PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Conteo. Dixon has chosen It's A Fight by Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mason Dixon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Santos
vs
Dixon

182 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

TFP Graphics

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dixon keeps the fight on the outside.
Dixon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Dixon looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Dixon pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Jimmy Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Dixon.
Dixon is looking to land body kicks.
Santos wants to clinch.
Dixon shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Jimmy Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Santos clinches up against the cage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon is trying to break free.
Santos prevents Dixon from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
Dixon avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Dixon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Santos missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dixon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon wants to break free but Santos has control.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dixon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos wants to stall.
Dixon avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dixon avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Dixon avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon wants to break free but Santos has control.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos is stalling here.
Dixon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos missing with knees to the body.

That's four 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.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dixon tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
Dixon avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Dixon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Dixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Dixon avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Santos has managed to clinch.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Dixon can't get the takedown.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos.
Dixon wants to break free but Santos has control.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Dixon avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos slows down the pace here.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon is trying to break free.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dixon avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dixon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santos prevents it.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.

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.
Santos trying to stall but Dixon improves his position.

Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dixon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Santos to the mat. Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dixon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dixon stops Santos from standing up.
Dixon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.

Santos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos knocks Dixon to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Dixon is rocked!

It looks like Mason Dixon has been cut.

Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dixon is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon keeps the fight on the outside.
Dixon seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Dixon circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Santos clinches up against the cage.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mason Dixon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Dixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos wants to clinch
and Dixon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dixon shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dixon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Jimmy Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Dixon scores with a four punch combination!
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dixon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos tries to clinch but Dixon moves away
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Dixon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos tries to clinch but Dixon moves away
and Dixon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dixon lands an overhand right.
Dixon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santos clinches but Dixon breaks the clinch
and Dixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to clinch

and Dixon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.

Santos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dixon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.

Dixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos tries to clinch up

and Dixon counters with a single leg into guard. Santos didn't expect that.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Dixon is having none of it.
Dixon wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dixon passes into half guard.
Santos is trying to stand up here but Dixon is controlling him well.
Dixon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dixon content to control rather than advance.

Dixon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dixon tries to stand and escape but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Dixon wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Dixon stops Santos from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos looks to clinch
and Dixon counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
A combination from Dixon does no damage.
Dixon has a takedown stuffed.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.
Mason Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch
and Dixon counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Dixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Santos!