PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Gannicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Dixon
vs
Gannicus

185 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daryl Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Gannicus!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon moves forwards but Gannicus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dixon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gannicus is out of range and Dixon settles back down.
Gannicus throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gannicus lands with a hook. Dixon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gannicus scores with a jab.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dixon dodges the punch combination from Gannicus.
Dixon tries to score with a low kick but Gannicus moves his leg out of the way.
Gannicus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gannicus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gannicus misses with a series of wild punches.
Gannicus throws a hook to the side of Dixon's head but Dixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus misses with the combination.
Gannicus throws a series of punches but Dixon moves out of range.
Gannicus looks to land a combination but Dixon avoids it well.
Gannicus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dixon.
Gannicus throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Gannicus misses with a double jab.
Gannicus misses with the combination.
Gannicus fails to land with a series of punches.
Gannicus looks gassed!
Gannicus misses the shot to the body.
Gannicus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dustin Gannicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dixon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gannicus misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Gannicus misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Gannicus blocks the leg kick.
Gannicus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dixon.
Gannicus misses with an uppercut.
Dustin Gannicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dixon drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dixon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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 sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gannicus's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon works his way into full mount!
Dixon looking to finish Gannicus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gannicus!
Gannicus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dixon controlling the pace for now.
Dixon landing strikes from the mount and Gannicus is in trouble!
Gannicus is working to get back to half guard.
Dixon controlling from mount.
Dixon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gannicus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon scoring with strikes but Gannicus is staying in there.
Dixon working Gannicus over with strikes here.
Dixon controlling the pace for now.
Dixon looking to control but Gannicus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dixon content just to control the position here.
Dixon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gannicus hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gannicus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dixon controlling from the full mount.
Dixon landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gannicus misses with a looping right.
Gannicus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dixon dodges the punch combination from Gannicus.
Gannicus just misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon throws a head kick that misses.
Dixon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gannicus misses with the combination.
Gannicus throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon misses with a low kick.
Gannicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Gannicus thuds a left hand into Dixon's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gannicus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gannicus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gannicus is breathing heavily.
Gannicus misses with a few strikes there.
Gannicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
Dixon throws a push kick but Gannicus slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Gannicus misses its intended target.
Gannicus misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Gannicus.
Gannicus lands a jab-cross combination.
Dixon throws a head kick but Gannicus moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Gannicus. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Gannicus does no damage.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Gannicus.
Dixon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Dixon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gannicus!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gannicus?
Dixon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dixon controlling the position easily from mount.
Dixon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gannicus?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dixon with the ground and pound from mount.
Dixon controlling from mount.
Gannicus can't escape the position.
Dixon looking to control but Gannicus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dixon controlling from the full mount.
Dixon dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dixon with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the head.
Gannicus is bucking up trying to escape but Dixon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dixon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daryl Dixon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dixon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gannicus sprawls well initially but Dixon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gannicus is not content to let Dixon control the position.
Gannicus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dixon.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gannicus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dixon working Gannicus over with strikes.
Gannicus is in trouble now - Dixon has advanced to mount!
Dixon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gannicus?
Dixon loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gannicus scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dixon land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dixon stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daryl Dixon!