PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dawson (ranked 1084 p4p, 4208 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 129 p4p, 362 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawson
vs
Bandicoot

179 cm
38
159
20 - 17 - 0

173 cm
32
159
14 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Core Combat

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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson clobbers Bandicoot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Bandicoot misses
and Dawson counters with a series of strikes. Bandicoot will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bandicoot throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawson.
Bandicoot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roger Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson cracks Bandicoot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dawson thuds his right hand into Bandicoot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bandicoot's sensitive parts.
Dawson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bandicoot to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson scores with a nice head shot.
Bandicoot misses with a wild body shot.
Dawson wants to clinch
and Bandicoot counters with a one-two to the body.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandicoot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bandicoot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dawson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dawson misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Bandicoot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dawson works Bandicoot's body with a nice hook.
Roger Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dawson throws a leg kick which misses Bandicoot's front leg but catches the back leg as Bandicoot tries to avoid it.
Dawson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Bandicoot. Beautiful body shot.
Bandicoot swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson thumps Bandicoot with a low kick.
Bandicoot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dawson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bandicoot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandicoot throws out a counter right but Dawson avoids it with no problem.
Dawson misses with a wild body shot.
Bandicoot throws out a counter right but Dawson avoids it with no problem.
Bandicoot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dawson, as that shot connected.
A jab from Bandicoot misses.
Dawson throws a body kick that misses.
Dawson takes one to the side of the head.

Bandicoot steps into range and cracks Dawson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Dawson flops backwards and Bandicoot dives into his guard looking to finish!

Dawson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson controlling the position.
Oh Dawson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Dawson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Crush Bandicoot!
During a confident post fight interview, Crush Bandicoot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.