PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dewey Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korbin Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas has chosen Counting "Volbeat" as his entrance music. Dewey Cooper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Korbin Dallas's chin.

Cooper
vs
Dallas

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
29
181 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Brawler
Big right hand

Good kicks
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dewey Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korbin Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Dallas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Korbin Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dallas instigates a clinch.
Dallas effectively controlling the action here.
Dallas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not.
Dallas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dallas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooper trying to stall but Dallas improves his position.
Dallas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the ropes.
Cooper is trying to break free.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dallas.

It looks like Dewey Cooper has been cut.
Dallas blocking some punches.
Dallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Dallas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooper's defenses.

Cooper manages to break the clinch.

Dallas rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dallas landing knees to the head.
Dallas has Cooper pushed against the ropes.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
A shot in the inside from Dallas.
Dallas misses with a body punch.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.
Dallas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dallas presses Cooper against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dallas taking a breather.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dallas gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dallas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Dallas has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the ropes.
Cooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Dallas has double underhooks.
Cooper is looking to control Dallas's arms but Dallas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the ropes.
Cooper takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Dallas.
Dallas leaning against his opponent.
Dallas scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Dallas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dallas gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dallas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dallas stalling in the clinch.
Dallas misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas scores with a hook to the body.
Dallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.

Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Dallas throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.

Dallas moves into the clinch.
Dallas lands with a light punch inside.
Dallas stalls.
Dallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Dallas improves position.
Cooper is trying to force a seperation but Dallas has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
The referee calls for Dallas to work.
Dallas blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dallas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dallas tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the ropes.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.

Dallas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dallas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooper momentarily.

Dallas has managed to clinch.
Dallas lands a left hand.
Cooper avoids the elbow strike from Dallas, against the ropes.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Dallas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korbin Dallas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dewey Cooper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dallas darts in and clinches Cooper up against the ropes.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dallas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Dallas.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Dallas tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper misses with some punches.
Dallas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Dallas breaks from the clinch.

Dallas pushes Cooper up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cooper misses with some punches.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dallas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dallas.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Dallas.
Cooper pushes Dallas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dallas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Dallas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dallas lands an elbow just above Cooper 's eye.
Dallas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dallas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Dallas.

Dewey Cooper's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.
Dallas lands an elbow that stopped Cooper in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dallas lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dallas is working Cooper over against the ropes.
Dallas lands a shoulder strike.
Dallas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooper misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dallas breaks from the clinch.
Dallas scores with a body shot.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Dallas.
Dallas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dallas tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.

Dallas has Cooper up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dallas lands a good knee to the midsection. Cooper won't want to take too many of those.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dallas lands a knee to the body.
Dallas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dallas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the ropes.
Dallas lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dallas.
Dallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dallas breaks the clinch.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dallas forces Cooper back against the ropes and clinches.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
The referee calls for Dallas to work.
Dallas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and Dallas counters with a nice uppercut.

Dewey Cooper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.

Dallas closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the ropes.
Korbin Dallas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dallas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Dallas.

Dallas breaks from the clinch.

Dallas moves into the clinch.
Dallas missing with knees to the body.
Dallas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Dallas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooper looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallas looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper tries to circle away but Dallas has him pinned against the ropes.

Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dallas moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.

Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Dallas has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korbin Dallas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dewey Cooper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.

Dallas forces Cooper back against the ropes and clinches.
Dallas cracks Cooper with a nice body shot.
Dallas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dallas lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Dallas.
Dallas lands a damaging elbow.
Dallas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dallas lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
Cooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Dallas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Dallas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dallas lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dallas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Dallas on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dallas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dallas.

Jeez, Dewey Cooper's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dallas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dallas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cooper takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Dallas.
Dallas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dallas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dallas is working Cooper over against the ropes.
Dallas stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dallas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dallas on the inside.
Dallas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dallas lands a damaging elbow.

Cooper is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dewey Cooper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Korbin Dallas!
Our winner, Korbin Dallas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.