PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between OIge Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Litton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Cox
vs
Litton

180 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Death Wish Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, OIge Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Litton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Litton!
Horrible takedown by Cox or perhaps it was just good defense by Litton which made him look bad.
Litton swinging wilding here.
An inside leg kick from Litton misses.
Cox tries to land a leg kick but Litton saw it coming and moves away.
Cox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cox tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Cox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Cox crashes against the mat.
Litton is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cox goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Litton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cox's guard! Nice work there by Litton!
Cox is trying to keep Litton in close.
Litton stays in close to Cox's body and controls the position.
Litton wants to pass the guard but Cox is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Litton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Litton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Litton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Litton's sensitive parts.
Litton throws a series of strikes that have Cox backpedaling.
Litton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Litton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Litton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cox.
Litton misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for OIge Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Litton stuffs the takedown attempt from Cox. Cox gets slowly back to his feet.
Litton throws a series of punches but Cox moves out of range.

Cox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cox is breathing heavily.
Litton is trying to improve his position.
Litton looking for a sweep but Cox has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cox throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Litton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cox is looking to clinch.
Cox fails in his attempt to clinch.
OIge Cox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Litton lands with a cross.
Litton tries a head kick but it misses.
Cox tries to clinch up but Litton circles away and keeps his distance.
Cox swats away the attempt to clinch by Litton.
Litton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cox throws a head kick that Litton semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Litton.
A punch combination from Litton misses.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt.

Cox drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Litton is pulling down on Cox's head. It's preventing any offense from Cox, at least for the moment.
Litton tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Litton controlling Cox's posture.
Litton keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
Cox slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Litton is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cox decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Litton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Litton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Litton throws a right and a left that both miss.

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.
Litton looks to land a combination. Cox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cox clinches but Litton breaks the clinch
and Litton counters with a stiff right hand.
Cox tries to clinch there but Litton circles away.
Cox slips a jab and a cross from Litton.
Cox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Litton counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for OIge Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Litton finds it's way round the side to connect with Cox's head.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Litton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Litton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cox has his takedown stuffed
and Litton counters with a left and a right that stings Cox.
Litton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Litton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Litton duly obliges.

Cox is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Litton ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Cox clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Litton!