PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmer J Fudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Coxall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Coxall
vs
J Fudd

167 cm
26
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

199 cm
24
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Coxall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmer J Fudd!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Coxall.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coxall.
Fudd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fudd throws a good cross that connects.
We've been told by Coxall's head coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo - PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fudd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coxall.
Fudd moves away from the strike by Coxall.
Coxall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fudd.
Coxall blocks a jab.
Fudd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Fudd misses.
Coxall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fudd's sensitive parts.
Coxall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coxall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fudd shoots for a double leg takedown but Coxall sprawls well. He's pushed Fudd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coxall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coxall stuffs the takedown attempt from Fudd. Fudd gets slowly back to his feet.
Fudd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall lands a right hook to the body.
Fudd shoots in and drives through. Coxall sprawls well.
Alex Coxall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmer J Fudd.
Fudd shoots in but Coxall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coxall tries to bum rush Fudd with a series of wild strikes but Fudd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fudd tries for a takedown but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coxall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coxall pushes Fudd away with a front kick.
Coxall lands a right hook to the body.
Coxall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fudd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Fudd as he checks the leg kick.
Coxall digs a good body shot into Fudd's ribs.
Alex Coxall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coxall delivers a nice body kick.
Coxall scores with a leg kick.
Alex Coxall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coxall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fudd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coxall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coxall cracks Fudd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fudd moves out of range of the strikes.
Coxall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coxall scores with a jab to the head.
Coxall keeps Fudd at a distance using the push kick.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fudd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coxall.
Fudd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coxall connects with an inside leg kick.
Coxall throws a leg kick which misses Fudd's front leg but catches the back leg as Fudd tries to avoid it.
Coxall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fudd.
Coxall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coxall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coxall ducks under a wild hook from Fudd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fudd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Coxall was covering up waiting for the punch and Fudd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fudd postures up in Coxall's guard and throws a big left but Coxall blocks it.
Coxall has momentary wrist control but Fudd slips an elbow through the middle.
Coxall keeping moving, preventing Fudd from controlling successfully.
Fudd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coxall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fudd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fudd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fudd works over Coxall with some ground and pound from guard.
Coxall keeping moving, preventing Fudd from controlling successfully.
Fudd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Coxall can't keep his opponent in guard - Fudd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coxall moves into full guard.
Fudd lands a couple of digs.

Coxall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Fudd is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Coxall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Coxall has escaped and now he's on top!
Coxall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coxall wants to pass the guard but Fudd is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Coxall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fudd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coxall misses with a head kick.

Fudd drives through with a takedown into Coxall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fudd passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fudd scoring with punches from side control.
Coxall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coxall taking punishment in the form of punches.

Coxall is rocked!
Fudd working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Coxall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coxall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fudd off and has taken his back!
Coxall controlling well, preventing Fudd from escaping the position.

Coxall looking for the choke from the back.
Fudd trying to control the hands but Coxall breaks the grip.
Coxall seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Coxall off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Fudd is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Coxall is staying active.
Coxall tries to keep control of the position but Fudd is staying busy.
Fudd is really stuck here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coxall tries to get the hooks in deep but Fudd pushed the leg off.

Coxall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fudd has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fudd prevents Coxall from getting a body triangle.
You can see the frustration on Fudd's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall wants to control but Fudd manages to buck him off and is now in Coxall's guard! Nice work there by Fudd!
Fudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Coxall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fudd throws an elbow that misses. Coxall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fudd's guard. Nice move by Coxall!
Coxall preventing the sweep.
Fudd trying to keep a closed guard but Coxall is proving a slippery customer.
Fudd looking for a sweep. Not yet Fudd, not yet.
Fudd keeps trying to improve his position.
Coxall trying to control but Fudd is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fudd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fudd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coxall controls from within his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coxall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fudd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coxall throws out the jab.
Coxall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fudd closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coxall did well to prevent Fudd getting side control.
Coxall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fudd scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fudd lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fudd winds up and cracks Coxall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fudd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coxall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Coxall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fudd drops an elbow to the side of Coxall's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fudd wants to pass to mount but Coxall is defending the position.
Coxall wants to improve his position but Fudd is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmer J Fudd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fudd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coxall.
Fudd tries to close the distance and clinch but Coxall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fudd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coxall.
Alex Coxall is winning the standup battle so far.
Coxall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fudd. Fudd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
Coxall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fudd. Fudd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coxall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coxall throws a front kick aimed at Fudd's knee but Fudd avoids it well.

