PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ardel Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stripped, raped and strangled. Ardel Dixon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fisher
vs
Dixon

187 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ardel Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher throws a right hand that Dixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dixon also avoids with ease.
Fisher misses with a double jab.
Dixon slips under a jab.
Dixon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Fisher avoids nicely.

Dixon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fisher is looking to stand up but Dixon isn't so interested in that idea.
Dixon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dixon connects with a couple of short punches.
Dixon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dixon won't allow Fisher to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dixon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dixon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dixon works over Fisher with some ground and pound from guard.
Dixon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Dixon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dixon with a nice head shot there.
Fisher wants to stand and escape but Dixon is having none of it.
Fisher has momentary wrist control but Dixon slips an elbow through the middle.
Dixon working some strikes from top position.
Dixon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dixon stops Fisher from standing up.
Dixon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dixon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dixon won't allow Fisher to get back to his feet.
Dixon landing some decent shots from guard.
Dixon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dixon connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dixon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dixon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fisher wants to stand and escape but Dixon is having none of it.
Dixon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dixon landing with the ground and pound.
Dixon chips away with some ground and pound.
Dixon prevents Fisher from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fisher misses with a double jab
and Dixon counters with a two punch combo.
George Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
Fisher misses with a combination

and Dixon counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon working some strikes from top position.
Dixon cracks Fisher with a solid left hand.

Fisher kicks Dixon off and gets to his feet.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters with a series of strikes. Fisher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon counters with a one-two to the body.
George Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Fisher avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fisher misses the jab.
George Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon lands with a nice combination. Fisher backs away looking to recover.

It looks like George Fisher has been cut.
Fisher throws a looping overhand right but Dixon ducks down to avoid it.
Dixon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fisher dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fisher misses with a double jab
and Dixon counters with a series of strikes. Fisher will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dixon counters with a single leg into guard. Fisher didn't expect that.
Dixon won't allow Fisher to get back to his feet.
Dixon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dixon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dixon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dixon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Dixon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dixon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dixon misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon counters with a series of strikes. Fisher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Dixon moved out of range nicely.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon counters with a two punch combo.
Dixon tries to bum rush Fisher with a series of wild strikes but Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fisher falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dixon counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher 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.
Fisher taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fisher tries to escape but Dixon is in control.
Dixon scores with punches from side control.
Dixon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dixon landing a few strikes.
Ardel Dixon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dixon lands some shots froms side control.
Fisher is trying to buck Dixon off.
Dixon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fisher some visible discomfort.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dixon shoots in and bounces Fisher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dixon won't allow Fisher to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
Dixon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dixon landing with the ground and pound.
Fisher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dixon is controlling him.
Fisher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dixon lands a couple of elbows.
Dixon lands a couple of elbows.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ardel Dixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Fisher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Dixon's shoulder, as Dixon tries to avoid the shot.
Dixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher tries to bum rush Dixon with a series of wild strikes but Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Dixon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dixon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dixon chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dixon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fisher's head.

Fisher kicks Dixon off and gets to his feet.

Dixon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fisher did well to prevent Dixon getting side control.
Fisher is trying to stand.
Dixon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dixon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Fisher makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dixon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fisher wants to stand up but Dixon is controlling him.
Dixon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fisher wants to stand and escape but Dixon is having none of it.
Dixon is working Fisher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fisher trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a two punch combo.
Fisher misses with a double jab
and Dixon counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Dixon throws a right hand that Fisher ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisher also avoids with ease.
Dixon stalks Fisher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fisher's face. Fisher staggers backwards, shaken.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but Fisher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fisher misses with a combination

and Dixon counters with a shoot takedown. Fisher fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon distracts Fisher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Fisher uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dixon!
Fisher misses with a combination
and Dixon counters with a one-two to the body.
George Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ardel Dixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dixon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ardel Dixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dixon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30

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