PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Largeron Von Kossa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox has chosen 50 Cent Ft. Eminem - Psycho as his entrance music. Nick Fox is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Von Kossa Silva
vs
Fox

178 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Largeron Von Kossa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Fox!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kossa Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Von Kossa Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Largeron Von Kossa Silva has been cut.

Fox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Von Kossa Silva!
Fox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Kossa Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Fox has a good base and remains in mount.
Fox cracks Von Kossa Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fox controlling the position easily from mount.
Fox throwing strikes here but Von Kossa Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Von Kossa Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fox content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is landing with some decent strikes but Von Kossa Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Von Kossa Silva working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fox controlling from mount.
Fox with the ground and pound from mount.
Fox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Fox has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Fox working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fox looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nick Fox just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Von Kossa Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fox on the side of the head.
Von Kossa Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Fox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Von Kossa Silva fails with the takedown
and Fox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Von Kossa Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Kossa Silva throws a hook but Fox blocks it.
Von Kossa Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Nick Fox has been cut.
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!
Fox misses the shot to the body.
Fox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a shot to the body

and Fox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Kossa Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fox is controlling him.
Fox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fox dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fox showed some decent athleticism there.
Von Kossa Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fox stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kossa Silva is trying to stand back up but Fox is controlling him
Fox prevents Von Kossa Silva from improving his position.

Fox stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Fox rushes Von Kossa Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Von Kossa Silva tries to break free but Fox pushes him back against the ropes.
Fox pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fox receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kossa Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fox gets through Von Kossa Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Fox has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Von Kossa Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Fox manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fox in particular looking to stall.
Nick Fox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fox prevents Von Kossa Silva from improving his position.
Fox seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox throwing shots but Von Kossa Silva is blocking nicely.
Von Kossa Silva is trying to control but can't.
Von Kossa Silva is looking to escape.
Von Kossa Silva wants to improve his position but Fox is controlling well.
Fox slows the pace down in half guard.
Von Kossa Silva is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, if Fox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Fox.
Fox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Von Kossa Silva defends it nicely.
Fox tries to move into range but Von Kossa Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Fox gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fox is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Fox.
Fox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Von Kossa Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fox is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Fox.
Von Kossa Silva scores with a hook to the body. Fox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Kossa Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a double jab.

Fox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fox has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Von Kossa Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fox controlling his opponent.
Von Kossa Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox controlling the position easily from mount.
Von Kossa Silva tries to reverse the position but Fox maintains control.
Fox controlling from mount.
Von Kossa Silva can't escape the position.

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 controlling the position easily from mount.
Fox's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nick Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

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