PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Emiliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Emiliano has chosen Era - Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fox
vs
Emiliano

188 cm
23
269 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

191 cm
25
242 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Bloodsport Nutrition

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipe Emiliano!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emiliano throws out a leg kick but Fox moves out of range and Emiliano only half commits.
Fox stuffs the takedown attempt from Emiliano. Emiliano gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Emiliano.
Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Fox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fox.

Emiliano scores a takedown into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is desperately trying to improve his position but Emiliano has a good base and remains in mount.
Fox is squirming around, avoiding Emiliano's attempts to control the action.
Fox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fox wants to try and get back to his feet.
Emiliano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fox is breathing heavily.

Emiliano with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Emiliano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fox's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Emiliano get's back to his feet.
A lazy left from Emiliano finds it's target.

Emiliano moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emiliano lands with a light punch inside.
Emiliano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fox wants a takedown.

Emiliano jumps into guard, dragging Fox to the mat.
Emiliano looking for a sweep. Not yet Emiliano, not yet.

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

Emiliano is looking for a triangle but Fox pushes his legs off easily.
Fox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Emiliano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Emiliano has his foot on Fox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fox works his way back into a safe position though.
Fox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Emiliano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fox wants to control from the top but Emiliano keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emiliano working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fox has passed into half guard!

Fox is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Emiliano sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Emiliano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emiliano trying to hold on to Fox's head to control him but Fox postures up.

Emiliano is defending against the submission attempts here by Fox.
Emiliano is looking to control Fox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emiliano avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emiliano makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emiliano defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Emiliano instigates a clinch.

Emiliano pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox prevents Emiliano from getting back to his feet.

Emiliano pushes Fox off and gets back to his feet.
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 shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emiliano as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filipe Emiliano 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.

Fox with a poor takedown
enabling Emiliano to counter with a crisp jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Emiliano. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Emiliano throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emiliano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fox somewhat.
Emiliano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fox stuffs the takedown.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emiliano.

Fox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Emiliano quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emiliano wants to get back to his feet.
Filipe Emiliano has got the better of the ground game so far.

Emiliano actively working from the bottom here.
Emiliano is looking for a sweep. Fox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emiliano is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fox is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Emiliano still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Emiliano has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

Emiliano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fox, who protects the arm well.
Fox is working to avoid the ground and pound but Emiliano connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox pushes Emiliano away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Emiliano gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Emiliano looks up at the clock and then as Fox takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Emiliano smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Emiliano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Emiliano trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.

Emiliano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fox is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emiliano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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

Emiliano has hold of Fox's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Fox seems comfortable defending it but Emiliano has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Fox is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Fox is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Emiliano couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Filipe Emiliano!