Fudd shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fudd showed some decent athleticism there.
Fudd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Fudd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coxall looking for submissions off his back.
Fudd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coxall keeps working.

Coxall actively working from the bottom here.
Fudd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd working over Coxall with some ground and pound. Coxall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fudd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coxall's head.
Fudd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fudd works his way into full mount!
Fudd tries to control but Coxall wriggling away.
Fudd lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fudd with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fudd working Coxall over with strikes here.
Coxall regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd throwing shots but Coxall is blocking nicely.
Fudd works his way into full mount!
Coxall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Coxall with the active half guard here but Fudd passes nicely into side control.
Fudd lands a nice forearm strike.
Fudd lands some shots froms side control.
Fudd laying and praying for a moment but Coxall takes advantage and regains half guard.
Fudd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elmer J Fudd has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd trying to control the action but Coxall is working from the bottom.

Coxall looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Fudd is nestled in close to Coxall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fudd working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coxall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fudd.
Fudd preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmer J Fudd really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fudd throws out a loose jab but Coxall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coxall.
Coxall tries to move into range but Fudd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coxall staying out of range there.
Fudd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Fudd moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fudd.
Coxall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coxall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fudd lands a glancing blow to the side of Coxall's head.
Fudd tries to clinch up but Coxall circles away and keeps his distance.
Coxall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fudd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coxall.
Fudd wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall looks for the body kick but Fudd saw that one coming.
Fudd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Fudd looks for a takedown but Coxall sprawls well.
Fudd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coxall.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fudd.
Alex Coxall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmer J Fudd.
Coxall thumps Fudd with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Coxall.
Fudd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coxall throws a head kick but Fudd moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fudd.
Coxall with a jab.
Coxall loads up on a big right hand but Fudd slips the punch.
Coxall swings for the body but Fudd moves out of range.
Fudd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coxall can pounce on him.
Fudd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coxall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coxall looks to land a right hand but Fudd moved out of range.
Coxall misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coxall misses with a straight left.
Coxall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fudd ducks under a wild hook from Coxall.
Fudd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall moves out of range as Fudd strikes.
Fudd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fudd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coxall throws a half hearted mid kick.

Fudd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coxall is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Fudd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fudd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fudd pushing down on Coxall's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is looking to take a break and control but Coxall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Coxall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fudd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fudd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coxall gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fudd wants to control from the top but Coxall keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Coxall isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fudd stacks Coxall on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fudd!
Fudd tries to advance position but instead Coxall slips a leg back in to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alex Coxall will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fudd tries to clinch but Coxall is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fudd checks a leg kick.
Fudd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fudd fails with the takedown.
Coxall looks to land a left hand but Fudd moved out of range nicely.
Fudd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coxall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coxall scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Fudd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fudd.
Alex Coxall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmer J Fudd.
Fudd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coxall tries to avoid it but Fudd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coxall to the ground. Coxall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fudd is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fudd misses with a hook.
Fudd moves out of range of the body kick.
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coxall is looking to slow Fudd down with leg kicks.
Coxall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coxall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Coxall.
Coxall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coxall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coxall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd defending well as Coxall loads up on a big left hand.
Coxall lands a head kick!
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.
Coxall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coxall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coxall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coxall tries to work over Fudd's front leg with a kick but Fudd checks it.
Coxall slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coxall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fudd misses the shot to the body.
Fudd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Fudd drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fudd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fudd throws a strike but Coxall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coxall trying to control the position from guard on top but Fudd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fudd controls Coxall momentarily but Coxall frees himself.
Coxall wants to control from the top but Fudd keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fudd is adopting a defensive guard.

Elmer J Fudd has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Coxall looks to land a body kick but Fudd moved away.
Coxall looks to land a left hand but Fudd moved out of range nicely.
Fudd wants to slow Coxall down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coxall connects with a leg kick. Fudd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Coxall misses.
Coxall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Coxall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coxall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Coxall!