PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sado biir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dixon
vs
biir

190 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, sado biir!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
biir is looking to clinch.
biir should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dixon tries to clinch but biir moves away

and biir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dixon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dixon tries for a takedown. No joy.

Dixon jumps guard.
Dixon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
biir throws and elbow that misses. Dixon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in biir's guard. Nice move by Dixon!
biir pulls Dixon in to control the position.
biir looking to control.
Dixon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dixon wants to control from the top but biir keeps moving.
biir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dixon wanted to stand there but biir had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
biir controls Dixon momentarily but Dixon frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from biir misses.
biir fails with a takedown attempt.
Dixon clinches but biir breaks the clinch
and biir makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dixon really felt that one!

biir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. biir showed some decent athleticism there.
biir trying to control from half guard but Dixon is working away.
Dixon trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to kick biir off but biir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
biir trying to mount his opponent but Dixon defends it.
biir is trying to control the action in half guard but Dixon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dixon is trying to get back to full guard.
biir looks gassed!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dixon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. biir manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dixon postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dixon is looking to work some ground and pound but biir has wrist control.
Dixon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dixon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dixon stays in close to biir's body and controls the position.
Dixon passes biir's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dixon in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. biir tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dixon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Dixon!