PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Lye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lye
vs
Dixon

188 cm
21
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 Hilo, Leo Lye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lye tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Dixon as Lye shoots in.
No luck for Dixon with that takedown attempt.
Lye stuffs the takedown.
Lye is looking to clinch.
Lye fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Lye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lye moves in looking to clinch but Dixon pushes him off.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lye stuffs the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dixon.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Dixon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dixon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lye manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lye is trying to get back to full guard.
Lye trying to hold on to Dixon's head to control him but Dixon postures up.

Dixon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dixon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lye is just riding it out for now. Dixon eventually gives up the hold.

Lye is defending against the submission attempts here by Dixon.
Lye trying to control but Dixon postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lye is trying to get back to full guard.

Dixon is working for a kimura but Lye is defending it quite comfortably.

Dixon seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lye is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ray Dixon!