PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czesio Niemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czesio Niemen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dixon
vs
Niemen

183 cm
31
276 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

196 cm
28
270 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 14 - 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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Czesio Niemen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon stuns Niemen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dixon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Niemen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Dixon misses with the combination.
Niemen connects with a jab.

It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Dixon.
Niemen checks the leg kick.
Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Niemen circles away.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Niemen misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dixon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Niemen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Niemen scores with a jab.
Niemen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vince Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon works Niemen's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Dixon misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dixon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Niemen, pushing him back against the cage.
Dixon lands an elbow just above Niemen 's eye.
Dixon misses with a body punch.

Niemen breaks from the clinch.
Dixon throws a leg kick
and Niemen counters with a body kick.
Dixon misses with a body kick.
Niemen with a nice cross.

Vince Dixon's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dixon.
Good exchange - Niemen coming out on top.
Dixon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dixon misses with a head kick.
Niemen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Vince Dixon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Niemen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dixon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dixon throws a strike but Niemen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Niemen stands up and waves to Dixon to follow him.
Niemen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dixon thows a leg kick but Niemen checks it
and Niemen counters with a right hand to the body.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Niemen scores with a shot to the body.
Dixon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Niemen's waist but Niemen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dixon off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niemen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Niemen coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Dixon misses
and Niemen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Niemen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dixon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Niemen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dixon's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Czesio Niemen!
A victorious Czesio Niemen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.