PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dynamite Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon comes to the cage accompanied by Fear is Our Tradition by Ignite. Brone has chosen FINLANDIA by Jean Sibelius as his entrance music. Dynamite Nixon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nixon
vs
Brone

182 cm
21
202 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
189 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dynamite Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Brone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brone throws a solid leg kick but Nixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brone.
Nixon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nixon stuffs the takedown.
Brone cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
Nixon lands a two punch combo.
No luck for Brone with that takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brone. That's going to slow Nixon down.
Nixon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dynamite Nixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brone.
Brone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brone is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks.
Nixon throws a hook but Brone blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Brone.
Brone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Brone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brone misses with a head kick.
Brone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brone. That's going to slow Nixon down.
Brone throws a head kick that misses.
Brone tries to score with a low kick but Nixon moves his leg out of the way.
Nixon throws a hook but Brone blocks it.
Brone scores with a spinning back kick!
Brone throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Brone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brone showed some decent athleticism there.
Brone is just content to waste time from the top position. Nixon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brone passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Brone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nixon, who protects the arm well.
Nixon prevents Brone from improving position.
Nixon is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brone tries to move to mount but Nixon blocks the move with his legs.
Nixon tries to improve position but can't.
Brone passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nixon!
Brone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brone fails to move to back control.
Brone tries to control but Nixon wriggling away.
Brone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nixon is working to get back to half guard.
Brone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nixon has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Brone's lack of action.
Nixon wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nixon throws a hook but Brone avoids it easily.
Brone slips under a jab from Nixon.
Nixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Brone 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.

Brone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nixon circles away.
Brone throws a head kick that misses.
Brone misses with a head kick.
Brone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brone throws a head kick but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon blocks a leg kick.
Brone lands a nice shot to the body.
Brone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brone throws a series of strikes that have Nixon backpedaling.
Brone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Brone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brone throws a head kick that misses.
Nixon throws a looping overhand right but Brone ducks down to avoid it.
Brone slips a jab from Nixon.
Jason Brone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Brone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Brone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brone is looking to take a break and control but Nixon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brone is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brone is looking to stall here but Nixon recovers full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Brone.
No joy there for Nixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nixon ducks right into an uppercut from Brone.
Brone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Nixon thuds his right hand into Brone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nixon.
A head kick misses from Brone.
Some wild striking there from Nixon.
Nice cross by Brone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Brone is just out of range.
Dynamite Nixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nixon blocks a head kick by Brone.
Brone misses with a head kick.
Brone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Nixon digs a good hook to Brone's body.
Nixon slips under a jab.
Brone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brone wants to land a leg kick but Nixon is out of range.
Brone throws a leg kick which misses Nixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nixon tries to avoid it.
Brone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nixon avoids it really well and circles away.
Dynamite Nixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brone.
Brone throws a leg kick but Nixon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Brone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Nixon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brone moves away.
Brone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brone is defended easily by Nixon.
Brone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Brone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nixon was covering up waiting for the punch and Brone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nixon keeping moving, preventing Brone from controlling successfully.
Brone slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brone is working for a kimura but Nixon is defending it quite comfortably.
Brone is controlling the pace.
Brone is just content to waste time from the top position. Nixon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nixon is controlling Brone's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Nixon pushes Brone off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nixon keeps the fight on the outside.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brone was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Brone loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
Nixon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brone scoring well with a low kick there.
Nixon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nixon circles away.
Brone lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nixon circles away.
Dynamite Nixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brone.
Brone fails with a takedown attempt.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Nixon slips under a jab from Brone.
Brone tries a head kick but it misses.
Brone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nixon circles away.
Nixon moves out of range of the leg kick from Brone.
Brone throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily.
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Brone is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks.
Nixon misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big left from Nixon misses.
Brone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Brone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nixon checks it well.
Nixon slips under a jab.
Dynamite Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Brone saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Brone or perhaps it was just good defense by Nixon which made him look bad.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nixon checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Brone.
I've got Brone 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Brone!