PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 1108 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Darren Dixon (ranked 120 p4p, 122 weight class). Hackett comes to the cage accompanied by Foe Tha Love of Money. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hackett
vs
Dixon

175 cm
28
147
11 - 7 - 1

169 cm
27
145
11 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett lands a really nice looking cross but Dixon seems unphased.
Dixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackett.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Dixon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Dixon.
Nice defenses there by Dixon.
Dixon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Dixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hackett looks to land a right hand but Dixon moved out of range.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Dixon dives in and scores a takedown into Hackett's guard.
Hackett is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hackett keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett struggling a bit here.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Hackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dixon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hackett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Dixon is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hackett looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dixon gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hackett is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dixon lets go of the hold and Hackett can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darren Dixon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Darren Dixon made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.