PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gavin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dixon
vs
Gavin Jr

188 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erwin Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Gavin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon slaps away a takedown attempt from Gavin Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gavin Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gavin Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Tommy Gavin Jr has been cut.
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gavin Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Dixon circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gavin Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Dixon, looking for a takedown. Gavin Jr pushes Dixon against the cage but Dixon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Dixon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gavin Jr.
Dixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and Gavin Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Erwin Dixon has been cut.
Gavin Jr avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Gavin Jr tries to clinch up but Dixon circles away and keeps his distance.
Dixon throws a body punch but Gavin Jr moves out of range.
Gavin Jr moves in looking to clinch but Dixon pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Gavin Jr.
Dixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin Jr.
Dixon scores with the left hand. Gavin Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Dixon is looking to wear down Gavin Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dixon scores with a shot to the body.
Erwin Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin Jr is looking to clinch but Dixon is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon stuffs the takedown attempt from Gavin Jr. Gavin Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Erwin Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Gavin Jr.
Dixon with a nice cross.
Dixon thuds his right hand into Gavin Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gavin Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dixon throws out the jab.
Gavin Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gavin Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gavin Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gavin Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gavin Jr's coach down at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gavin Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gavin Jr looks for a takedown but Dixon sprawls well.
Dixon throws a big counter combination but Gavin Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dixon lands with a nice body punch.
Gavin Jr tries to clinch up but Dixon circles away and keeps his distance.

Gavin Jr clinches with his opponent.
Gavin Jr is pushing Dixon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Gavin Jr controls his hands.
Gavin Jr blocks an uppercut.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dixon lands with a light punch inside.

Gavin Jr jumps guard and drags Dixon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dixon stays in close to Gavin Jr's body and controls the position.
Gavin Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dixon is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Gavin Jr wants to stand but Dixon is controlling the position.
Gavin Jr is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dixon dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gavin Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dixon misses with a straight left.
Gavin Jr tries to clinch up.
Gavin Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gavin Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Dixon blocks a body shot from Gavin Jr.

Gavin Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gavin Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dixon.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dixon, as that shot connected.

Gavin Jr has Dixon up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Dixon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dixon tries to keep at a distance but Gavin Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gavin Jr blocks a body shot from Dixon.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Nice body punch from Dixon - that landed with a thud.
Gavin Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Gavin Jr jumps into guard, dragging Dixon to the mat.
Dixon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gavin Jr wants to stand but Dixon is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavin Jr can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin Jr keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Gavin Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dixon is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gavin Jr tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Gavin Jr misses
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dixon jabs at Gavin Jr's body.

Gavin Jr moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Dixon.
Gavin Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Dixon controls the action.
Gavin Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon blocks an uppercut.
Gavin Jr blocks a body shot from Dixon.

Gavin Jr breaks the clinch.
Gavin Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dixon is fending him off so far but Gavin Jr persists. Nope, Dixon circles away and we're back to standing.
Dixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gavin Jr tries to clinch up but Dixon circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gavin Jr clinches with his opponent.
Gavin Jr jumps guard but Dixon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gavin Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dixon's elbow.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of Gavin Jr's head.
Gavin Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Erwin Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Gavin Jr.
Gavin Jr is working Dixon over against the cage.
Gavin Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
A short right from Dixon.
A right hook to the body lands for Dixon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gavin Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dixon.

Gavin Jr breaks from the clinch.
Gavin Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dixon throws a looping overhand right but Gavin Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Gavin Jr slips a straight right by Dixon.
Dixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gavin Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dixon.

Gavin Jr moves into the clinch.
Gavin Jr trying to control the position but instead, Dixon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gavin Jr into the cage.
Dixon presses Gavin Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gavin Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gavin Jr or not.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gavin Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gavin Jr misses with a punch on the inside.

Gavin Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixon dives in and grabs Gavin Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gavin Jr pushes down on Dixon's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gavin Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Dixon, which made it look bad.
Dixon misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin Dixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gavin Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Dixon.
Tommy Gavin Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gavin Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gavin Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Dixon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gavin Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gavin Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dixon.
Dixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin Jr.
Gavin Jr wants to clinch up but Dixon keeps it at a distance.
Gavin Jr connects with the punch.
Erwin Dixon is winning the standup battle so far.
Dixon misses with a looping left.
Dixon lands a jab to the nose.

Gavin Jr gets a clinch.
Gavin Jr scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin Jr.

Gavin Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Gavin Jr is looking to stand up but Dixon isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin Jr is wriggling around but Dixon manages to pass to half guard.
Gavin Jr is looking to get back to is feet but Dixon passes into side control.
Erwin Dixon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Dixon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gavin Jr misses with a looping left.
Dixon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gavin Jr tries to move into range but Dixon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dixon with a jab.

Gavin Jr clinches.
Gavin Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gavin Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gavin Jr looking for a takedown.
Gavin Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Gavin Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon prevents the takedown attempt.
Erwin Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Gavin Jr.
Gavin Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Gavin Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gavin Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavin Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gavin Jr fails to land.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.
Gavin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon blocking some punches.
Gavin Jr stalling in the clinch but Dixon improves position.
Gavin Jr working aggressively here.
Gavin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Gavin Jr tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tommy Gavin Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavin Jr tries to throw a body punch but Dixon avoids it by throwing Gavin Jr back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin Jr.
Gavin Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot in the inside from Dixon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dixon.
Gavin Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dixon smiles and moves away.
Gavin Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erwin Dixon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dixon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Dixon!
After the fight, Erwin Dixon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.