PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Dickons (ranked 1777 p4p, 1848 weight class) and Xavier Dayton (ranked 224 p4p, 235 weight class). Dickons comes to the cage accompanied by Sidung. Dayton has chosen Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. Jovan Dickons had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dickons
vs
Dayton

196 cm
29
204
16 - 17 - 0

194 cm
24
190
6 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Dayton!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dayton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dickons on the side of the head.
Dickons keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dayton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dickons is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dickons lands with an uppercut that bounces Dayton off the cage and back into range.
Dickons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dayton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dickons throws a hook but Dayton blocks it.
Dickons lands with a good body shot.
Dayton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dickons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dayton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickons misses with an uppercut
and Dayton counters with a nice leg kick.
Dayton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dickons circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dayton scores with a body shot.
Dickons has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dayton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dickons is out of range and Dayton settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Dickons.
Dayton throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Dickons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dayton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickons blocks a jab.
Dayton tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dayton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dickons throws a looping overhand right but Dayton ducks down to avoid it.
Dayton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Dickons. Beautiful body shot.
Dayton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickons was well out of range. Poor timing from Dayton.
Dayton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dickons avoids the body shot from Dayton.
Dayton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dickons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dayton at a distance.
Dickons misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Dayton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dayton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Dayton.
Dayton throws a head kick but Dickons moves out of range.
Dayton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dickons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Dayton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xavier Dayton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dickons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dickons.
Dickons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dayton. Dickons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dayton staying out of range there.
Dickons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dickons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickons swings for the body but Dayton moves out of range.
Dickons fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dayton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dickons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Dayton misses.
Dayton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dickons thuds his right hand into Dayton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dickons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dayton.
Dickons changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dayton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dayton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dayton misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton throws a hook to the side of Dickons's head but Dickons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dayton delivers a nice body kick.
Dayton throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickons.
Dayton missing with a left hand there. Dickons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dickons misses with a body shot.
Dayton works Dickons's body with a nice hook.
Dayton connects with a nice looking jab.
Dayton throws a shot to the body.
Dayton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickons moves away.
Dickons cracks Dayton with a good jab.
Dayton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dickons scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickons throws an overhand right that lands on Dayton's shoulder, as Dayton tries to avoid the shot.
Dayton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickons.
Dayton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton misses with a two punch combination.
Dayton throws a hook to the side of Dickons's head but Dickons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dayton slips a jab and a cross from Dickons.
Dayton lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickons off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickons misses the target.
Dickons defending well as Dayton loads up on a big left hand.
Dickons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dayton.
Dickons jabs Dayton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dickons misses with a body shot.
Dickons lands a jab to the nose.
Dickons avoids the body shot from Dayton.
Dayton throws a lazy uppercut
and Dickons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickons loads up on a big right hand but Dayton slips the punch.
Dayton swings widly with a right hand
and Dickons counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickons lands with a good body shot.
Dayton throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xavier Dayton will probably get the nod.
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.

Dickons connects with a single shot there.
Xavier Dayton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dayton manages to avoid it.
Dickons lands with a nice body punch.
Dickons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dayton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dickons throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dayton. Dickons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickons appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dickons lands a nice hook to Dayton's body. Dayton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dayton tries a head kick but it misses.
Dayton lands a body shot.
Dayton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickons throws a hook but Dayton blocks it.
Dayton throws a shot from downtown. Dickons moves away and avoids it.
Dayton scores with a body shot.
Dickons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dayton moves away.
Nice jab there from Dickons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickons was well out of range. Poor timing from Dayton.
Dickons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dayton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dickons scores with a hook.
Dayton lands a jab to the head.
Dickons throws a right hand that Dayton ducks under and follows up with a left that Dayton also avoids with ease.
Dayton misses with a body shot.
Dayton throws a head kick that misses
and Dickons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dayton slips under a jab from Dickons.
Dayton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dayton throws a hook to the side of Dickons's head but Dickons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickons blocks a head kick by Dayton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dayton throws a sloppy head kick
and Dickons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xavier Dayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dayton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickons.
Dayton throws a sloppy head kick and Dickons moves out of range easily.
Dickons appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dayton throws a sloppy head kick
and Dickons counters with a left and a right that stings Dayton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickons lands a nice hook to Dayton's body. Dayton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dayton misses the body punch
and Dayton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickons avoids the head kick by Dayton.
Dickons clobbers Dayton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dayton slips a straight right by Dickons.
Dayton lands with a hook. Dickons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dickons lands with a cross.
Dickons misses with a hook to the body
and Dayton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab by Dickons.
Dayton avoids the body shot from Dickons.
Dickons tries for a takedown but Dayton circles away easily
and Dayton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dayton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickons.
Dayton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Dickons.
Dickons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton sizes up Dickons with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Dickons is rocked!
Dickons moves out of range of the body kick from Dayton.
Dayton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dayton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dayton misses with a series of wild punches.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dayton enables Dickons to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dayton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dayton wants to stand but Dickons is controlling the position.
Dickons tries to free his leg and advance position but Dayton is retaining full guard.

Dayton has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dickons is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dickons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dickons.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickons dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dickons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayton avoids it.
Dickons misses with a hook to the ribs.

Dayton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dickons misses with a combination
and Dayton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dickons just misses with a punch to the body.
Dayton takes a swing at Dickons's ribcage but misses.
Dayton works Dickons's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dayton lands a big right hand that sends Dickons crashing to the mat! Dayton stays standing though and waves Dickons back to his feet!
Oh Dickons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dickons ducks into an uppercut from Dayton and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Dayton!
A very excited looking Xavier Dayton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.