PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manjinder Dhaliwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dixion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dan Dixion enters the cage!

Dhaliwal
vs
Dixion

180 cm
25
182 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

184 cm
21
177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manjinder Dhaliwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 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 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dhaliwal sizes up Dixion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dhaliwal misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dixion counter with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Dhaliwal.
Dixion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dhaliwal at a distance.
Dhaliwal misses with a hook
and Dixion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dhaliwal misses with a lunging right hand
and Dixion counters with a series of strikes. Dhaliwal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dhaliwal misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dixion to counter with a crisp jab.
Dixion throws a series of punches but Dhaliwal avoids them all with ease.
Dhaliwal misses with an uppercut

and Dixion counters by clinching up.
Dixion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dhaliwal misses with a body punch.
Dhaliwal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dixion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dhaliwal jumps guard but Dixion stands there with Dhaliwal around his waist. Dhaliwal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Dixion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dhaliwal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dixion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dhaliwal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dixion scrambles back to his feet.
Dixion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal throws a poor cross that misses
and Dixion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dixion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dhaliwal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dhaliwal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dhaliwal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dhaliwal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dixion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dixion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dhaliwal throws an off balance right hand
and Dixion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dhaliwal thinking.
Dhaliwal throws a lazy uppercut
and Dhaliwal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dixion scores with a nice head shot.
Dhaliwal throws a right hand that misses

and Dixion counters by clinching up.
Dhaliwal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Dixion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dhaliwal backs up against the cage.
Dixion throws a head kick that misses.
Dixion lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhaliwal dips to his left and cracks Dixion with an uppercut!
Dhaliwal jabs Dixion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dhaliwal misses with a left hand
and Dixion counters with a three punch combo that has Dhaliwal backing up. Dhaliwal nods at Dixion to acknowledge the strikes.
Dixion misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixion is looking to clinch.
Dhaliwal throws a poor cross that misses
and Dixion counters with a two punch combo.
Dhaliwal throws a jab when Dixion was well out of range.
Dhaliwal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dhaliwal throws an off balance right hand

and Dixion counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dhaliwal tries to pull guard but Dixion won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manjinder Dhaliwal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhaliwal takes a shot to the head.
Dhaliwal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dixion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dhaliwal backwards.
Dhaliwal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dixion smiles and moves away.
Dixion is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dhaliwal swings widly with a right hand
and Dixion counters with a straight right hand.
Dhaliwal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dixion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dixion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dixion connects with a body shot that sends Dhaliwal's belly button to the back.
Dhaliwal misses with an uppercut

and Dixion moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dixion.

Dixion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Dixion.

Dixion moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal misses with the head strike.
Dhaliwal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Dixion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dhaliwal throws a right and a left that Dixion avoids nicely.
Dhaliwal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dhaliwal misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Dixion counters by moving into the clinch.

Dixion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixion lands with a good body shot.
Dixion stalks Dhaliwal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dhaliwal's face. Dhaliwal staggers backwards, shaken.
Dixion throws a series of punches but Dhaliwal moves out of range.
Dixion lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dixion.
Dixion lands with a slapping head kick.
Dixion throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dhaliwal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dhaliwal is thwarting Dixion's attempts to control the position.
Dixion tries to kick Dhaliwal off but Dhaliwal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dixion regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dhaliwal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixion wants to stand but Dhaliwal is controlling the position.
Dixion is controlling Dhaliwal's posture.

Dixion has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dhaliwal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dhaliwal misses with an uppercut
enabling Dixion to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Dixion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dhaliwal misses with a left hand
and Dixion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dixion throws a right and a left that Dhaliwal avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Dixion.
Dhaliwal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dixion counter with a right hand.
Dixion displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Dhaliwal is rocked!
Manjinder Dhaliwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhaliwal swings widly with a right hand
and Dixion counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Dixion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dixion throws a combination that misses
and Dhaliwal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dhaliwal throws a right hand that misses

and Dixion moves into the clinch.
Dhaliwal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dixion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dhaliwal misses with a left hand
enabling Dixion to counter with a crisp jab.
Dixion connects with a body shot that sends Dhaliwal's belly button to the back.
Dixion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dhaliwal.
Dixion throws a series of punches but Dhaliwal moves out of range.
Dhaliwal lands a jab.
Dixion tries to clinch up.
Dhaliwal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dhaliwal misses with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dixion.
Dan Dixion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dixion throws a series of punches but Dhaliwal moves out of range.
Dhaliwal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dixion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dhaliwal dodges the punch combination from Dixion.
Dhaliwal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dixion sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal swings widly with a right hand

and Dixion holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Dixion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dhaliwal backs up against the cage.
Dhaliwal throws a right hand that misses
and Dixion counters with a stiff right hand.
Dhaliwal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dixion doesn't manage to clinch there - Dhaliwal circles away.
Dixion wants to clinch up but Dhaliwal keeps it at a distance.
Dhaliwal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dixion rushes Dhaliwal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dixion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dhaliwal swings wildly with an uppercut but Dixion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dhaliwal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dixion blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dixion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dixion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dhaliwal circles away quickly and effectively.
Dixion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dhaliwal throws a right hand that misses
and Dixion counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dhaliwal takes a swing at Dixion's ribcage but misses.
Dixion throws a combination that misses
enabling Dhaliwal to counter with a crisp jab.
Dhaliwal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Dixion counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dhaliwal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dixion smiles and moves away.
Dixion connects with a right hand. Dhaliwal shakes it off.
Dhaliwal fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixion tries to clinch up.
Dhaliwal lands a nice looking body shot.
Dhaliwal misses with an uppercut

