PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by I Am by Dale Oliver. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fox's choice of entrance music: 2nd Round KO. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Justin Fox enters the cage!

Styles
vs
Fox

180 cm
32
215 lbs
19 - 18 - 1

182 cm
33
215 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Fox!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fox tries for a takedown but Styles manages to get underhooks.
Styles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fox wants a takedown but no success here.
Aj Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Fox.
Fox wants a takedown.
Styles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Styles.
Styles leaning against his opponent.
Styles struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Styles scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Styles is trying to trip Fox. He has hold of a leg but Fox is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Styles persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Styles tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles stops Fox from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles wants to pass the guard but Fox is keeping the position.
Fox is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles is looking to advance position but Fox has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Styles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fox raining down shots from the mount!
Fox pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Aj Styles has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fox is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Styles has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Aj Styles's cut is getting worse.
Fox scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Aj Styles's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Styles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Styles is bucking up trying to escape but Fox cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Jeez, Aj Styles's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Justin Fox!