PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Grimsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sex Pistols- anarchy in the uk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Earl Dixon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dixon
vs
Grimsson

187 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Grimsson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grimsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grimsson is looking to clinch.
Dixon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Grimsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dixon thinking.
Grimsson walks into a left hand.
Grimsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dixon lands with a shot to the body.
Dixon stalks Grimsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grimsson's face. Grimsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimsson is just out of range.
Dixon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grimsson on the side of the head.
Dixon thows a body shot but no joy.
Earl Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Dixon.
Grimsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grimsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon looks to land a left hand but Grimsson moved out of range nicely.
Dixon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Grimsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dixon!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Grimsson working away.
Dixon holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Dixon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grimsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dixon struggling a bit here.
Dixon is looking for a sweep.
Dixon struggling a bit here.
Dixon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dixon tries to get out of the position.
Dixon is looking to regain half guard here but Grimsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Grimsson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon wants to control but Grimsson postures up.
Grimsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Grimsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dixon.
Dixon lands a right hook to the body.
Dixon throws a hook but Grimsson avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimsson.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimsson at a distance.
Grimsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dixon finds it's way round the side to connect with Grimsson's head.
Dixon looks to land a combination but Grimsson avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimsson.
Grimsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grimsson looks winded!
Grimsson takes one to the chin there.
Grimsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dixon misses with a right hand
and Grimsson counters with a left to the body.
Dixon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dixon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dixon tests Grimsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Earl Dixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grimsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dixon circles away.
Dixon connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grimsson under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon jabs Grimsson right on the nose. Grimsson blinks but takes it well.
Grimsson blocks a jab.
Dixon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dixon cracks a nice hook into Grimsson's ribs.
Grimsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grimsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dixon scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Dixon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Grimsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dixon to score with a decent uppercut.
Grimsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Grimsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dixon lands a nice looking body shot.
Dixon lands a jab.
Grimsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Dixon dominated that round.
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.

Dixon looks to land a combination. Grimsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dixon jabs at Grimsson's body.
Grimsson ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
A jab from Dixon misses.
Dixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dixon loads up on a big right hand but Grimsson slips the punch.
Dixon lands a right hook to the body.
Dixon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Dixon.
Grimsson 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 right and a left that Grimsson avoids nicely.
Dixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimsson.
Grimsson is breathing heavily.
Dixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dixon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Earl Dixon is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Grimsson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Dixon.
Grimsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dixon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dixon lands a slapping body shot.
Dixon lands a nice shot that snaps Grimsson's head back.
Dixon lands a glancing blow to the side of Grimsson's head.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon lands a slapping body shot.
Grimsson takes one to the chin there.
Grimsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dixon cracks Grimsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimsson at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dixon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dixon.
Grimsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grimsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dixon connects with a single shot there.
Dixon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grimsson back to the cage. Dixon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dixon scores with a hook to the body. Grimsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dixon scores with a jab. Grimsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grimsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grimsson slips under a jab from Dixon.
Grimsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon jabs Grimsson right on the nose. Grimsson blinks but takes it well.
Dixon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grimsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dixon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grimsson scrambles back to his feet.
Dixon cracks Grimsson with an open hand slap.
Grimsson needs to keep his hands up - Dixon had a free shot at his head there.
Dixon tests Grimsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dixon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grimsson on the side of the head.
Dixon scores with a shot to the body.
Dixon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimsson can do to turn this around?
The fighters circle momentarily. Dixon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grimsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grimsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimsson walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dixon.
Jab from Dixon.
Dixon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grimsson in his tracks.
Dixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grimsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dixon scores with a jab.
Dixon scores with a punch to the head.
Grimsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grimsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimsson.
Dixon lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dixon connects with a looping right hand.
Grimsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dixon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grimsson scrambles back to his feet.
Dixon cracks Grimsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Dixon dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Dixon lands a slapping body shot.
Dixon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grimsson under the eye.
Dixon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grimsson.
A jab from Dixon does it's job there.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimsson at a distance.
Dixon sizes up Grimsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grimsson moves out of range as Dixon strikes.
Nice defenses there by Grimsson.
Dixon lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a hook

and Grimsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grimsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Grimsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dixon working hard to break the clinch.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimsson missing with knees to the body.
Dixon is looking for a takedown.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dixon is trying to force a seperation but Grimsson has the dominant position.
Grimsson misses with the head strike.
Grimsson takes a shot to the head.
Grimsson tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Dixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixon with a hook.
Dixon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dixon clobbers Grimsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dixon stuns Grimsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dixon scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dixon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dixon throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimsson.
Dixon throws a body punch but Grimsson moves out of range.
Dixon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimsson.
Grimsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimsson walks into a left hand.
Dixon sizes up Grimsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dixon lands a really nice looking cross but Grimsson seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dixon.
Dixon cracks Grimsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grimsson ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
A shot to the liver by Dixon. Beautiful body shot.
Dixon connects with a body shot.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimsson at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dixon. Grimsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Grimsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Dixon.
Dixon lands a nice looking body shot.
Dixon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grimsson momentarily.
Dixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Dixon. That snapped Grimsson's head back.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Grimsson ducks right into an uppercut from Dixon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dixon lands with a cross.
Dixon cracks Grimsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunnar Grimsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dixon scores with a nice strike.
Grimsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dixon lands a jab to Grimsson's midsection.
Earl Dixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dixon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dixon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dixon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimsson doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dixon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Dixon!
Earl Dixon made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Yo I just wanna thank my manager Willy Jones. This guy's the real deal man, yo in the future you're gonna be seeing a lot of me, and you're gonna be seeing a lot of him!'.