PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick comes to the cage accompanied by Careful With That Axe Eugene. Daryl Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slick
vs
Dixon

182 cm
38
159 lbs
32 - 15 - 1

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daryl Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon tries to clinch there but Slick circles away.

Slick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dixon is trying to control the position but Slick postures up.

Dixon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dixon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slick is defending well for now.

Slick breaks the clinch.
Slick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Dixon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Slick makes his way to full guard, as Dixon worked for a kimura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slick wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dixon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slick is on top in guard.
Dixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dixon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Slick landing with the ground and pound.
Dixon pulls Slick in close to his closed guard and prevents Slick from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dixon has momentary wrist control but Slick slips an elbow through the middle.
Slick pushes down on Dixon's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Slick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dixon wants to get back to his feet.
Slick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Slick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dixon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon wants to get back to full guard.
Slick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slick passes to side control.
Slick is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slick cracks Dixon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dixon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dixon taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick advances to full mount.
Dixon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dixon is still trying to improve position.
Slick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Slick trying to control but Dixon is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Slick.
Slick lands a big elbow.
Slick lands a couple of good shots and Dixon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon is taking damage to the body and head.

Slick has managed to slip his arm under Dixon's chin. This could be all over... yep, Dixon is tapping out! Submission win for Slick.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oil Slick!
Oil Slick really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RSR Elite Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.