PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Po Panda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panda comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Panda
vs
Dixon

180 cm
34
290 lbs
28 - 7 - 0

183 cm
38
276 lbs
32 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dissolution Fight Wear
GREEN!160

GREEN!160

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 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Po Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dixon misses with a shot to the body
and Panda counters with a nice body shot.
Dixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Panda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dixon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Panda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dixon but Dixon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Panda pushes him off.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Dixon tries to clinch up.
Vince Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Dixon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Panda counters with a nice body shot.
Panda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been hearing reports that Panda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Panda is breathing heavily.
Dixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dixon.
Dixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Dixon shoots in and gets a takedown into Panda's guard.
Dixon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dixon wants to pass the guard but Panda is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dixon wants to pass the guard but Panda is keeping the position.
Panda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dixon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Panda looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dixon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Panda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dixon pushing down on Panda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dixon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Panda is refusing to be controlled, as Dixon sits in half guard.
Dixon throwing shots but Panda is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dixon trying to mount his opponent but Panda defends it.
Dixon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Panda preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dixon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon trying to pass the guard but Panda defending well.
Dixon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dixon punching from mount but Panda doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dixon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dixon breaks from Panda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Panda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dixon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Panda's face.

Panda is rocked!

It looks like Po Panda has been cut.
Dixon throwing strikes here but Panda is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Oooh a big shot lands for Dixon! Panda is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vince Dixon!
Vince Dixon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.