PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Nox (ranked 2597 p4p, 3085 weight class) and Zane Yardow (ranked 341 p4p, 382 weight class). Nox comes into the arena with Mobb Deep - Shook Ones blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nox
vs
Yardow

180 cm
21
180
4 - 4 - 0

184 cm
19
181
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Nox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nox's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nox duly obliges.
Nox with a poor takedown
letting Yardow counter with a right hand.

Yardow gets caught napping as Nox dives in and scores a takedown. Yardow manages to retain guard.

Yardow wriggles free and stands up.
Yardow thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nox lands a jab to Yardow's midsection.
Nox dips to his left and cracks Yardow with an uppercut!
Yardow blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Nox.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nox.
Nox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yardow tests Nox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yardow throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Nox.
Nox cracks Yardow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yardow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yardow being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yardow is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yardow to see if he's OK.
Nox controls the position from side control.
Yardow is trying to improve his position.
Yardow is letting Nox control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yardow is trying to control Nox's posture but Nox avoids it.
Yardow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nox working the ground and pound.
Nox taking a breather here.
Nox throws a strike aimed at the side of Yardow's head but Yardow avoids it well.
Nox gets to mount! Yardow was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Nox cracks Yardow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox with shots to the head and body - Yardow looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nox controlling from mount.
Nox landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nox controlling the position easily from mount.
Yardow tries to reverse the position but Nox maintains control.
Nox lands a heavy elbow.
Nox landing strikes from the mount.
Nox controlling the position easily from mount.
Nox with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nox avoids the attempt from Yardow to control.
Nox controlling his opponent.
Yardow wants to control but Nox is having none of it.
Nox controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nox cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yardow looks a forlorn figure.
Nox looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nox avoids the attempt from Yardow to control.
Nox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nox lands a big shot there that rocks Yardow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nox avoids the attempt from Yardow to control.
Nox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nox avoids the attempt from Yardow to control.
Nox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yardow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nox working Yardow over with strikes here.
Nox controlling from mount.
Yardow tries to reverse the position but Nox maintains control.
Nox controlling from mount.
Nox lands a couple of good shots and Yardow has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nox scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Nox cracks Yardow with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Yardow from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Yardow is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Yardow trying to control the hands but Nox won't let him.
A lull in the action here.
Yardow rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yardow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nox performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yardow's head.
Nox takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yardow wants to improve his position but Nox is controlling well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yardow wants to control but Nox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yardow is looking to escape.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yardow tries to clinch there but Nox circles away.
No luck for Nox with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Yardow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yardow at a distance.

Yardow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Yardow.
Nox is looking to break free of the clinch but Yardow has double underhooks.
Yardow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nox is trying to break free.

Nox breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nox tries to move into range but Yardow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Yardow.
Colin Nox is winning the standup battle so far.
Nox throws a series of punches but Yardow moves out of range.
Nox has his takedown stuffed
and Yardow counters with a right hand to the body.
Yardow has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
Yardow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nox appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yardow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nox.
Yardow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nox with a body shot.
Nox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yardow can do to turn this around?
Nox misses with a looping right.
Yardow throws out a counter right but Nox avoids it with no problem.
Yardow throws a body shot but no joy.
Nox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yardow thuds a left hand into Nox's body.
A swing and a miss from Yardow.
Yardow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yardow.
Yardow fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Nox scores with a four punch combination!
Nox misses with a straight right.
Yardow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yardow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nox.
Yardow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Nox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yardow blocks a jab.
Nox blocks a jab.
Yardow misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Nox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Yardow misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yardow. Nox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nox misses with a body shot.
Yardow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nox.
Nox looks for a takedown but Yardow sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox misses with a hook. Yardow ducked under it nicely.
Yardow thuds a left hand into Nox's body.
Nice straight punches there by Yardow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yardow.
Colin Nox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yardow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yardow feints a jab promting Nox to slip. Yardow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yardow throws out a loose jab but Nox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Yardow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yardow swings for the body but Nox moves out of range.
Yardow throws a hook but Nox avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Nox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Nox scores with a takedown into Yardow's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nox won't allow Yardow to sweep him here.
Yardow trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yardow trying to keep a closed guard but Nox is proving a slippery customer.
Yardow 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yardow keeping moving, preventing Nox from controlling successfully.
Nox distracts Yardow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nox won't allow Yardow to sweep him here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nox misses the shot to the body.
Zane Yardow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Nox.
Nox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nox connects with a body shot.
Nox stuns Yardow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nox throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheers as Yardow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nox doesn't seem phased though.
Nox misses with a body shot.
Yardow misses with a double jab.
Yardow looks to land a right hand but Nox moved out of range.

