PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Iridium as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tedd Strongham has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Strongham
vs
Dixon

182 cm
31
205 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strongham cracks Dixon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Strongham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dixon swings for the body but Strongham moves out of range.
Strongham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Strongham looks for the body kick but Dixon saw that one coming.
Strongham throws the kick towards the body but Dixon avoids it.
Strongham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Strongham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dixon.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strongham - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strongham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dixon under the eye.
Strongham misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a straight right.
Dixon throws a body punch but Strongham moves out of range.
Dixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strongham.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strongham is looking to score with low kicks.
Strongham throws a head kick that misses.
Dixon swings for the body but Strongham moves out of range.
Strongham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Strongham misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a body punch but Strongham moves out of range.
Strongham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dixon swings widly with a right hand
and Strongham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dixon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strongham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Tedd Strongham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dixon misses with a wild body shot.
Tedd Strongham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strongham lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strongham swivels and escapes.
Dixon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strongham finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but Strongham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Strongham throws a leg kick which misses Dixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Dixon tries to avoid it.
Strongham works the jab nicely.
Dixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Strongham.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dixon.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Strongham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Strongham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dixon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strongham jabs at Dixon's body.
Strongham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strongham throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Strongham throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strongham. That's going to slow Dixon down.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Strongham is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Strongham. That's going to slow Dixon down.
Strongham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tedd Strongham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Dixon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Strongham misses with a low kick.
Strongham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strongham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dixon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strongham circles away.
Strongham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strongham wants it to stay on the feet.
Strongham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dixon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strongham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dixon shoots for a takedown but Strongham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Dixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strongham.
Decent striking displayed by Strongham there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strongham rather than just go for the knockout.
Dixon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strongham tries to avoid it but Dixon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strongham to the ground. Strongham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strongham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strongham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dixon misses the jab.
Strongham scores with a leg kick.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strongham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham scores with a leg kick.
Strongham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strongham feints and then cracks Dixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dixon down.
Dixon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strongham circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dixon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Strongham has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strongham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Dixon blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Strongham.
Strongham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dixon if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice cross by Strongham.
Strongham lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham lunges at Dixon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dixon's hand.
Strongham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Strongham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dixon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strongham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strongham lands with a good body shot.
Strongham connects with an inside leg kick.
Tedd Strongham is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strongham. That's going to slow Dixon down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strongham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dixon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham tries to score with a low kick but Dixon moves his leg out of the way.
Dixon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strongham's waist but Strongham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dixon off to one side.
Strongham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dixon can do to turn this around?
Dixon moves forwards but Strongham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strongham. That's going to slow Dixon down.
Dixon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strongham scores with a sloppy right hand. Dixon should have avoided that one.
Strongham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Strongham lands a big head kick that sends Dixon tumbling to the mat! Strongham takes a step backwards and waves Dixon back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dixon is rocked!

That has opened up Joey Dixon's cut even more.
Strongham drops Dixon with a straight right hand, right on the button! Strongham follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tedd Strongham!
Tedd Strongham got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'