PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the ring accompanied by Fort Minor-Remember The Name. The key to victory for Nick Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Diaz
vs
Dixon

185 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

183 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Hellbent

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dixon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dixon avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed

and Dixon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.

Dixon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dixon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz gets back to half guard.

Dixon seems to be looking for submissions.
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!
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Dixon is controlling well.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Dixon wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.

Dixon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diaz is staying active underneath Dixon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Dixon is controlling well.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Dixon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dixon seems to be looking for submissions.
Diaz wants to control but Dixon is keeping busy.
Dixon wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz wants to control but Dixon is keeping busy.
Dixon controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Dixon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dixon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Dixon persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.

Dixon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dixon showed some decent athleticism there.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Dixon wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.

Dixon seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Diaz is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adam Dixon!