PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dawson (ranked 1583 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 178 p4p, 156 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dawson
vs
Wallace

179 cm
36
159
18 - 14 - 0

176 cm
38
146
28 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace looks to land a combination but Dawson avoids it well.
Dawson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab from Wallace.
Wallace slips a jab from Dawson.
The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace punishes Dawson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dawson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Oooooh!!! Wallace has knocked Dawson down with a huge combo! Wallace steps away and waves a wobbly Dawson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Dawson is rocked!

It looks like Roger Dawson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace punishes Dawson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallace has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dawson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dawson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wallace counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wallace walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dawson.
Nice cross by Dawson.
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roger Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dawson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dawson tries to keep at a distance but Wallace has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Dawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallaces head.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Dawson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dawson scores with a hook to the body.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dawson breaks the clinch.
Dawson cracks Wallace with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace avoids the head kick by Dawson.
Dawson jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good work by Wallace as he checks the leg kick.
Dawson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Wallace misses with a leg kick.
Dawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Dawson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Dawson avoids them all with ease.
Wallace cracks Dawson with a good jab.
Dawson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wallace under the eye.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dawson - that will leave a mark!
Dawson connects with a nice looking jab.
Dawson throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallace 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.
Nice cross by Dawson.
Dawson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wallace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dawson rather than just go for the knockout.
Dawson tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawson moves away.
Wallace needs to keep his hands up - Dawson had a free shot at his head there.
Dawson scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawson lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Wallace checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace misses with a hook. Dawson ducked under it nicely.
Dawson throws a push kick but Wallace slaps the foot to one side.
Wallace tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a nice body kick.
Wallace throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
A cross from Dawson lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawson misses the target.
Dawson lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
Dawson misses with a straight left.
Wallace walks into a stiff left hand from Dawson.
Wallace lands a jab to the nose.
Wallace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A countering left hand to the body from Wallace misses.
Wallace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dawson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawson connects with a body shot.
Wallace staying out of range there.
Dawson throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nathan Wallace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Dawson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dawson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Dawson.
Dawson tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace throws a leg kick that misses.
Dawson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dawson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Roger Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Dawson there.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dawson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wallace. Wallace circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawson throws out the jab.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Dawson misses its target.
Dawson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by Wallace there.
Dawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawson thuds his right hand into Wallace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dawson misses with a low kick.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Wallace lands a head kick. Dawson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wallace throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson lands a nice hook to Wallace's body. Wallace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Oooooh!!! Wallace has knocked Dawson down with a huge combo! Wallace steps away and waves a wobbly Dawson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dawson throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Dawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wallace checks a leg kick nicely.
Wallace drops Dawson with a big left hand! Dawson is injured, injured bad! Wallace jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Wallace!
Nathan Wallace seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.