PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dahlgren (ranked 3941 p4p, 5204 weight class) and Blue River (ranked 476 p4p, 551 weight class). Blue River is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dahlgren
vs
River

186 cm
25
185
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
182
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Dahlgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Blue River !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlgren with a hook.
Dahlgren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dahlgren throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dahlgren wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
Dahlgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dahlgren misses with the combination.
Dahlgren misses with a shot to the body
letting River counter with a right hand.
Dahlgren tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahlgren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
It looked like Dahlgren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dahlgren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dahlgren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dahlgren tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlgren tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Dahlgren misses the target.
River throws out a counter right but Dahlgren avoids it with no problem.
Dahlgren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
River 's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on River 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dahlgren avoids the body shot from River .
Dahlgren moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River staying out of range there.
Dahlgren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dahlgren shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. River eats them both and turns towards Dahlgren to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dahlgren ducks under a wild hook from River .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlgren tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dahlgren.
Dahlgren throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahlgren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Dahlgren appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dahlgren lands with a shot to the body.
Dahlgren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dahlgren feints a jab promting River to slip. Dahlgren then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. River slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

River is rocked!
A big right from Dahlgren misses.
Dahlgren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and River counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dahlgren under the eye.
Dahlgren darts in trying to clinch

and River counters with a nice right hand that sends Dahlgren toppling to the canvas! Dahlgren scrambles and gets back to his feet - can River finish him?!

Dahlgren is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River looks to land a right hand but Dahlgren moved out of range.
Dahlgren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by River .
Frank Dahlgren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dahlgren ducks under a wild hook from River .
Dahlgren misses with the combination.
Dahlgren misses with a shot to the body
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dahlgren tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dahlgren tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dahlgren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dahlgren scores with a punch to the head.
Dahlgren looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
A little jabbing left from River on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlgren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Dahlgren finish him?

Dahlgren sends River crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dahlgren is motioning to the referee to let River up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahlgren misses with a right hand
letting River counter with a right hand.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dahlgren.
Dahlgren with a hook.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dahlgren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dahlgren.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dahlgren tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dahlgren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dahlgren dances in with a quick combination. River is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Dahlgren snaps River 's head back. River stumbles backwards against the cage. Dahlgren steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with River 's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. River just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Dahlgren!