PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dr Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal NineThousand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cox
vs
NineThousand

185 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hal NineThousand!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
NineThousand scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
NineThousand cracks Cox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cox tries for a takedown but NineThousand sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
NineThousand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
NineThousand misses with a wild combination.
NineThousand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cox walks into a jab.
Cox shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts NineThousand as he jumps to the side.
NineThousand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
NineThousand throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
NineThousand stalks Cox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cox's face. Cox staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox dodges the punch combination from NineThousand.
NineThousand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
NineThousand misses with a series of wild punches.
NineThousand's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and NineThousand duly obliges.
NineThousand connects with a looping right hand.
NineThousand tries to bum rush Cox with a series of wild strikes but Cox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from NineThousand misses.
Cox has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cox slips a jab and a cross from NineThousand.
Hal NineThousand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NineThousand moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cox is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, NineThousand has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cox is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws an elbow but NineThousand slips to the side and avoids it well.

Cox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cox wants to control but NineThousand is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NineThousand is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cox is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox trying to control the action but NineThousand is working from the bottom.

Cox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from NineThousand misses.
Cox walks into a jab.

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.
NineThousand lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cox backs up against the cage.
Cox tries to move into range but NineThousand moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
NineThousand lands a jab-cross combination.
NineThousand throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
NineThousand stuffs the takedown attempt from Cox. Cox gets slowly back to his feet.
Cox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
NineThousand throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
NineThousand throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - NineThousand coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NineThousand leaves Cox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
NineThousand throws a series of punches but Cox moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal NineThousand dominated that round.
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.

Cox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? NineThousand is fending him off so far but Cox persists. Nope, NineThousand circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for NineThousand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
NineThousand works over Cox's head and body with a nice combination.
NineThousand lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
NineThousand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
NineThousand looks to land a combination. Cox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
NineThousand misses with a wild combination.
NineThousand works over Cox's head and body with a nice combination.
NineThousand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cox circles away quickly and effectively.
NineThousand's corner calls for a 1-2. NineThousand obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but NineThousand swivels and escapes.
NineThousand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
NineThousand scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NineThousand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NineThousand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
NineThousand lands a two punch combo.
Cox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hal NineThousand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cox wants to clinch.
NineThousand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
NineThousand lands a jab to the nose.
NineThousand misses with a few strikes there.
Cox slips a jab and a cross from NineThousand.
Cox shoots in but NineThousand avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NineThousand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
NineThousand misses with a double jab.
Cox shoots in but NineThousand avoids the takedown attempt easily.
NineThousand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cox takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
NineThousand misses with the combination.
NineThousand throws a right hand that Cox ducks under and follows up with a left that Cox also avoids with ease.
NineThousand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
NineThousand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
NineThousand scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts NineThousand as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NineThousand throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
NineThousand misses with the combination.
NineThousand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for NineThousand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hal NineThousand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts NineThousand as he jumps to the side.
NineThousand throws a series of punches but Cox avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - NineThousand scores with a four punch combination!
NineThousand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
NineThousand throws a nice looking combination but Cox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cox misses with a hook. NineThousand ducked under it nicely.
NineThousand misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
NineThousand lands a nice shot that snaps Cox's head back.
NineThousand might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
NineThousand connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cox is defended easily by NineThousand.
NineThousand scores with a jab to the head.
NineThousand misses with a wild combination.
NineThousand lands a nice shot that snaps Cox's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
NineThousand lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cox avoids the head kick by NineThousand.
NineThousand misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal NineThousand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

NineThousand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
NineThousand throws a sloppy head kick and Cox moves out of range easily.
NineThousand throws a leg kick but Cox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
NineThousand misses with a double jab.
NineThousand connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
NineThousand misses with a series of wild punches.
NineThousand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
NineThousand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cox gets a takedown into half guard.
Cox wants to take a breather but NineThousand is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cox wants to work for an arm triangle but NineThousand is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Cox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cox is sneakily working for an arm triangle but NineThousand sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
NineThousand tries to kick Cox off but Cox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Cox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cox is keen to just control but NineThousand is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from NineThousand misses.
NineThousand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
NineThousand lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
NineThousand throws a head kick that misses.
Hal NineThousand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
NineThousand throws a nice looking combination but Cox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
NineThousand throws a one two combo.
NineThousand connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from NineThousand.
NineThousand misses with a wild combination.
NineThousand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cox showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but NineThousand does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cox not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Cox is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, NineThousand has managed to free his arm - good work.
NineThousand tries to kick Cox off but Cox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hal NineThousand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got NineThousand 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hal NineThousand!