PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mouwanga (ranked 2146 p4p, 288 weight class) and Wykyd Dall (ranked 1960 p4p, 266 weight class). Mouwanga's entrance music is Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. Dall has chosen Attitude as his entrance music. Daniel Mouwanga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wykyd Dall's chin.

Mouwanga
vs
Dall

184 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

185 cm
30
167 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Mouwanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wykyd Dall!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Mouwanga pushes Dall up against the cage in a clinch.
Mouwanga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it.
Mouwanga takes a shot to the head.
Mouwanga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dall.
Mouwanga effectively controlling the action here.
Dall blocking some punches.
Mouwanga stalling against the cage.
Mouwanga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mouwanga tries a body shot but Dall blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Wykyd Dall has been cut.
Dall lands with a left to the head.
Mouwanga is trying to stall.
Mouwanga throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall.
Mouwanga tries a knee to the head but Dall blocks it.
Dall is working Mouwanga over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mouwangas head.

Dall breaks from the clinch.
Dall lands a jab to the nose.
Mouwanga throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.

Mouwanga forces Dall back against the cage and clinches.
Dall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mouwanga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mouwanga stops a takedown attempt from Dall.

Dall breaks the clinch.
Mouwanga throws a head kick that misses.
Mouwanga throws a good cross that connects.
Mouwanga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Mouwanga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mouwanga misses with a hook to the body
and Dall counters with a nice body kick.
Mouwanga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouwanga.
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!
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Mouwanga counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga lands a body shot.
Mouwanga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mouwanga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mouwanga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniel Mouwanga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mouwanga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
A swing and a miss from Mouwanga.
Dall throws a big counter head kick but Mouwanga avoids it with no problem.
A head kick from Mouwanga lands but Dall takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouwanga with a nice cross.
Mouwanga connects with a nice looking jab.
Mouwanga throws a right hand that Dall ducks under and follows up with a left that Dall also avoids with ease.
Mouwanga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mouwanga lands a glancing blow to the side of Dall's head.
Dall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniel Mouwanga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.
Mouwanga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouwanga.
Dall slips under a jab.
Mouwanga misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall counters with a nice uppercut.
Mouwanga looks to clinch

and Dall counters with a shoot takedown. Mouwanga fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall stands and throws Mouwanga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dall is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mouwanga will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouwanga is not content to let Dall control the position.

Dall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mouwanga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dall trying to control the position but Mouwanga is working away.

Dall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Mouwanga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mouwanga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mouwanga looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Mouwanga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mouwanga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
Mouwanga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouwanga.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dall.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Mouwanga is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouwanga misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daniel Mouwanga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouwanga works the jab nicely.
Mouwanga throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall throws a body punch but Mouwanga moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That has opened up Wykyd Dall's cut even more.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mouwanga's sensitive parts.
Mouwanga lands a nice shot that snaps Dall's head back.

Dall is rocked!
Dall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mouwanga as he jumps to the side.
Dall is still on wobbly legs! Can Mouwanga finish him?
Mouwanga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dall! But no joy.
Dall seems to have recovered his senses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dall.

Dall looking to score a takedown here. Mouwanga is defending well but Dall drives through and ends up in Mouwanga's guard.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Mouwanga is retaining full guard.
Dall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall trying to control the action but Mouwanga is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dall swings around for an armbar but Mouwanga sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall's guard.
Mouwanga wanted to stand there but Dall had control of the position.

Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mouwanga defends it easily.

Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mouwanga is aware though and is defending well.
Mouwanga trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dall's guard.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouwanga wants to stand but Dall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Our spies down at at Sweat inform us that Dall has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Wykyd Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mouwanga's guard.

Mouwanga keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Mouwanga is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dall advances position into side control!
Mouwanga is not content to let Dall control the position.

Dall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mouwanga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dall looking to control but instead Mouwanga has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Mouwanga manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dall keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Mouwanga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mouwanga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mouwanga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouwanga.
Dall avoids the head kick by Mouwanga.
Mouwanga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dall stuns Mouwanga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mouwanga throws a lazy uppercut
and Dall counters with a nice uppercut.
Dall looks to land a body kick but Mouwanga moved away.
Mouwanga doesn't manage to clinch there - Dall circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouwanga. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mouwanga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dall! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouwanga misses with a head kick.
Dall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mouwanga tries to clinch up.
Dall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daniel Mouwanga is winning the standup battle so far.
Mouwanga misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Mouwanga.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Mouwanga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dall scores with a body shot.
Mouwanga connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Mouwanga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mouwanga looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Dall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouwanga misses with a hook to the body
and Dall counters with a nice uppercut.
Dall lands a glancing blow to the side of Mouwanga's head.

Mouwanga is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouwanga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Mouwanga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Look low, kick high! Dall uses the oldest trick in the book to send Mouwanga tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Dall is absolutely delighted - when Mouwanga wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wykyd Dall!
In his post fight interview, Wykyd Dall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Daniel Mouwanga had this to say: 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.