Yardow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nox to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yardow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yardow can't keep his opponent in guard - Nox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yardow's head.
Yardow wants to improve his position but Nox is controlling well.
Yardow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nox working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yardow is trying to get back to full guard.
Nox drops an elbow to the side of Yardow's head.
Nox working Yardow over with strikes.
Nox controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nox lands a nice short elbow.
Yardow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nox preventing the sweep.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow can't keep his opponent in guard - Nox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yardow pushes Nox off looking to stand but Nox dives back in and keeps control.
Yardow is trying to get back to full guard.
Nox winds up and cracks Yardow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nox keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nox is looking to advance position but Yardow won't allow it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yardow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nox moves nicely into side control.
Nox controlling the position from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Colin Nox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Yardow. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nox.
Nox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yardow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yardow misses with a double jab.
Colin Nox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yardow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yardow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox lands a jab to the head.
Yardow loads up on a big right hand but Nox slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Yardow. No joy for Nox on that attempt.
Nox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yardow is looking for the big counter here.
Nox throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yardow counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow takes a swing at Nox's ribcage but misses.
Nox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yardow on the side of the head.
Nox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yardow counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nox.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Nox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yardow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nox with a body shot.
Nox slips a jab from Yardow.
Nox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yardow circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Yardow misses.
Nox shoots in for a takedown but Yardow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yardow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yardow slips a jab and a cross from Nox.
Nox is looking to land body kicks.
Nox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nox closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yardow's guard.
Yardow is pulling down on Nox's head. It's preventing any offense from Nox, at least for the moment.
Yardow is continuing to stall.
Nox wants to control from the top but Yardow keeps moving.
Colin Nox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yardow has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nox has passed into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yardow struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox controlling the position from side mount.
Yardow is looking to regain half guard here but Nox keeps moving and retains side control.
Nox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yardow keeps working.
Yardow is trying to control Nox's posture but Nox avoids it.
Yardow tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nox wants to control but Yardow is keeping him busy.
Nox creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yardow tries to buck Nox off but Nox is having none of it.
Nox working the head with strikes.
Nox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nox working away.
Yardow being controlled for a moment.
Nox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yardow is avoiding damage well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yardow takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nox tries to move to mount but Yardow blocks the move with his legs.
Nox happy to just control the position for now.
Nox is looking to take a break and control but Yardow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's six 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.
Yardow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nox slows the pace down.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yardow moves out of range of the body kick from Nox.
Yardow is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Nox misses.
Nox throws a big shot that misses.
Nox blocks a jab.
No joy there for Yardow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yardow circles away quickly and effectively.
Nox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Yardow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nox dives in for a single leg takedown but Yardow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yardow digs a right hand into Nox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nox's gas tank.
Nox wants to get back to striking at distance but Yardow won't allow it.
Yardow lands with a light punch inside.
Yardow working aggressively here.
Nox has had enough of the clinch but Yardow keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Nox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yardow misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yardow has him pressed against the cage.
Nox blocks a body shot from Yardow.
Yardow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yardow scores with a shoulder strike.
Yardow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yardow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yardow misses with a body punch.
Nox blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Yardow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Yardow.
Yardow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nox is trying to break the clinch but Yardow is controlling him.
Yardow tries to throw a body punch but Nox avoids it by throwing Yardow back against the cage.
Yardow swings wildly with an uppercut but Nox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yardow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nox is trying to break the clinch but Yardow is controlling him.
Zane Yardow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yardow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nox backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Yardow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nox 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Nox!
After the fight, Colin Nox was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.