and Dixion counters by moving into the clinch.
Dhaliwal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dixion smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manjinder Dhaliwal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dixion has Dhaliwal up against the cage in a clinch.
Dhaliwal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dhaliwal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal throws a head punch that misses.
Dhaliwal pushes off an throws an elbow but Dixion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dhaliwal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Dixion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dhaliwal moves forwards but Dixion connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Dhaliwal tries to keep at a distance but Dixion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dhaliwal tries to pull guard but Dixion won't allow it.
Dixion throws an elbow that misses.
Dhaliwal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dixion walks away with a smile on his face. Dhaliwal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dixion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dhaliwal throws an off balance right hand
and Dixion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dixion.
Dixion looks to clinch
and Dhaliwal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Dixion does no damage.
Dixion wants to clinch up but Dhaliwal keeps it at a distance.
Dhaliwal takes one to the side of the head.
Dixion scores with a punch to the head.
Dhaliwal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dixion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dhaliwal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixion scores with a leg kick.
Dixion lunges at Dhaliwal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dhaliwal's hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Dixion scores with a four punch combination!
Dhaliwal throws an off balance right hand

and Dixion moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhaliwal tries to pull guard but Dixion won't allow it.
Dixion digs a right hand into Dhaliwal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dhaliwal's gas tank.

Dixion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixion fails to land with a series of punches.
Dixion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dhaliwal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dixion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dan Dixion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dhaliwal throws out a leg kick but Dixion moves out of range and Dhaliwal only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dixion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dhaliwal's head backwards.
Dixion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dhaliwal counter with a right hand.
Dixion fails to land with a series of punches.
Dhaliwal misses with a hook

and Dixion counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Dixion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Dixion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dhaliwal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dhaliwal throws a lazy uppercut
and Dixion counters with a two punch combo.
Dixion moves in looking to clinch but Dhaliwal pushes him off.
Dhaliwal throws a poor cross that misses

and Dixion moves into the clinch.

Dixion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Dixion.
Dixion wants to clinch up but Dhaliwal keeps it at a distance.
Dhaliwal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dixion misses with a two punch combination.
Dhaliwal throws a right hand that misses
and Dixion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dhaliwal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dixion.
Dhaliwal lands with a good body shot.
Dixion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dhaliwal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dixion scrambles back to his feet.
Dhaliwal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dixion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dixion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Dhaliwal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dhaliwal swings widly with a right hand

and Dixion holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dixion smiles and moves away.
Dhaliwal misses with a left hand
and Dixion counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Dixion finds it's target.
A jab lands there for Dixion.
Dixion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dixion wants to clinch up but Dhaliwal keeps it at a distance.
Dhaliwal misses with a right hand
and Dixion counters with a left and a right that stings Dhaliwal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dixion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dixion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal seems to have got his legs back now.
Dhaliwal misses with a left hand
and Dixion counters with a three punch combo that has Dhaliwal backing up. Dhaliwal nods at Dixion to acknowledge the strikes.
Dixion lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dixion with a hook.
Dhaliwal swings widly with a right hand
and Dixion counters with a three punch combo that has Dhaliwal backing up. Dhaliwal nods at Dixion to acknowledge the strikes.

Dixion moves into the clinch successfully.

Dixion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dhaliwal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dixion counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dixion pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dhaliwal back to the cage. Dixion follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixion throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Dixion misses.
Dixion throws a series of strikes that have Dhaliwal backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixion throws a series of punches but Dhaliwal avoids them all with ease.
Dhaliwal throws an overhand right that lands on Dixion's shoulder, as Dixion tries to avoid the shot.
Dixion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Dixion.
Dixion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dhaliwal misses with a left hand
enabling Dixion to counter with a crisp jab.
Dixion lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Dixion closes the distance and clinches.
Dhaliwal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dixion smiles and moves away.

Dixion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dhaliwal, pushing him back against the cage.
Dhaliwal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dixion just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manjinder Dhaliwal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dixion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dhaliwal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixion backwards.
Dhaliwal misses with the head strike.
Dixion stops a takedown attempt from Dhaliwal.

Dixion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Dixion does no damage.
Dixion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Dixion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dixion tries to bum rush Dhaliwal with a series of wild strikes but Dhaliwal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dhaliwal misses with a hook
and Dixion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dhaliwal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Dixion pushes Dhaliwal up against the cage in a clinch.
Dhaliwal tries to pull guard but Dixion won't allow it.
Dixion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dixion scores with a shoulder strike.
Dhaliwal trying to land knees to the body.

Dixion manages to break the clinch.
Dixion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dixion misses with a series of wild punches.
Dixion moves in looking to clinch but Dhaliwal pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal misses with a lunging right hand
and Dixion counters with a one-two to the body.
Dixion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dixion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dixion tries to clinch up but Dhaliwal circles away and keeps his distance.

Dixion clinches with his opponent.
Dixion lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Dixion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixion looks to land a combination but Dhaliwal avoids it well.
Dixion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dixion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dhaliwal slips a jab and a cross from Dixion.
Dixion misses with the combination.
Manjinder Dhaliwal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dhaliwal scores with the left hand. Dixion knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dhaliwal throws an off balance right hand
and Dixion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dhaliwal thinking.
Dhaliwal swings away with a leg kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Dixion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dixion 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... Dan Dixion!