PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ironsides (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Fox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ironsides
vs
Fox

186 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Ironsides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Fox!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironsides fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ironsides is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.
Ironsides doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Ironsides fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ironsides closes the distance and pushes Fox back into the ropes.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fox is looking to control Ironsides's arms but Ironsides gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fox has his back to the ropes.
Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nick Fox has been cut.
Ironsides throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ironsides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox looking to stall.
Fox is working Ironsides over against the ropes.
Fox fails to pull guard.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Fox tries to score a body lock takedown but Ironsides shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ironsides with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Fox jumps guard.
Ironsides stopping the sweep attempt from Fox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
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.
Ironsides is squirming around, avoiding Fox's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ironsides's face.
Ironsides suckers Fox into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Ironsides is now in Fox's guard!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fox wants to sweep but no luck.

Fox is looking for a triangle but Ironsides pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to sweep here but Ironsides controlling him for the moment.
Fox manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fox wants to control the pace but Ironsides is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Fox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Fox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ironsides throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ironsides fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ironsides keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Ironsides.
A combination from Fox does no damage.

Ironsides drives through and clinches with Fox against the ropes.
Fox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ironsides throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fox is working for takedown but Ironsides is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jason Ironsides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Fox.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ironsides looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ironsides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironsides misses with a knee strike.
Ironsides with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fox jumps guard but Ironsides stands there with Fox around his waist. Fox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ironsides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ironsides is keeping busy.
Fox is working for takedown but Ironsides is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ironsides looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Ironsides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox tries to pull guard but Ironsides holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fox drops back down to his feet.
Ironsides with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Fox has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ironsides uses from the top position.
Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Fox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to stand and escape but Ironsides is having none of it.

Fox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ironsides can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Fox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ironsides defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fox keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fox is just content to waste time from the top position. Ironsides takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ironsides is proving hard to escape from.
Fox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ironsides keeping moving, preventing Fox from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ironsides dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Fox's cut.
That's time! Ironsides's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ironsides pushes Fox up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Ironsides won't allow it.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
Ironsides with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ironsides fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ironsides pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fox shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ironsides knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two 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 content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Fox.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Ironsides throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jason Ironsides is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ironsides tries to move into range but Fox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ironsides wants to clinch.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox keeps the fight on the outside.
Ironsides wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fox is defended easily by Ironsides.
Fox shoots in for a takedown but Ironsides shows good takedown defense.
Jason Ironsides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Fox.
Ironsides wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Ironsides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ironsides walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ironsides fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ironsides swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ironsides.
Fox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch but Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ironsides throws a leg kick which misses Fox's front leg but catches the back leg as Fox tries to avoid it.
Ironsides is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides tries to clinch there but Fox circles away.
Ironsides wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Ironsides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Ironsides has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ironsides throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
Fox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ironsides.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Ironsides.
Ironsides wants to clinch.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ironsides counters with a two punch combo.
Ironsides works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ironsides tries to clinch up but Fox circles away and keeps his distance.
Ironsides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ironsides drives through and clinches with Fox against the ropes.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Ironsides showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ironsides 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ironsides!