PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jojo Sells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jojo Sells could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Dixon's chin.

Sells
vs
Dixon

195 cm
25
284 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jojo Sells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Sells.
Sells throws a hook but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon slaps away a takedown attempt from Sells, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dixon slips under a jab.
Sells takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sells.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Sells.
Sells throws a jab when Dixon was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Sells misses
and Dixon counters with a nice body shot.
Sells misses with a body shot.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Sells.
Sells misses with a hook. Dixon ducked under it nicely.
Sells misses the body punch
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sells swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sells misses with a body shot
and Dixon counters with a left to the body.
Sells fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sells wants to clinch.
Sells misses with a body punch
and Dixon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dixon looks winded!
Sells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dixon slaps away a takedown attempt from Sells, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jojo Sells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon lands a nice looking body shot.
Sells tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dixon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sells misses with a hook
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dixon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sells is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Dixon.
Sells throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sells looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
Dixon throws a series of strikes that have Sells backpedaling.
Sells misses with a left hand
letting Dixon counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sells darts in and clinches Dixon up against the cage.
Sells is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sells is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dixon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon working hard to break the clinch.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sells is working for takedown but Dixon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dixon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dixon prevents the takedown attempt.

Dixon breaks the clinch.
Sells throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sells takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jojo Sells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sells fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dixon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sells.
A shot to the body from Sells misses
and Dixon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sells tries to close the distance and clinch but Dixon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Sells or perhaps it was just good defense by Dixon which made him look bad.
Dixon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dixon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sells had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Dixon.
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 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dixon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dixon leaves Sells with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Sells.
Horrible takedown by Sells or perhaps it was just good defense by Dixon which made him look bad.
Sells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixon.
Sells misses the shot to the body.
Sells throws a sloppy body shot
and Sells takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sells misses with a right hand
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Dixon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sells throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dixon counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sells throws a poor cross that misses
and Dixon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sells thinking.
Dixon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dixon, as that shot connected.
Sells swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sells misses with a hook to the body
and Dixon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sells misses with a jab to the body
letting Dixon counter with a right hand.
Sells is looking to wear down Dixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sells throws a body punch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sells goes for a double leg but Dixon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dixon continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jojo Sells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Sells won't allow it.
Sells throws a punch but it's blocked by Dixon.

Sells lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon pulls Sells in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sells postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
Sells working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sells throwing strikes but missing.
Dixon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sells throws a big right hand that misses.
Dixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sells.
Dixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sells throwing strikes but missing.
Sells missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dixon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sells accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dixon is looking to stand up but Sells isn't so interested in that idea.
Sells postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
Sells throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dixon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sells throws a big right hand that misses.
Sells postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Sells stands up over Dixon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sells scoring with some ground and pound.
Dixon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sells is one step ahead there.
Sells is looking to work some ground and pound but Dixon has wrist control.
Sells pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dixon is keeping the position for now.
Sells is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sells throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sells throwing strikes from guard but Dixon blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jojo Sells dominated that second round.
That's time! Sells's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from Sells misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sells misses the target.
No joy there for Sells, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sells misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dixon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jake Dixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sells throws a lazy uppercut
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dixon.
Sells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixon.
Sells misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dixon counters with a two punch combo.
Sells misses with a looping left.
Sells shoots in but Dixon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sells swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dixon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sells misses the body punch
and Dixon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dixon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sells finds it's way round the side to connect with Dixon's head.
Sells misses with a lunging right hand
and Dixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sells falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Sells tries to clinch but Dixon is having none of it.
Sells misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.
Sells on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sells throws a right and a left that Dixon avoids nicely.
Dixon lands a two punch combo.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sells fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sells missing with a left hand there. Dixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sells looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sells's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dixon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sells scrambles back to his feet.
Dixon slips a straight right by Sells.
Sells misses with a lunging right hand
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dixon throws a one two combo.
Sells swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
Sells looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
Dixon lands with a hook. Sells tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a slapping body shot.
Sells misses with a double jab
and Dixon counters with a series of strikes. Sells will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sells swinging wildly here.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sells at a distance.
Sells throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Dixon jabs Sells to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sells misses with a double jab
and Dixon counters with a nice body shot.
Sells looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Sells.
Sells fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a combination. Sells tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Sells looking to score a takedown here. Dixon is defending well but Sells drives through and ends up in Dixon's guard.
Dixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sells.
Dixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sells.
Dixon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sells postures up and lands a big shot to Dixon's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sells in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sells scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sells throwing strikes from guard but Dixon blocks nicely.
Sells working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jojo Sells showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sells has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jojo Sells!
During a confident post fight interview, Jojo Sells thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.