PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Ray Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Pimp C. Skrypture, C$krilla ft. Bun B & The Isleys - One Day as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ray Ray Dixon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ray Ray Dixon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ray Dixon
vs
Jones

185 cm
28
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

178 cm
23
199 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Ray Dixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Dixon scores with a four punch combination!
Dixon jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dixon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Dixon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dixon is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Dixon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dixon.
Dixon moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Dixon throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
A jab from Jones misses.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon lands a right hook to the body.
Dixon misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dixon.
Jones lands a front kick.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Dixon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Dixon.
Dixon loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Dixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Dixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ray Ray Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Dixon tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Jones.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Dixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dixon thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up but Dixon circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Dixon closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a push kick but Dixon slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Dixon misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Dixon 's knee.
Dixon wants to clinch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dixon swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon throws a one two combo.
Dixon swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Dixon misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones takes a swing at Dixon's ribcage but misses.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones thumps Dixon with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dixon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Dixon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Dixon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Dixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Dixon moved away.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dixon.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones cracks Dixon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dixon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Dixon is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Dixon misses with a right hand

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Dixon won't want to take too many of those.
Dixon misses with some punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dixon's defenses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Dixon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a series of punches but Dixon avoids them all with ease.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dixon misses with an uppercut.
Dixon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Dixon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dixon.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dixon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Dixon moved out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a double jab.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Dixon in his tracks momentarily.
Dixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Jones clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones cracks Dixon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Dixon is rocked!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dixon circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon working hard to break the clinch.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Oh Dixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Jones.
Dixon seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow just above Dixon 's eye.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Dixon shrugs off.
Dixon tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Dixon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dixon will feel that in the morning.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Dixon shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Dixon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones cracks Dixon on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Dixon falls backwards against the cage. Jones follows up with more strikes that drop Dixon to his knees. Jones keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Dixon! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Jones! James Jones retains his middleweight title!