PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bratts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon's entrance music is The Clash - I Fought The Law. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dixon
vs
Bratts

183 cm
27
192 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

192 cm
31
204 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bratts!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon throws a body kick that misses.
Dixon shoots in but no luck this time.
Bratts fails to land with a series of punches.
Bratts misses with a wild body shot.
Bratts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bratts looks to clinch

so Dixon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Dixon gets to his feet - Bratts follows without any prompting.
Dixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Bratts.
Dixon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bratts connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon connects with a looping right hand.
Bratts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bratts.
Bratts throws a lazy right hand but Dixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bratts does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bratts moves to clinch but Dixon breaks away
and Dixon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bratts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bratts was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Bratts.
Bratts missing with a left hand there. Dixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratts connects with a body shot that sends Dixon's belly button to the back.
Dixon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Peter Dixon has been cut.
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!
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Bratts.
Sloppy strikes from Bratts. Those never looked like landing.
Bratts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon slips a jab from Bratts.
Bratts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bratts misses with a body shot.
Bratts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dixon.
Dixon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Bratts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
Dixon looks to land a combination but Bratts avoids it well.
Dixon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Jack Bratts has been cut.
Bratts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bratts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bratts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bratts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dixon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bratts!
Bratts misses with a body shot.
Bratts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bratts tries to close the distance and clinch but Dixon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Bratts. No joy for Dixon on that attempt.
Bratts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bratts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dixon takes the fight into the clinch.

Dixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon throws a one two combo.
Jack Bratts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Dixon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bratts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bratts slips a straight right by Dixon.
A head kick misses from Bratts.
Dixon takes one on the button.
Bratts doesn't manage to clinch there - Dixon circles away.
Bratts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dixon.
Bratts moves out of range of the body kick.
Bratts misses with a leg kick.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dixon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dixon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bratts tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bratts won't allow Dixon to pass to mount.
Dixon tries to stand and escape but Bratts is controlling the position.

Dixon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It looks like Dixon is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratts wants to improve his position but Dixon is controlling well.

Dixon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bratts is just riding it out for now. Dixon eventually gives up the hold.

Dixon is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bratts trying to hold on to Dixon's head to control him but Dixon postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bratts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dixon.

Dixon stands up and beckons Bratts to join him on the feet.
Bratts tries to close the distance and clinch but Dixon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bratts connects with a jab.
No joy there for Bratts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Dixon is rocked!
Dixon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bratts counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Dixon has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Bratts!
After the big win, Jack Bratts made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.