PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianluca Festa (ranked 5967 p4p, 25310 weight class) and Michael Dawson (ranked 522 p4p, 547 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Festa
vs
Dawson

176 cm
21
157
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
165
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gianluca Festa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Michael Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson cracks Festa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dawson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Gianluca Festa has been cut.
That kick from Dawson tenderised Festa's leg. Festa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dawson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Festa will feel that in the morning.
Festa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawson swivels and escapes.
Decent striking displayed by Dawson there.
Dawson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Dawson.

Festa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Festa leaves his chin hanging out and Dawson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Festa crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Dawson!