PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Joker and the Thief, Wolfmother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Gabriel Lopez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lopez
vs
Dixon

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Dixon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dixon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lopez trying to control but Dixon postures up.
Dixon stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon controlling the pace.
Lopez wants to control but Dixon is keeping busy.
Lopez misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dixon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lopez wants to control but Dixon passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Lopez's face as Dixon controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dixon moves into full mount!
Lopez wants to hold on but Dixon pushes him away.
Dixon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dixon controlling the position easily from mount.
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dixon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lopez to the mat! Lopez manages to get full guard.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dixon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dixon content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ryan Dixon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lopez slips a straight right by Dixon.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt

so Dixon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dixon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lopez striking off his back but it's not causing Dixon any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lopez is looking for a triangle but Dixon pushes his legs off easily.
Dixon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Lopez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dixon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Lopez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dixon uses it to pass to side control.
Lopez prevents Dixon from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dixon controls the position.
Dixon working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dixon.

Dixon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lopez.

Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dixon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dixon is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dixon blocks the strikes from Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dixon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dixon content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ryan Dixon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lopez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dixon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dixon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Dixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dixon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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