
Phol looks for the body kick but Dalton saw that one coming.
Dalton throws a head kick but Phol moves out of range.
Dalton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dalton misses with a right hand
and Phol counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dalton's knee momentarily.
Dalton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Phol.
Phol swings for the body but Dalton moves out of range.
Dalton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Phol throws out a counter right but Dalton avoids it with no problem.
Phol swings widly with a right hand
and Dalton counters with an inside leg kick.
Phol drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dalton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
Phol swings widly with a right hand
and Dalton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phol, as that shot connected.
Dalton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Dalton rushes Phol and presses him up against the cage.
Phol stalling in the clinch but Dalton improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dalton.
A short body shot lands from Phol as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phol's elbow.
Phol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dalton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Phol is leaning against Dalton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Phol just leaning against Dalton, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.

Phol breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Dalton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dalton misses with a hook.
Phol throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dalton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Phol misses with an uppercut. Dalton saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dalton.
Phol is looking to land body kicks.
Dalton tries to clinch but Phol moves out of range.
Dalton defending well as Phol loads up on a big left hand.
Dalton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Phol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalton moves in looking to clinch but Phol pushes him off.
Phol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phol there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalton moves away.
Dalton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phol counters with a straight right hand.
Dalton moves out of range of the body kick.
Dalton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phol is out of range and Dalton settles back down.
Phol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dalton tries a head kick but it misses.
Phol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Phol.
Dalton swings for the body but Phol moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Dalton had his way with King Phol in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dalton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phol lands a nice shot to the body.
Dalton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dalton misses with a hook.
Phol throws the left hand but Dalton avoids the punch easily.
Dalton tried to counter with a leg kick but Phol avoided it.
Phol misses with a body shot.
Dalton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phol moves forwards but Dalton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Phol moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dalton tries to clinch up but Phol circles away and keeps his distance.
Phol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phol throws a shot to the body.
Dalton jabs Phol right on the nose. Phol blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dalton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dalton.
Phol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phol.
Sloppy strikes from Dalton. Those never looked like landing.
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phol manages to avoid it.
Dalton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalton closes the distance but Phol moves to the side
and Phol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalton looks to land a body kick but Phol moved away.
Dalton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phol follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phol misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Dalton misses its target.
Phol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phol misses with a hook.
Phol moves out of range of the leg kick from Dalton.
Phol is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Phol looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dalton misses with a low kick.
Phol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phol is looking to score with low kicks.
Phol blocks a jab.
Dalton tries to clinch but Phol is having none of it.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dalton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phol misses with a hook.
Dalton lands with a good body shot.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Phol saw that one coming.

Dalton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Phol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phol stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dalton.
Phol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalton was well out of range. Poor timing from Phol.
Dalton is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dalton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dalton tries to clinch there but Phol circles away.
Phol throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dalton counters with a nice body kick.
Dalton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phol's sensitive parts.
Dalton throws a big shot that misses.
Dalton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A low kick from Dalton misses
enabling Phol to counter with a crisp jab.
King Phol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Dalton throws a leg kick
and Phol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phol throws a body kick that misses.
Phol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dalton.
Dalton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phol throws a looping overhand right but Dalton ducks down to avoid it.
Phol misses the jab.
Dalton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Phol throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dalton counters with a big head kick but Phol shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Dalton.
Well Dalton 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Dalton!
Nick Dalton retains his welterweight title!