PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Valcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent Ft. Eminem - Psycho. Nick Fox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fox
vs
Valcone

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Valcone!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valcone defending well as Fox loads up on a big left hand.
Valcone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fox swings for the body but Valcone moves out of range.
Valcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox jabs at Valcone's body.
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Fox misses with a straight right.
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valcone stuffs the takedown.
Fox catches Valcone napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Valcone to the canvas!

Valcone is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Fox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valcone controls Fox momentarily but Fox frees himself.
Fox controls from within his opponent's guard.

Valcone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Valcone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valcone looks gassed!

Valcone had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fox is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Valcone Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fox's back instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fox trying to control the action but Valcone just sinks the hooks in.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.

Valcone is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fox defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Valcone has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fox has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Fox tries to roll but Valcone sticks to his back.
Fox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valcone on the ground.
Fox tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Valcone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fox's face.
Valcone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fox because Valcone loaded up on that one.
Valcone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Valcone is going olschool here, as he tries to force Fox to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fox shrugs it off.
Valcone trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poor strikes thrown by Valcone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Valcone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fox wants to hold on but Valcone pushes him away.

Valcone working for a guillotine from mount but Fox is in no mood to give up.
Fox tries to reverse the position but Valcone maintains control.
Valcone looking to finish with strikes here!
Valcone throwing strikes here but Fox is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valcone moves away.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valcone circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox lands a glancing blow to the side of Valcone's head.
Fox throws a hook to the side of Valcone's head but Valcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fox tries to bum rush Valcone with a series of wild strikes but Valcone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fox takes a swing at Valcone's ribcage but misses.
Fox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valcone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Fox is looking to wear down Valcone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox moves in looking to clinch but Valcone pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valcone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valcone tries to close the distance and clinch but Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valcone was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
The fighters circling - Fox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox throws a right and a left that Valcone avoids nicely.
Valcone slips a jab and a cross from Fox.
Valcone doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valcone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fox misses with a body shot.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nick Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valcone blocks a jab.
Valcone shoots in but no luck this time.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valcone.

Valcone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valcone lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valcone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Valcone forces his way into half guard.
Valcone working Fox over with strikes.

Valcone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fox is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fox is not content to let Valcone control the position.
Valcone controlling the action here.
Valcone lands strikes from half guard.
Valcone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valcone stalling.
Fox pushes Valcone off looking to stand but Valcone dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Valcone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fox lands an overhand right.
Fox thows a body shot but no joy.
Valcone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.
Fox looks to score with a jab to the body but Valcone is just out of range.
Valcone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fox looks to land a combination but Valcone avoids it well.
Valcone tries to clinch but Fox is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valcone is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.
Valcone is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.
Valcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valcone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox keeps the fight on the outside.
Valcone closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Valcone pushes Fox against the cage but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Valcone.
Shane Valcone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valcone slips a jab from Fox.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox takes a swing at Valcone's ribcage but misses.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valcone.

That's two 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valcone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fox tries to bum rush Valcone with a series of wild strikes but Valcone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valcone misses with a takedown attempt - Fox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valcone is looking to clinch.
Fox thows a body shot but no joy.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valcone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nick Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Valcone.
Fox jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valcone moves away.
Fox throws a lazy right hand but Valcone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valcone ducks right into an uppercut from Fox.
Valcone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fox keeps the fight on the outside.
Valcone wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fox takes a swing at Valcone's ribcage but misses.
Valcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valcone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox misses with an uppercut.
Fox wants to clinch up but Valcone keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valcone doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Valcone tries to clinch but Fox moves out of range.
Valcone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Fox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fox 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Nick Fox!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Nick Fox!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Nick Fox!

Nick Fox wins by unanimous decision!