PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquillity - Iridium. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as David Trezeguet enters the cage!

Dixon
vs
Trezeguet

187 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

BioPharm Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Trezeguet!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trezeguet defending well as Dixon loads up on a big left hand.
Trezeguet misses the jab.
Dixon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dixon.
Dixon controls the position.
Dixon trying to control the action but Trezeguet is working from the bottom.
Trezeguet prevents Dixon from moving into mount.
Trezeguet is looking to reverse the position.
Dixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trezeguet keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trezeguet avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dixon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dixon tries to score with some ground and pound. Trezeguet controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dixon controls the position.
Dixon lands an elbow.
Trezeguet on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dixon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trezeguet can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dixon cracks Trezeguet with a big right hand but Trezeguet just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Trezeguet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trezeguet regains half guard, as Dixon was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to control the action in half guard but Trezeguet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dixon in particular looking to stall.
Dixon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dixon not doing much here.
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!
Trezeguet is looking for a sweep. Dixon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dixon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Joey Dixon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dixon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Trezeguet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trezeguet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dixon misses with a straight left.
Trezeguet doesn't manage to clinch there - Dixon circles away.

Dixon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trezeguet quickly recovers to half guard.
Dixon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trezeguet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dixon throws a strike but Trezeguet avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dixon trying to control but Trezeguet is working from the bottom.
Trezeguet is trying to control the position but Dixon postures up.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Trezeguet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dixon postures up and lands a big shot to Trezeguet's brow.
Dixon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Trezeguet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trezeguet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trezeguet keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Dixon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trezeguet.
Dixon has a takedown stuffed.
Trezeguet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trezeguet fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Dixon misses with a jab to the body
and Trezeguet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dixon's knee momentarily.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but Trezeguet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Joey Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon misses with an uppercut. Trezeguet saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Trezeguet.
Good shot there by Dixon.
Trezeguet looks to land a left hand but Dixon moved out of range nicely.
Dixon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trezeguet tries to avoid it but Dixon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trezeguet to the ground. Trezeguet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dixon.
Dixon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dixon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trezeguet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Trezeguet.
Trezeguet looks to throw the jab but Dixon is out of range.
Dixon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scores with a hook to the body. Trezeguet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dixon misses with an uppercut.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but Trezeguet shows good takedown defense.
Joey Dixon is winning the standup battle so far.
Trezeguet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dixon misses with an uppercut.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but Trezeguet shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Trezeguet misses its intended target.
Dixon scores with a jab. Trezeguet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Trezeguet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Trezeguet breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Dixon catches Trezeguet right on the button with a cross.
Dixon looks to land a left hand but Trezeguet moved out of range nicely.
Trezeguet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a body shot.
Trezeguet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trezeguet there as he acknowledges the shot.

Dixon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Trezeguet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dixon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trezeguet keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trezeguet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Trezeguet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joey Dixon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dixon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trezeguet is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Trezeguet keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Joey Dixon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Trezeguet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dixon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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 lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Dixon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Dixon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dixon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trezeguet sprawls well initially but Dixon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dixon thows a huge punch but Trezeguet dodges it nicely.
Trezeguet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dixon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dixon wants to take a breather but Trezeguet is having none of it.
Dixon trying to mount his opponent but Trezeguet defends it.
Dixon throwing shots but Trezeguet is blocking nicely.
Dixon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dixon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trezeguet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dixon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trezeguet defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon trying to control from half guard but Trezeguet is working away.
Dixon working the head and body with strikes.
Dixon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trezeguet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dixon is trying to control. Trezeguet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dixon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dixon thows a huge punch but Trezeguet dodges it nicely.
Dixon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dixon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trezeguet's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trezeguet keeps working.
Dixon is looking to advance position but Trezeguet won't allow it.
Dixon lands strikes from half guard.
Dixon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trezeguet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Trezeguet is not content to let Dixon control the position.
Nice strikes from Dixon there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon working Trezeguet over with strikes.
Dixon is trying to control. Trezeguet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dixon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dixon is really struggling to control Trezeguet but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Trezeguet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dixon throwing shots but Trezeguet is blocking nicely.
Dixon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trezeguet can do to turn this around?
Dixon is nestled in close to Trezeguet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dixon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trezeguet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dixon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dixon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trezeguet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dixon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Trezeguet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trezeguet won't allow Dixon to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to control. Trezeguet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dixon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Trezeguet has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dixon is working away from the top position though.
Dixon lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trezeguet trying to control from the bottom.
Joey Dixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dixon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dixon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
David Trezeguet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dixon closes the distance and clinches up with Trezeguet, looking for a takedown. Dixon pushes Trezeguet against the cage but Trezeguet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dixon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Dixon!
An intense looking Joey Dixon took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I don’t train, I meditate'.