PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Dawson (ranked 1512 p4p, 233 weight class) and Sambo Trambai (ranked 962 p4p, 145 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawson
vs
Trambai

186 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

191 cm
22
218 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Trambai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trambai misses the body punch
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawson looks to throw the jab but Trambai is out of range.
Trambai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dawson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Trambai avoids it.
Dawson tries to move into range but Trambai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Damien Dawson has been cut.
Trambai throws a hook but Dawson avoids it easily.
Dawson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Trambai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dawson throws the kick towards the body but Trambai avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Trambai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trambai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Trambai.
Dawson clobbers Trambai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dawson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trambai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dawson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
Good exchange - Dawson coming out on top.
Trambai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trambai misses with a wild body shot.
Dawson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

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

Dawson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trambai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trambai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
Trambai swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
Trambai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dawson.

Trambai drops Dawson with a beautiful combination! Dawson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Trambai is looking for the KO!
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Damien Dawson's cut is getting worse.
Dawson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Trambai lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Dawson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Trambai and Dawson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Trambai.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sambo Trambai!
A very excited looking Sambo Trambai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.