PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dixion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down By Jonny Cash. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Edwards
vs
Dixion

180 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Dixion!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edwards.
Edwards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dixion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Nice straight punches there by Edwards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edwards.
Edwards misses with a two punch combination.
Dixion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Dixion misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Dixion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dixion slips under a jab.
Edwards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dixion circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixion wants to clinch.
Dixion defending well as Edwards loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Dixion.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dixion.
Dixion ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Edwards lands a head shot.
Edwards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dixion fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixion doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dixion misses with a series of wild punches.
Edwards misses with a looping right.
Dixion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dixion slips a straight right by Edwards.
Edwards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edwards misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Edwards.
Dixion moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards stalks Dixion and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dixion's face. Dixion staggers backwards, shaken.
Danga de danga de dang - Dixion scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Travis Edwards has been cut.
Dixion falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
Dixion misses with a double jab
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixion is just out of range.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Dixion.
Dixion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edwards.
Edwards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixion throws a combination that misses
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards misses the jab.
Dixion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edwards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dixion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dixion fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixion swinging wildly here.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Dixion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Edwards's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dixion tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Dixion moves out of range as Edwards strikes.
Edwards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Dixion misses its intended target.
Dixion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dixion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards throws a big shot that misses.
Dixion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Dixion's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Edwards.
Dixion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edwards is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dixion closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
Dixion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dixion throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edwards counters with a two punch combo.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
Dan Dixion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Dixion sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dixion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dixion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Edwards throws a combination that misses
and Dixion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slow jab from Dixion misses its intended target.
Dixion looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Edwards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Edwards swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dixion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dixion misses with a double jab
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards misses with a series of wild punches.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Dixion's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dixion misses with a double jab
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixion darts in trying to clinch
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dixion checks a leg kick nicely.
Dixion swinging wildly here.
Dixion fails to land with a series of punches.
Edwards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dixion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Edwards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Edwards's cut.
That's time! Edwards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dixion misses with a combination
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Dixion closes the distance but Edwards moves to the side
and Edwards counters with a one-two to the body.
Dixion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dixion!
Dixion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Dixion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dixion cracks Edwards with an open hand slap.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dixion in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dixion misses with a few strikes there.
Dixion clinches but Edwards breaks the clinch
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edwards lands with a right hand.
Dixion misses with a two punch combination.
Dixion looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Dixion walks into a straight right hand from Edwards.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dixion has time to react.
Dixion throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dixion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Dixion does no damage.
A big right from Edwards misses.
Dixion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dixion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dixion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dixion is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dixion has time to react.
Edwards thows a body shot but no joy.
Edwards tries to work over Dixion's front leg with a kick but Dixion checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Dixion moved out of range.
Edwards thuds his right hand into Dixion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Edwards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dixion doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Edwards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edwards.
Jab by Edwards.
Dixion loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Travis Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lazy left from Edwards finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Edwards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dixion's head.
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Dixion.
Edwards throws a hook but Dixion avoids it easily.
Dixion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Dixion.
Dixion misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edwards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Edwards!