PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baramari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WOODKID - Iron. Bob Baramari has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Baramari
vs
Dixon

210 cm
31
285 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

183 cm
27
276 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags-$10 or less & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon tries to clinch there but Baramari circles away.
Dixon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baramari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice sprawl there from Baramari as Dixon shoots in.
Baramari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dixon is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon looks to land a left hand but Baramari moved out of range nicely.
Baramari scores with a head kick. Dixon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
Baramari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baramari throws a sloppy head kick and Dixon moves out of range easily.
Dixon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baramari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baramari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dixon misses with a wild body shot.
Dixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dixon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Baramari circles away.

Dixon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dixon showed some decent athleticism there.
Dixon is pressing down on Baramari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baramari is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dixon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Dixon is working for a submission of some sort.
Dixon thows a huge punch but Baramari dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baramari is looking to improve his position.
Dixon trying to control from half guard but Baramari is working away.

Baramari kicks off Dixon and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari misses with a head kick.
Baramari looks for the body kick but Dixon saw that one coming.
Baramari moves out of range as Dixon throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Dixon misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dixon.
Baramari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baramari scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baramari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baramari lands the left hand.
Baramari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Baramari.
Baramari leaves Dixon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dixon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Dixon has managed to clinch.

Baramari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baramari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baramari cracks the inside of Dixon's front leg.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baramari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dixon will feel that in the morning.
Baramari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dixon looks gassed!
Baramari leaves Dixon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bob Baramari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Dixon.
Baramari scores with a jab. Dixon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baramari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baramari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dixon's sensitive parts.
Baramari scores with a head kick.
Baramari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baramari scores with a kick to the body.
Baramari scoring well with a low kick there.
Dixon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baramari. Baramari obviously looking to wear him down.
Baramari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baramari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baramari lands with a kick to the temple. Dixon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That has opened up Vince Dixon's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari cracks the inside of Dixon's front leg.
Dixon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dixon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baramari lands a jab-cross combination.
Baramari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dixon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baramari.
Baramari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baramari pushes Dixon away with a front kick.
Baramari throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baramari lands a head kick. Dixon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dixon takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Baramari scores with a four punch combination!

The cut above Vince Dixon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baramari moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Baramari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Dixon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dixon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bob Baramari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Baramari pushes him off.
Baramari connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baramari.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Baramari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baramari misses with a head kick.
Dixon loads up on a big right hand but Baramari slips the punch.
Baramari checks a low kick from Dixon.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Baramari.
Dixon misses with a hook. Baramari ducked under it nicely.

Baramari moves into the clinch.

Baramari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baramari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baramari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baramari wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baramari throws a front kick that sends Dixon stumbling back into the cage.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Baramari throws a head kick that Dixon semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Baramari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dixon ducks right into an uppercut from Baramari.
Dixon throws a push kick but Baramari slaps the foot to one side.
Dixon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baramari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baramari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt - Baramari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baramari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baramari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dixon throws a chopping leg kick but Baramari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baramari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baramari lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baramari throws a head kick that half lands.

Vince Dixon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Baramari. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Dixon. Those never looked like landing.
Baramari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baramari.
Baramari connects with an inside leg kick.
Baramari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dixon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baramari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob Baramari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Dixon.
Baramari thows a body kick. Dixon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baramari lands with a kick to the temple. Dixon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dixon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Baramari forces Dixon back against the cage and clinches.
Dixon lands a nice elbow.
Baramari stops a takedown attempt from Dixon.
Baramari blocking some punches.
Baramari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Baramari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baramari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baramari misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baramari scores with a three punch combo!
Baramari lands a high kick!
A head kick from Baramari lands but Dixon takes it in his stride.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Baramari keeps it at a distance.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Dixon has a takedown stuffed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baramari - that will leave a mark!
Baramari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vince Dixon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bob Baramari!
After winning the bout, Bob Baramari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.