PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russel Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards's entrance music is Meytal Cohen - Toxicity. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Richards
vs
Dixon

193 cm
28
276 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

183 cm
35
276 lbs
24 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Cynical Truth (steel penn)

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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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russel Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Dixon misses with a wild body shot.
Dixon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richards.

It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
Dixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Richards - just one landing.

Dixon clinches.
Dixon tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Richards is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dixon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Russel Richards has been cut.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Richards's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dixon throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Dixon.
Dixon throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Dixon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Dixon trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon blocks a body shot from Richards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Richards prevents a body shot from Dixon.
Dixon told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Dixon misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dixon is keeping busy.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Richards.
Dixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards working aggressively here.
Dixon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Dixon.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dixon's elbow.
Dixon is looking for a takedown.
Dixon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixon controls his hands.
Dixon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to stall.
Richards working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dixon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dixon takes a shot to the head.
Dixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dixon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richards tries a body shot but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Dixon.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dixon throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Dixon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Dixon controls the action.
Richards pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dixon is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dixon has his back to the cage.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dixon.
Dixon tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards lands a left hand.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon missing with knees to the body.
Dixon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Dixon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dixon.
Dixon blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Dixon avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Dixon lands a nice elbow.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dixon can't get the takedown.
Russel Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Dixon.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dixon.
Richards pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon throws an elbow that misses.
Dixon lands a knee to the body.
Dixon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russel Richards dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dixon throws a right hand that misses

and Richards counters by moving into the clinch.
Dixon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon lands a nice knee to the body.
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 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Richards in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dixon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
Dixon missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dixon avoiding damage.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Dixon.
Dixon lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dixon.
Dixon missing with knees to the body.
Richards avoiding damage as Dixon throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dixon.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Dixon.
Dixon trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dixon into the cage.
Dixon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dixon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon missing with knees to the body.
Dixon is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dixon has his back to the cage.
Dixon trying to land knees to the body.
Richards avoiding damage as Dixon throws knees to the body.
Dixon tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Richards avoiding damage as Dixon throws knees to the body.
Dixon lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Dixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon misses with a knee to the head.
Dixon looking for a takedown.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Dixon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Dixon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richards's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dixon.
Dixon tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dixon landing knees to the body.
Dixon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dixon looking to slow down the pace here.

Dixon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dixon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dixon wants to take a breather but Richards is having none of it.
Richards avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dixon.
Dixon passes to full mount!
Dixon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scoring with strikes but Richards is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dixon.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the head.
Dixon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Richards is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Richards wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dixon.
Richards taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Richards that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dixon looking to finish with strikes here!
The referee warns Richards that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Richards is rocked!
Dixon postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Richards is out cold - huge knockout for Dixon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vince Dixon!
During a confident post fight interview, Vince Dixon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.