PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Cox (ranked 4737 p4p, 4396 weight class) and Kirk Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cox
vs
Patrick

190 cm
21
265
2 - 0 - 0

202 cm
21
266
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kirk Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox throws a lazy uppercut

and Patrick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Patrick lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Patrick lands a nice short elbow.
Cox is refusing to be controlled, as Patrick sits in half guard.
Patrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patrick passes into side control, despite Cox's attempt to control the position.

Patrick tries for a kimura but Cox is defending well.
Patrick tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick lands a nice forearm strike.
Patrick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

It looks like Dan Cox has been cut.
Patrick in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Cox looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Patrick turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Patrick!