PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 1598 p4p, 244 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 3030 p4p, 404 weight class). Walcott comes to the cage accompanied by The Way Of The Fist. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walcott
vs
Dahlberg

187 cm
33
204 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

186 cm
35
212 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott cracks Dahlberg with an open hand slap.
Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dahlberg defending well as Walcott loads up on a big left hand.
Dahlberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dahlberg throws an off balance right hand
and Walcott counters with a straight right hand.
Dahlberg cracks Walcott with a good jab.
Walcott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dahlberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Dahlberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dahlberg misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Dahlberg misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walcott blocking some punches.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dahlberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Walcott.

Dahlberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walcott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dahlberg at a distance.
Walcott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dahlberg checks it well.
Walcott misses with an uppercut
and Dahlberg counters with a good low kick that Walcott was not able to check.
Dahlberg misses with a straight left.
As Dahlberg looks to move away, Walcott throws a big counter combo but Dahlberg just gets out of the way.
Dahlberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walcott lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dahlberg takes a step back to recover.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Dahlberg moved away.
Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dahlberg avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Walcott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walcott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg misses with a body kick.
Dahlberg darts in trying to clinch
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahlberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dahlberg takes a swing at Walcott's ribcage but misses.

Walcott has closed the distance and engaged Dahlberg in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dahlberg.
Dahlberg scores with a shot to the side of Walcott's head.
Walcott takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Dahlberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dahlberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Dahlberg misses with some punches.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Dahlberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dahlberg as the two fighters clinch.
Dahlberg lands with a right to the head.
Dahlberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Dahlberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dahlberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walcott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dahlberg's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
A hook to the body from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg presses Walcott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dahlberg managing to block the knees to the body from Walcott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Walcott tries to work over Dahlberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dahlberg is working Walcott over against the cage.
Dahlberg working hard to break the clinch.
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dahlberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dahlberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Dahlberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Dahlberg tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Dahlberg back against the cage.
Walcott scores with a shot to the side of Dahlberg's head.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
Dahlberg prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Dahlberg throws a head punch that misses.
Dahlberg prevents a body shot from Walcott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johan Dahlberg will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dahlberg throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott missing with a left hand there. Dahlberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dahlberg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joe Walcott is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dahlberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott throws a head kick that half lands.
Walcott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dahlberg. Dahlberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Dahlberg throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Dahlberg is looking to clinch.
Walcott throws a lazy head kick
and Dahlberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dahlberg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dahlberg, as that shot connected.
Nice jab there from Dahlberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg cracks the inside of Walcott's front leg.
A low kick from Walcott is predictable there
and Dahlberg counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Walcott's head coaches at Pugilists and Grapplers Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Walcott is rocked!
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dahlberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walcott.
Dahlberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dahlberg looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.

Dahlberg feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Walcott sprawling to the canvas! Walcott rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dahlberg finish him?!
Oh Walcott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walcott gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Dahlberg points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Walcott wakes up just in time to hear Dahlberg thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Dahlberg!
In defeat, Joe Walcott stepped up to the mic, saying 'WTF?!? Gamma is a joke. Anyway Pit Bull Development is the best. I am always so focused because of that shit. Anyone who says different can suck a dick.'.