PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sture Snorre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Snorre
vs
Dawson

195 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sture Snorre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dudley Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorre swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dawson thuds a left hand into Snorre's body.
Dawson throws a series of punches but Snorre moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Snorre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Dawson.
Dudley Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Dawson catches Snorre right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Dawson.
Snorre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Dawson clinches up against the cage.
Snorre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dawson just stands there and leans against the cage.

Snorre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snorre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Dawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dawson lands a head shot.
Dawson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Snorre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dawson scores with a jab.
Snorre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Dawson scores with a four punch combination!
Dawson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dawson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Snorre missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snorre dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Snorre seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snorre tries for a takedown but Dawson circles away easily
and Dawson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dawson counters with a two punch combo.
Snorre takes one on the button.
Dawson works Snorre's body with a nice hook.
Snorre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sture Snorre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Snorre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snorre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorre tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Dawson.
Snorre takes one on the button.
Dawson scores with a nice strike.
Snorre takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Dawson catches Snorre right on the button with a cross.
Dawson connects with a nice looking jab.
Snorre misses with the combination.
Donk. Dawson catches Snorre right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snorre's head backwards.
Dawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawson lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snorre doesn't seem bothered though.
Dawson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Snorre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dawson's corner calls for a 1-2. Dawson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Snorre thumps Dawson with a low kick.
Dawson lands a lovely overhand right.
Snorre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dudley Dawson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dawson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snorre.
Dawson connects with a jab.
Dawson jabs Snorre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dawson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawson lands a lovely overhand right.
Snorre fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawson lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Dawson.
Dawson connects with a body shot.
Snorre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dawson counters with a series of strikes. Snorre will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorre misses with a takedown

and Dawson counters by moving into the clinch.
Dawson is trying to maintain a safe position but Snorre gets an underhook and turns Dawson into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawson.
Dawson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Snorre controls the action.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Snorre controls the action.
Dawson is pressed up against the cage. Snorre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dawson down to the mat. Dawson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawson. Snorre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snorre is looking for a counter combo.
Dudley Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorre was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawson.
Snorre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snorre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dawson cracks a nice hook into Snorre's ribs.
Dawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snorre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dawson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snorre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snorre walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dawson takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Snorre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to work over Snorre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snorre wants to break free but Dawson has control.

Snorre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudley Dawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Snorre misses.
Dawson lands with a nice combination. Snorre backs away looking to recover.
Snorre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snorre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawson throws a big shot that misses.
Snorre tries to clinch there but Dawson circles away.
Despite the aggression on Dawson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dawson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Snorre throws a series of punches but Dawson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snorre at a distance.
Snorre slips a straight right by Dawson.
Snorre tries to clinch but Dawson moves away
and Dawson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Snorre walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Snorre.
Dawson swinging wildly here.
Snorre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snorre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dawson tries to avoid it but Snorre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dawson to the ground. Dawson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dudley Dawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Snorre darts in looking for a takedown but Dawson gets double underhooks and turns Snorre into the cage.
Dawson scores with a hook.
Dawson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snorre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sture Snorre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Snorre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Snorre moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
Snorre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dawson lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorre misses with a few strikes there.
Dawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dawson cracks a nice hook into Snorre's ribs.
Dawson lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snorre misses the shot to the body.
Snorre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dawson lands a jab to the nose.
Dawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawson throws a right and a left that Snorre avoids nicely.
As Dawson looks to move away, Snorre throws a big counter combo bu Dawson just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawson. Snorre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snorre is looking to wear down Dawson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSnorre.
Snorre looks to land a combination but Dawson avoids it well.
Dawson connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorre drops his hands momentarily and Dawson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dawson with a nice cross.
Snorre wants to clinch up but Dawson keeps it at a distance.
Snorre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snorre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dawson finds it's way round the side to connect with Snorre's head.
Dawson misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snorre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snorre moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
Dawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson connects with a nice looking jab.
Snorre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
As Dawson looks to move away, Snorre throws a big counter combo bu Dawson just gets out of the way.
Dawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Snorre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Snorre tries a low kick but Dawson avoids it.
Snorre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dawson pinned against the cage. Dawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice straight punches there by Dawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dawson.
Nice sprawl there from Dawson as Snorre shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sture Snorre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Snorre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Snorre lands a big head kick that sends Dawson tumbling to the mat! Snorre takes a step backwards and waves Dawson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Dudley Dawson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Dawson.
Snorre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawson.
Dudley Dawson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dawson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snorre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dawson pinned against the cage. Dawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dudley Dawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dawson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dudley Dawson!