PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Dixon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jt davis's chin.

Dixon
vs
davis

165 cm
21
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
137 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jt davis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
davis throws a hook but Dixon avoids it easily.
davis cracks Dixon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dixon tries a head kick but it misses.
Dixon tries to clinch but davis moves out of range.

Dixon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
davis trying to remain calm as Dixon controls from the top position.
davis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dixon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An elbow from Dixon crashes against the mat.
davis is pushing Dixon's head away, looking to escape. Dixon manages to hold on to the position though.
Dixon throws a strike aimed at the side of davis's head but davis avoids it well.
davis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dixon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
davis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dixon has just dragged him back down to the mat.

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!
davis is trying to buck Dixon off.

Dixon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
davis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dixon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dixon advances nicely into full mount.
davis is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dixon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
davis is squirming around, avoiding Dixon's attempts to control the action.
davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dixon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
davis is trying to stand.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the head.
Dixon tries to control but davis wriggling away.

Dixon is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dixon fails with the takedown.
davis tries to clinch up but Dixon circles away and keeps his distance.

Dixon clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
davis throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
davis is looking to clinch but Dixon is avoiding it.
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from davis misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
davis throws a one two combo.
davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
davis looks gassed!
Dixon fails to pull guard.

davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
davis lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.

davis breaks the clinch.
Dixon throws a sloppy head kick and davis moves out of range easily.

Dixon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dixon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear davis down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
davis is pushing Dixon's head away, looking to escape. Dixon manages to hold on to the position though.

Dixon decides to stand back up. Dixon steps back and let's davis get back to his feet.
davis tries to clinch up but Dixon circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Dixon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dixon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
davis clinches but Dixon breaks the clinch

and Dixon counters with a nice double leg into side control. davis won't be happy with that.
Dixon tries to score with some ground and pound. davis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
davis is not content to let Dixon control the position.
Dixon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused davis some visible discomfort.
Dixon working the ground and pound.

Dixon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
davis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
davis is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon grinds an elbow into davis's temple.
An elbow from Dixon crashes against the mat.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
davis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dixon connects with a decent elbow.
davis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Dixon stands up and beckons davis to his feet.
Jt davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
davis tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dixon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
davis prevents a takedown attempt there.

davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixon wants to clinch up but davis keeps it at a distance.
davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon closes the distance and clinches up with davis, looking for a takedown. Dixon pushes davis against the cage but davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

davis closes the distance and clinches.
Dixon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. davis is defending well for now.
Dixon jumps guard but davis stands there with Dixon around his waist. Dixon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dixon has davis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dixon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending davis tumbling to the mat - Dixon dives into davis's guard.
Dixon wants to stand but davis is controlling his posture from full guard.
davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dixon is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Dixon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dixon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
davis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dixon dives into side control.
davis pushes Dixon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dixon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Dixon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dixon shoots in but davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.

davis forces Dixon back against the cage and clinches.
davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Dixon avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and davis avoids it.

Dixon jumps guard and drags davis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

davis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dixon misses with a head kick.

davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dixon tries to clinch but davis is having none of it.

davis closes the distance and clinches.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from davis.

davis breaks the clinch.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dixon pushes davis up against the cage in a clinch.
davis lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Dixon jumps guard but davis stands there with Dixon around his waist. Dixon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
davis wants to clinch but Dixon slips to the side
and Dixon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Dixon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Dixon blocks the low kick.
davis closes the distance but Dixon moves to the side

and Dixon counters with a single leg into guard. davis didn't expect that.
Dixon wants to control from the top but davis keeps moving.
Dixon slips nicely into half guard.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dixon tries to pass to full mount but davis defends it.
davis is trying to stand.

Dixon decides to stand up.
davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
davis clinches but Dixon breaks the clinch

and Dixon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
davis avoids the elbow strike from Dixon, against the cage.

davis breaks the clinch.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dixon moves into range and clinches up with davis.
davis lands with a light punch inside.
davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.
davis lands a damaging elbow.
davis stops a takedown attempt from Dixon.
Dixon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
davis connects with a looping right hand.
davis tries to clinch up.
davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
davis throws a series of punches but Dixon moves out of range.
davis wants to clinch up but Dixon keeps it at a distance.
Dixon swats away the attempt to clinch by davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to clinch but davis is having none of it.
Dixon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from davis does no damage.
Jimmy Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
davis closes the distance but Dixon moves to the side

and Dixon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon counters with a good low kick that davis was not able to check.
Dixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dixon.

Dixon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
davis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Dixon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
davis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
davis closes the distance but Dixon moves to the side

and Dixon moves into the clinch.
Dixon tries to pull guard but davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Dixon drops back down to his feet.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.

davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as davis throws out the jab.
Dixon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dixon shoots in but davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
davis lands a two punch combo.
davis tries to clinch but Dixon is having none of it.
Jt davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon tries to move into range but davis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dixon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Dixon instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice left hand lands by davis.
Dixon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but davis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
davis lands a right hand.
davis lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by davis.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but davis blocks it with crossed arms.
davis prevents the takedown attempt.

davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Dixon.
A right-left combo lands from davis.
davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dixon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dixon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jt davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Dixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
davis tries to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Dixon!