PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - Bawitdaba . Dixon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dark Tranquillity - Iridium kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lee Daniels
vs
Dixon

179 cm
27
208 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

187 cm
26
210 lbs
16 - 5 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

KO 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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Dixon blocks the low kick.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Dixon saw that one coming.
Dixon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daniels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Dixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joey Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels scores with a jab. Dixon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels misses with a shot to the body
and Dixon counters with a two punch combo.
Daniels lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Dixon checks it.
Dixon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daniels eats them both and turns towards Dixon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Dixon avoids it well.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixon.
A big right from Dixon misses.
Dixon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dixon throws a leg kick which misses Daniels's front leg but catches the back leg as Daniels tries to avoid it.
Dixon misses the body punch
and Daniels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dixon's knee momentarily.
Dixon throws a shot to the body.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Dixon rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Dixon.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Dixon is working for takedown but Daniels is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixon wants a takedown but no success here.
Bobby Lee Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Dixon's head.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels is leaning against Dixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Daniels.
Dixon looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
Dixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
Daniels prevents Dixon from breaking the clinch.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Dixon.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.

Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Daniels there.
Bobby Lee Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dixon.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Dixon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Daniels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Daniels misses

and Dixon counters with a shoot takedown. Daniels fights it but they end up in guard.
Dixon throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels wants to stand up but Dixon is controlling him.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels trying to keep a closed guard but Dixon is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Lee Daniels.
Dixon wants to clinch
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dixon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dixon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dixon scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Lee Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Dixon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Daniels thows a leg kick but Dixon checks it

and Dixon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daniels won't be happy with that.
Dixon throws an elbow but Daniels slips to the side and avoids it well.
Daniels is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dixon trying to control the position but Daniels is working away.

Dixon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Dixon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Daniels tries to bench press Dixon off him but Dixon keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Dixon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Dixon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Joey Dixon has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Daniels takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dixon controlling the position.
Dixon is chipping away with strikes.
Dixon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Daniels is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dixon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
Daniels on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dixon trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniels stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Dixon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is not content to let Dixon control the position.
An elbow from Dixon crashes against the mat.
Dixon tries to advance to mount but Daniels denies him.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dixon working the body and head with strikes.
Dixon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dixon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Daniels is trying to control Dixon's posture but Dixon avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dixon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Daniels some visible discomfort.
Daniels is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dixon connects with a decent elbow.
Dixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dixon is putting a hurting on Daniels here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniels regains half guard, as Dixon was trying to land strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Daniels is defending against the submission attempts here by Dixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Dixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Dixon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon swinging wildly here.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Dixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dixon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Dixon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dixon under the eye.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dixon shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Dixon rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daniels stalls.
Dixon pushes Daniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a body punch.

Dixon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Daniels is trying to keep an underhook but Dixon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a head shot. Daniels uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dixon wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels trying to keep a closed guard but Dixon is proving a slippery customer.
Dixon throws an elbow that misses. Daniels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dixon's guard. Nice move by Daniels!
Dixon looking to control.
Dixon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dixon is trying to keep Daniels in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Dixon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a wild body shot.
Bobby Lee Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.

Dixon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Daniels sneaks back into half guard.
Dixon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throwing shots but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniels is trying to stand back up but Dixon is controlling him
Dixon working the head and body with strikes.
Dixon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daniels defending well though.
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 wants to pass the guard but Daniels is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon working over Daniels with some ground and pound. Daniels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dixon connects with a nice short shot to Daniels's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Dixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dixon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Dixon!
Joey Dixon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.