PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korbin Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aldo
vs
Dallas

191 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Good kicks
Tends to cut

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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, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korbin Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas connects with a right hand. Aldo shakes it off.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Dallas.
Dallas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dallas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Korbin Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dallas clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dallas lands with a nice combination. Aldo backs away looking to recover.
Dallas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aldo takes one to the side of the head.
Aldo cracks a nice hook into Dallas's ribs.
Good leg kick by Dallas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Dallas scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dallas. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo just leaning against Dallas, taking a breather.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the ropes.
Dallas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dallas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dallas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Dallas keeps it at a distance.

Dallas tries to keep at a distance but Aldo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dallas. Aldo shrugs it off though.
Dallas scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Aldo drops his hands momentarily and Dallas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Dallas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo has Dallas pressed against the ropes, preventing Dallas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dallas working aggressively here.
Dallas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Aldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldo gets an underhook and turns Dallas into the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dallas.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dallas avoids the elbow strike from Aldo, against the ropes.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldo blocking some punches.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dallas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dallas is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Dallas avoids a wild elbow strike from Aldo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dallas as Aldo tries to tie him up.
Dallas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aldo or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dallas is defending well for now.

Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dallas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dallas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dallas connects with a right hand. Aldo shakes it off.
Dallas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.
Dallas is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korbin Dallas dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dallas dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Nice body punch from Dallas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dallas, right into the meat.
Dallas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick there by Aldo.
Dallas stalks Aldo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aldo's face. Aldo staggers backwards, shaken.
Dallas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dallas lands a nice shot to the body.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Aldo clinches up with Dallas and pushes him back against the ropes.

Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo needs to keep his hands up - Dallas had a free shot at his head there.
Dallas throws a push kick but Aldo slaps the foot to one side.
Dallas darts in trying to clinch

and Aldo counters by clinching up.
Dallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dallas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aldo is keeping busy.
Dallas avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Dallas is looking to control Aldo's arms but Aldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dallas has his back to the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Dallas.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Aldo prevents Dallas from breaking the clinch.
Aldo stalling in the clinch.
Aldo is looking to control Dallas's arms but Dallas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aldo has his back to the ropes.
The referee calls for Aldo to work.
Aldo misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Aldo.

Aldo pushes Dallas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dallas tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the ropes.

Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dallas misses with a body kick.
Aldo takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
No joy there for Dallas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo tries to clinch but Dallas is having none of it.
Dallas works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo tries to clinch but Dallas moves out of range.
Dallas wants to clinch.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dallas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dallas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dallas jabs at Aldo's body.
Dallas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dallas throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Korbin Dallas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Dallas.
Dallas stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dallas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Dallas is breathing heavily.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Korbin Dallas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dallas scores with a nice right hand.
Dallas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dallas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dallas.
Dallas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dallas can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Aldo lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dallas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo taking a breather.
Aldo trying to stall but Dallas improves his position.
Aldo throws an elbow but it misses.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dallas avoids it.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dallas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dallas, as that shot connected.
Dallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dallas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dallas lands a body shot.
Aldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dallas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Dallas counters with a nice body kick.
Dallas doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.

Dallas gets tackled into the ropes by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Aldo.
Dallas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo crunches a lovely knee into Dallas's ribcage.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dallas blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Korbin Dallas has been cut.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Aldo.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Korbin Dallas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dallas throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dallas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dallas blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Dallas circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses.
Dallas misses with a few strikes there.
Dallas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aldo rather than just go for the knockout.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Dallas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dallas scores with a hook to the body. Aldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dallas is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dallas tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Dallas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dallas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korbin Dallas!