PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jose
vs
Fox

185 cm
22
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jose on the side of the head.
Jose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jose shoots for a takedown but Fox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fox tries to clinch but Jose is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries to clinch but Jose is having none of it.
Fox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jose.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Jose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.

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.
Jose fails with a takedown attempt.
Fox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jose.
Fox is looking to clinch but Jose is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fox tries to clinch but Jose moves out of range.
Jose swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jose swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Steve Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fox slaps away a takedown attempt from Jose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Fox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jose swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Jose fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fox avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jose keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two 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 tries to clinch but Jose moves out of range.
Fox tries to clinch up but Jose circles away and keeps his distance.
Fox tries to clinch up but Jose circles away and keeps his distance.
Fox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jose shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Jose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fox doesn't manage to clinch there - Jose circles away.
Fox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jose circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jose swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Fox moves in looking to clinch but Jose pushes him off.

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.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fox is looking to clinch but Jose is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fox is fending him off so far but Jose persists. Nope, Fox circles away and we're back to standing.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Jose with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Jose. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jose keeps the fight on the outside.
Fox wants to clinch up but Jose keeps it at a distance.
Steve Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jose dives in and grabs Fox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fox pushes down on Jose's head and hops out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Fox!