PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ele Loxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loxo
vs
Williams

178 cm
28
155 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

173 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ele Loxo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loxo throws a combination that misses

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loxo won't be happy with that.
Williams tries to stand but Loxo is controlling his head.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.

Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Loxo, who protects the arm well.
Williams is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Loxo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Loxo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams trying to control the action but Loxo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams taking a breather here.
Williams wants to stand but Loxo has his arm trapped.
Williams tries to move into full mount but can't pass Loxo's legs.
Williams tries to stand but Loxo is controlling his head.
Loxo tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Loxo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Williams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

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.

Williams is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Loxo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Loxo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Loxo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Williams is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Loxo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Loxo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Loxo is working away from the top position though.

Loxo is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Loxo to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Loxo there.
Williams is looking to control Loxo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Williams is staying active underneath Loxo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Loxo 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.
Loxo is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Loxo wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.

Ele Loxo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Loxo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy left from Loxo finds it's target.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loxo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loxo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loxo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Loxo wants to clinch.
Loxo swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loxo thinking.
Loxo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Williams is rocked!
Loxo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Williams falls backwards - clearly groggy! Loxo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ele Loxo!