PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Limmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Limmen
vs
Cox

175 cm
30
165 lbs
14 - 11 - 2

185 cm
28
161 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Limmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Cox!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Limmen misses.
Limmen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Jerry Cox has been cut.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Limmen.
Limmen throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Limmen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Limmen throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Limmen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Limmen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cox backs up against the cage.

Cox is rocked!
Limmen lands a right hook to the body.
Cox is still on wobbly legs! Can Limmen finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox looks to land a combination. Limmen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cox seems to have recovered his senses.
Cox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Limmen finds it's way round the side to connect with Cox's head.
Cox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Cox misses the target.
Cox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Limmen misses with a few strikes there.
Limmen throws a hook but Cox blocks it.
Limmen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox looks to land a left hand but Limmen moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Limmen is just out of range.
Limmen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cox.
Limmen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Limmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Limmen.
Limmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Limmen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cox circles away quickly and effectively.
Limmen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cox missing with a left hand there. Limmen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Limmen throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Limmen scores with a jab. Cox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cox tries to bum rush Limmen with a series of wild strikes but Limmen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Limmen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Limmen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve Limmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Limmen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.

Limmen drops Cox with a beautiful combination! Cox stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Limmen is looking for the KO!
Cox jabs Limmen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Limmen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cox.
Limmen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Limmen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Limmen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cox.
Limmen thows a body shot but no joy.
Limmen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Limmen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Cox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Limmen.
Sloppy strikes from Limmen. Those never looked like landing.
Cox ducks under a wild hook from Limmen.
Cox throws an overhand right that lands on Limmen's shoulder, as Limmen tries to avoid the shot.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Limmen manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limmen slips a straight right by Cox.
Limmen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Limmen lands a jab to Cox's midsection.
Limmen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Limmen rather than just go for the knockout.
Cox looks to land a right hand but Limmen moved out of range.
Limmen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That has opened up Jerry Cox's cut even more.
Limmen misses with a double jab
and Cox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Limmen missing with a left hand there. Cox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Limmen misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Limmen - just one landing.
Limmen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limmen misses with a hook.
Cox blocks a jab.
Cox lands a nice hook to Limmen's body. Limmen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Limmen thows a body shot but no joy.
Limmen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Limmen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Limmen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cox counters with a stiff right hand.
Cox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Limmen avoids the body shot from Cox.
Cox throws a hook but Limmen avoids it easily.
Limmen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Limmen throws a shot from downtown. Cox moves away and avoids it.
Cox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Limmen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cox.
Limmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Limmen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Limmen tests Cox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Limmen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Limmen.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Limmen.
Limmen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Cox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Limmen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Cox swings for the body but Limmen moves out of range.
Cox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Limmen.
Limmen works Cox's body with a nice hook.
Limmen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cox missing with a left hand there. Limmen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Limmen lands with a nice body punch.
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Limmen throws out the jab.
Cox cracks Limmen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limmen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Limmen.
Limmen throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Cox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Limmen swinging wildly here.
Limmen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Limmen.
Cox needs to keep his hands up - Limmen had a free shot at his head there.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cox throws a nice looking combination but Limmen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Limmen missing with a left hand there. Cox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Limmen lands with a good body shot.
Limmen connects with a crisp jab.
Limmen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Limmen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Limmen. Cox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Limmen tries to bum rush Cox with a series of wild strikes but Cox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Limmen throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Limmen.
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Limmen throws out the jab.
A left lands for Cox.
Steve Limmen is winning the standup battle so far.
Limmen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cox circles away quickly and effectively.
Limmen misses with the combination.
Cox dodges the punch combination from Limmen.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cox might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Limmen has got the better of the exchanges.
A punch combination from Limmen misses.
Limmen misses with a right hand
enabling Cox to counter with a crisp jab.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Limmen is just out of range.
Limmen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a hook but Limmen avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cox.
Limmen throws a right hand that misses
and Cox counters with a left and a right that stings Limmen.
A big right from Limmen misses.
Limmen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Limmen is just out of range.
Limmen throws a series of punches but Cox avoids them all with ease.
Cox scores with a body shot.
Cox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cox slips a jab and a cross from Limmen.
Cox misses with a two punch combination.
Limmen throws the left hand but Cox avoids the punch easily.
Cox throws a looping overhand right but Limmen ducks down to avoid it.
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Limmen looks to land a left hand but Cox moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cox takes a swing at Limmen's ribcage but misses.
Limmen tries to move into range but Cox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Limmen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cox.
Limmen tries to move into range but Cox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Limmen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Cox jabs at Limmen's body.
Cox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Limmen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cox.
Limmen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cox looks to throw the jab but Limmen is out of range.
Steve Limmen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Limmen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cox doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Limmen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cox walks into a jab.
Limmen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cox moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Limmen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Cox misses.
Cox throws a shot from downtown. Limmen moves away and avoids it.
Limmen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Limmen avoids the body shot from Cox.
Cox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cox throws the left hand but Limmen avoids the punch easily.
Cox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Limmen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Limmen drops Cox with a big left hand! Cox is injured, injured bad! Limmen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Limmen!
Steve Limmen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.