PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dawson (ranked 5709 p4p, 3870 weight class) and Marcos De Lima (ranked 453 p4p, 366 weight class). Dawson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Runaway. The key to victory for Thomas Dawson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dawson
vs
De Lima

168 cm
25
145
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
140
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Nutritional Shaved Ice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcos De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from De Lima misses the target.
De Lima takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Lima throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawson lands with a nice body punch.
De Lima misses the body punch
and De Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Dawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Lima tries to counter with a clinch but Dawson shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawson. De Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawson lands a right hook to the body.
Dawson digs a good body shot into De Lima's ribs.
Dawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Lima.
Dawson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Lima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dawson has time to react.
Dawson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Lima manages to avoid it.
De Lima wants to counter the offense by Dawson and move into the clinch position.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Lima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Lima throws a head kick that half lands.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
De Lima tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Lima throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.

De Lima closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dawson to the mat! Dawson manages to get full guard.
Dawson has control of De Lima's left arm, preventing De Lima from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson is pulling down on De Lima's head to control his posture.
De Lima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Lima is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dawson holds on and takes a little breather.
De Lima throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dawson as De Lima shoots in.
Thomas Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

De Lima clinches.
De Lima is working for takedown but Dawson is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Lima has Dawson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dawson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos De Lima.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

De Lima gets a trip takedown into half guard.
De Lima thows a huge punch but Dawson dodges it nicely.
Dawson moves into full guard.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been informed that De Lima has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
De Lima is looking to pass into half guard but Dawson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dawson is in guard.

De Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Dawson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Lima feints and as Dawson raises his hands in defense, De Lima changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Dawson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but De Lima is just out of range.
De Lima throws out a counter right but Dawson avoids it with no problem.
Thomas Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
De Lima throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawson.
De Lima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Lima can do to turn this around?
Dawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Lima was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawson.
De Lima swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Lima moves away from the strike by Dawson.

De Lima pushes Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawson is looking to break free of the clinch but De Lima has double underhooks.
De Lima tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dawson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Lima misses with a left hand
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Dawson misses
and De Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Lima cracks Dawson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Lima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawson wants to clinch.
Dawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dawson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dawson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from De Lima.
Dawson throws a body punch but De Lima moves out of range.

De Lima has Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

De Lima has hold of one of Dawson's legs. Dawson is fighting the takedown attempt but De Lima gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Dawson kicks De Lima off and gets to his feet.
De Lima wants to clinch.
Dawson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dawson is looking to wear down De Lima with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

De Lima is rocked!
Dawson is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches De Lima flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! De Lima is out cold! Dawson holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Dawson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Thomas Dawson made sure he mentioned Nutritional Shaved Ice, along with how happy he was to win his fight.