PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Theron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Theron
vs
Cox

175 cm
32
165 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

182 cm
29
151 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Theron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Cox!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theron looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
Theron throws out a loose jab but Cox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cox manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Theron.
Theron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cox.
Theron misses with a wild body shot.
Cox misses with a head kick.
Theron slips a jab and a cross from Cox.
Cox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Theron is out of range and Cox settles back down.
Theron throws a hook to the side of Cox's head but Cox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Cox gets caught napping as Theron dives in and scores a takedown. Cox manages to retain guard.

Cox pushes Theron off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cox sprawls well. Cox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Theron gets slowly back to his feet.
Theron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Theron dodges the punch combination from Cox.
Theron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox lands a jab-cross combination.
Cox tries to bum rush Theron with a series of wild strikes but Theron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cox is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Theron fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cox sprawls well initially but Theron persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cox is trying to get back to full guard.
Cox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Theron.
Cox tries to get to full guard but Theron has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Theron.
Theron prevents Cox from standing back up.

Theron is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Theron seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cox tries to kick Theron off in order to stand up. Theron Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cox is working to avoid the ground and pound but Theron connects with a decent elbow.
Cox struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theron working the ground and pound.
Theron scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theron fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cox avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Theron.
Theron gets to mount! Cox was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Theron prevents Cox from getting the reversal.
Theron postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cox looks a forlorn figure.
Cox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Theron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Theron lands a heavy elbow.
Theron controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Cox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Theron looking to finish Cox with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cox!
Theron controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Theron connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Theron tries to control but Cox wriggling away.
Cox tries to lock up and control but Theron gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Theron landing shots from mount.
Theron landing punches.
Cox is looking to get to half guard.
Theron tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Theron lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Theron avoids the attempt from Cox to control.
Theron breaks from Cox's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Theron landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Theron scoring with strikes but Cox is staying in there.
Theron controlling the pace for now.
Cox is trying to stand.
Theron tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cox is trying to stand up.
Theron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Theron 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.

Theron throws a series of punches but Cox avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Cox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Miles Cox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Theron stuns Cox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cox.
Theron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cox can do to turn this around?
Theron avoids the head kick by Cox.
Theron appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Theron's sensitive parts.
Cox throws an overhand right that lands on Theron's shoulder, as Theron tries to avoid the shot.
Cox moves away from the strike by Theron.
Theron fails to land the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cox, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Theron. Theron circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miles Cox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Theron throws a hook but Cox avoids it easily.
Theron moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCox.
Theron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Cox coming out on top.
Jab by Cox.
Cox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Theron misses with a looping right.
Cox wants to land a leg kick but Theron is out of range.
Cox throws a right and a left that Theron avoids nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cox enables Theron to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cox manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Theron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cox wants to get back to his feet but Theron passes into half guard.
Theron throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Charlie Theron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Theron working over Cox with some ground and pound. Cox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Theron prevents Cox from standing back up.
Theron seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Theron seems to be looking for submissions.
Cox wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theron scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cox trying to control here.
Cox tries to get to full guard but Theron has control of the leg.
Theron landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Theron controlling the pace.
Theron winds up and cracks Cox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cox is looking to improve his position.
Theron is trying to control. Cox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Theron is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Theron.
Cox is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theron prevents Cox from standing back up.
Theron seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Theron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cox defending well though.
Cox is looking for a sweep. Theron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Theron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Theron looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cox tries to kick Theron off but Theron keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Theron 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.
Theron stops Cox from getting back to his feet.
Cox trying to control from the bottom.
Theron is looking to take a break and control but Cox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cox is trying to maintain the position but Theron is very close to passing his half guard.
Theron lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cox is refusing to be controlled, as Theron sits in half guard.
Cox is looking to get back to full guard here but Theron has managed to pass to side control instead.
Theron working the head with strikes.
Theron has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cox!
Cox tries to hold on but Theron postures up.
Cox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Theron wants to finish this one by submission but Cox is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Theron.
Cox wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
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 Charlie Theron will probably get the nod.
That's time! Theron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Theron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cox as he avoids it easily.
Theron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cox looks to throw the jab but Theron is out of range.

Theron darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cox trying to control but Theron postures up.
Cox wants to get back to his feet.
Theron is trying to control. Cox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Theron looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox wants to get back to full guard.
Cox is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Theron in particular looking to stall.
Cox is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Theron.
Cox pushes Theron off looking to stand but Theron dives back in and keeps control.
Cox is holding on to half guard well.
Cox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Theron working Cox over with strikes.
Theron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cox keeps working.
Cox pushes Theron off looking to stand but Theron dives back in and keeps control.

Theron is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cox is just riding it out for now. Theron eventually gives up the hold.
Theron seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Theron is trying for a kimura here. Cox looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Theron wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Theron!