PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goodnight Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dixon
vs
Irene

183 cm
30
276 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

187 cm
20
283 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Brute

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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goodnight Irene!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon misses with a kick to the body.
Dixon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dixon.

It looks like Goodnight Irene 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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Irene. That did some damage!
Vince Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Dixon misses.

Irene moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Irene fails to land.
Dixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irene throws a punch but it's blocked by Dixon.
Irene gets through Dixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Irene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dixon's elbow.
Dixon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Irene - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Dixon.
Irene tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Dixon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Irene obliges.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Irene scores with a hook to the body.
Irene throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Irene lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Irene misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irene has Dixon pressed against the cage, preventing Dixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Irene lands with a light punch inside.
Irene lands a body shot.
Irene scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
Irene pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Irene scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Irene.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irene creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Irene scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Irene.
Irene lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon is trying to maintain a safe position but Irene gets an underhook and turns Dixon into the cage.
Irene scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Irene is defending well.
Irene lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Irene as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Irene.
Irene lands a nice shot to the body.
Irene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Irene.
Irene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Irene - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Irene.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
Irene pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Irene lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Irene.
A short uppercut from Irene.
Irene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dixon's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Irene.
Irene lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irene is working Dixon over against the cage.
Irene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irene scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dixon prevents a body shot from Irene.
Irene lands with a short shot to the head.
Irene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irene works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Irene lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irene creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Irene.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Irene.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irene.
Irene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Irene.
Irene makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Vince Dixon's cut is getting worse.
Irene lands a left hand.
Dixon takes a shot to the head.
Irene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Irene using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Irene.
Irene lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Irene lands a shot to the body.
Irene misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Irene.
Irene digs a right hand underneath Dixon's ribcage. Dixon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Irene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Irene is looking to control Dixon's arms but Dixon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Irene has his back to the cage.
Irene lands a damaging elbow.
Dixon is trying to stall.
Irene is pressed up against the cage. Dixon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Irene down to the mat. Irene avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irene with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Irene.
Irene lands with a shot to the body.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irene moves away.
Goodnight Irene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dixon throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Irene to counter with a crisp jab.
Dixon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Irene connects with a body shot.
Dixon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Irene gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Irene.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irene.
Irene scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
A short right from Dixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goodnight Irene dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 jab right on the kisser.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Irene moves into range and clinches up with Dixon.
Irene lands with a right to the head.
Dixon is working for takedown but Irene is calmly controlling the position for now.
Irene lands an elbow just above Dixon 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Irene.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irene lands a nice shot to the body.
Irene cracks Dixon with a nice body shot.
Irene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.

Vince Dixon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice left hand lands by Irene.

Dixon is rocked!
Irene lands a big right hand that drops Dixon! The killer instinct kicks in and Irene finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Irene!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goodnight Irene!
After the big win, Goodnight Irene made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.