PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Barn (ranked 1994 p4p, 1954 weight class) and Robert Dixon (ranked 280 p4p, 278 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barn
vs
Dixon

190 cm
22
190
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
195
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clifton Barn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barn throws a leg kick but Dixon checks it.
A combination from Barn does no damage.
Dixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Dixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barn scores with a leg kick.
Dixon tests Barn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barn misses with a looping left.
Barn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Barn is just out of range.
Barn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barn throws a leg kick that misses.
Barn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Dixon.
Dixon throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon checks the leg kick.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon lands a body shot.
Dixon scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a right hand
and Barn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barn misses with the combination.
Dixon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barn with a body shot.
Dixon stuns Barn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barn tries to clinch up.
Dixon throws a lazy uppercut
letting Barn counter with a right hand.
Dixon connects with a crisp jab.
Dixon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dixon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dixon checks a leg kick.
Barn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dixon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barn doesn't seem bothered though.
Barn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dixon misses the jab.
Barn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dixon avoids it.
Dixon works Barn's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barn throws a head kick that misses.
Dixon looks to land a right hand but Barn moved out of range.
Barn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dixon throws out a counter right but Barn avoids it with no problem.
Dixon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barn has time to react.
Dixon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barn rather than just go for the knockout.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
Barn is looking to land body kicks.
Barn throws a nice head kick!
Dixon misses with a looping left.
Dixon misses with a body shot.
Dixon throws a looping overhand right but Barn ducks down to avoid it.
Barn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dixon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barn momentarily.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Barn swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon misses with an uppercut. Barn saw that one coming.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Barn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dixon throws an overhand right that lands on Barn's shoulder, as Barn tries to avoid the shot.
Dixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Barn counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Barn.
Barn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barn moves out of range of the strikes.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Barn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barn throws a head kick that misses.
Barn misses with a low kick.
Barn throws a push kick but Dixon slaps the foot to one side.
Dixon lands a jab to Barn's midsection.
Barn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barn tries to score with a low kick but Dixon moves his leg out of the way.
Dixon misses with a body shot
and Barn counters with a three punch combo that has Dixon backing up. Dixon nods at Barn to acknowledge the strikes.
Dixon misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barn is looking to score with low kicks.
Dixon scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dixon throws out a counter right but Barn avoids it with no problem.
Barn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Barn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dixon.
A cross from Barn lands.
Dixon scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Dixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barn moves away.
Dixon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barn misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Dixon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon looks to throw the jab but Barn is out of range.
Barn fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dixon throws a hook but Barn blocks it.
Dixon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Barn misses the body punch
and Dixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dixon throws a shot from downtown. Barn moves away and avoids it.
Barn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dixon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barn drops his hands momentarily and Dixon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Dixon catches Barn right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Barn clinches with his opponent.

Barn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dixon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barn scrambles back to his feet.
Robert Dixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barn misses with a low kick.
Clifton Barn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barn manages to avoid it.
Dixon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Dixon. Beautiful body shot.
Barn scores with a one two! Dixon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barn misses the shot to the body.
Barn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barn avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Dixon avoids the head kick by Barn.
Barn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barn ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
Dixon sizes up Barn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robert Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon misses with a body shot.
Dixon lands a nice looking body shot.
Barn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Barn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dixon works Barn's body with a nice hook.
Barn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Barn both land. Nice combination.
Barn misses with a double jab
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.
Dixon lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Dixon misses.
Dixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dixon.
A low kick lands for Barn.
Barn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixon.
Barn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Barn is just out of range.
Barn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dixon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dixon.
Barn throws a lazy head kick
and Dixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dixon.
A counter left hand to the body from Barn misses its target.
Dixon lands a nice shot that snaps Barn's head back.
Barn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barn.
Barn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dixon misses with a hook to the body
and Barn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon throws an off balance right hand
and Barn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dixon lands a body shot.
Dixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barn misses the body punch
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.
Dixon throws out a loose jab but Barn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barn lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dixon moves out of range of the body kick from Barn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barn closes the distance but Dixon moves to the side
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Barn tries to clinch but Dixon moves away
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Barn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dixon takes a swing at Barn's ribcage but misses.
Barn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Good shot there by Dixon.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Barn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barn misses with the combination.
Dixon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Dixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon slips a jab from Barn.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Barn is just out of range.
Dixon scores with a hook to the body. Barn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Barn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barn manages to avoid it.
Dixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dixon throws a body punch but Barn moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dixon.
Barn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barn moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barn takes a swing at Dixon's ribcage but misses.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barn jabs at Dixon's body.
Dixon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon throws a hook but Barn avoids it easily.
Barn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dixon throws out the jab.
Dixon checks a leg kick.
Dixon throws out a counter right but Barn avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Dixon.
Dixon lands a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dixon checks a leg kick.
Barn misses with a head kick.
Barn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dixon lands a slapping body shot.
Dixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dixon lands with a nice body punch.
Dixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barn lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Barn counters with a nice leg kick.
Dixon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Barn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dixon cracks Barn with a good jab.
Barn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dixon digs a good hook to Barn's body.
Barn throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dixon ducks right into an uppercut from Barn.
Dixon misses with a hook. Barn ducked under it nicely.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
Dixon punishes Barn's body with a nice straight punch.
Barn tries to clinch but Dixon is having none of it.
Barn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Dixon misses.
Barn is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barn tries to clinch up but Dixon circles away and keeps his distance.
Barn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dixon works Barn's body with a nice hook.
Dixon jabs Barn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barn throws a hook to the side of Dixon's head but Dixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dixon cracks Barn with an open hand slap.
Dixon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robert Dixon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barn swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dixon! But no joy.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Barn is just out of range.
Dixon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Barn counters with a series of strikes. Dixon will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Dixon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barn.
Barn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dixon.
Barn feints a jab promting Dixon to slip. Barn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dixon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barn ducks right into an uppercut from Dixon.
A punch lands to the side of Barn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Dixon misses.
Dixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Barn.
Dixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Barn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dixon throws a shot from downtown. Barn moves away and avoids it.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
Clifton Barn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dixon blocks a leg kick.
Dixon scores with a hook to the body. Barn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dixon scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barn tries to bum rush Dixon with a series of wild strikes but Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Dixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dixon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Dixon!