PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon has chosen It's A Fight by Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Melo
vs
Dixon

191 cm
29
177 lbs
9 - 22 - 0

185 cm
33
176 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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 9 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dixon counters with a left and a right that stings Melo.
Melo has his takedown stuffed
and Dixon counters with a one-two to the body.

Dixon moves into the clinch.

Dixon is trying to trip Melo. He has hold of a leg but Melo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dixon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Melo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Melo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo is really struggling to control Dixon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dixon pushes down on Melo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dixon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Melo missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon wants to take a breather but Melo is having none of it.
Melo manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melo is keeping the position for now.
Dixon passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Dixon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Dixon is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Melo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dixon gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Melo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dixon lets go of the hold and Melo can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mason Dixon!