PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randolf Brox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brox comes into the arena with Avassaladores ft. Michael Jackson - Sou Foda blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brox
vs
Pressley

178 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

177 cm
28
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randolf Brox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pressley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pressley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brox counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Darren Pressley has been cut.
Pressley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brox throws out the jab.
Pressley tries for a takedown but Brox circles away easily
and Brox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brox misses with an uppercut

and Pressley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brox!
Brox wants to control but Pressley is having none of it.
Brox tries to reverse the position but Pressley maintains control.
Pressley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pressley throwing strikes but Brox bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Pressley trying to control the position from guard on top but Brox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pressley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brox keeping moving, preventing Pressley from controlling successfully.
Pressley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pressley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two 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 ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Darren Pressley.
Pressley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pressley fails with the takedown
and Brox counters with a nice uppercut.
Randolf Brox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Pressley.
Brox looks to score with a jab to the body but Pressley is just out of range.
Pressley tries for a takedown but Brox circles away easily
and Brox counters with a left to the body.
Brox lands with an uppercut that bounces Pressley off the ropes and back into rage.
Pressley tries for a takedown but Brox circles away easily
and Brox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pressley looks gassed!
Pressley needs to keep his hands up - Brox had a free shot at his head there.
Brox lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Brox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pressley is refusing to be controlled, as Brox sits in half guard.
Brox working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brox wants to stand up but Pressley is controlling the position.
Pressley is in trouble now - Brox has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brox lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randolf Brox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Pressley's cut.
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.

Pressley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brox scores with a nice right hand.
Pressley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darren Pressley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brox digs a good hook to Pressley's body.
Pressley misses with a takedown
and Brox counters with a left to the body.
Randolf Brox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Pressley.
Pressley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brox lands a jab.

That has opened up Darren Pressley's cut even more.
Pressley is breathing heavily.
Brox digs a good hook to Pressley's body.

Brox drops Pressley with a left and a right! Oh, Pressley is hurt - Brox dives into side control looking to finish!
Brox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pressley to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brox in side control, throwing shots but Pressley defends.
Brox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pressley keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brox working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Brox looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pressley is trying to buck Brox off.
Pressley defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brox working the ground and pound but Pressley is defending the strikes.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brox has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pressley tries to lock up and control but Brox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pressley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pressley controlling the position well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressley wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randolf Brox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darren Pressley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brox lands with a cross.
Brox blocks a head kick by Pressley.
Brox misses the jab.
Brox throws a jab when Pressley was well out of range.
A big right from Brox misses.
Brox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pressley was well out of range. Poor timing from Brox.
Pressley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The cut above Darren Pressley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pressley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pressley can do to turn this around?
Pressley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pressley misses with a takedown attempt
and Brox counters with a stiff right hand.
Brox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pressley doesn't seem bothered though.
Pressley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pressley with a poor takedown
and Brox counters with a one-two to the body.
Randolf Brox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Pressley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brox looks to land a combination. Pressley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Pressley is rocked!

Darren Pressley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darren Pressley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randolf Brox!