PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Nox (ranked 793 p4p, 758 weight class) and Dallas Winston (ranked 109 p4p, 107 weight class). Nox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mobb Deep - Shook Ones. Dallas Winston will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nox
vs
Winston

180 cm
24
180
11 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
175
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 5 - 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston loads up on a big right hand but Nox slips the punch.
Winston throws a hook but Nox avoids it easily.
It looked like Nox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston missing with a left hand there. Nox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winston throws a jab when Nox was well out of range.
Nox slips a jab and a cross from Winston.
Nox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Nox finds it's way through Winston's defenses.
Nox takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nox moves away.
Winston slaps away a takedown attempt from Nox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Winston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox avoids the body shot from Winston.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nox.
A combination from Nox does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Winston misses.
Nox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and Nox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nox rather than just go for the knockout.
Nox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nox tries to land a body kick
and Winston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nox. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston throws a poor cross that misses
and Nox counters with a one-two to the body.
Nox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nox misses with a lunging right hand
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a looping left.
Winston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winston misses with a body shot
and Nox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nox slips a jab from Winston.
Nox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winston looks to land a left hand but Nox moved out of range nicely.

Nox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Winston!

Winston bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Winston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nox throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nox throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dallas Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Winston misses.
Winston throws a hook to the side of Nox's head but Nox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winston lands with a good body shot.
A left and a right from Winston both land. Nice combination.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Nox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dallas Winston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston tries to move into range but Nox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winston jabs at Nox's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Nox backs off Winston throws a huge counter combo but Nox manages to avoid it all.
Nox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winston tries to bum rush Nox with a series of wild strikes but Nox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nox misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston cracks Nox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Winston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nox swings widly with a right hand
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Winston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Winston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nox moves out of range of the strikes.
Nox misses with a takedown
and Winston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winston avoids a kick to the body.
Winston misses with a looping left.
Winston misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Winston misses
and Nox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Winston misses.
Dallas Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winston throws a shot to the body.
Winston swings widly with a right hand

and Nox decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Winston's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox preventing the sweep.

Winston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Winston is looking to stand up but Nox isn't so interested in that idea.
Winston is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winston is keeping the position for now.
Nox won't allow Winston to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nox scoring with some ground and pound.
Nox postures up in Winston's guard and throws a big left but Winston blocks it.
Nox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice combination there by Winston.
Nice uppercut there from Winston.
Nox misses with an uppercut
and Winston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Nox to counter with a crisp jab.
Nox fakes the leg kick and cracks Winston in the body.
Winston throws a jab but it's blocked by Nox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Nox is just out of range.
Winston lands with an overhand left.
Winston avoids the head kick by Nox.
Winston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston misses with a two punch combination.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Winston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nox doesn't seem bothered though.
Winston misses with a series of wild punches.
Winston blocks a head kick by Nox.
Winston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Winston throws a jab when Nox was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nox shoots for a double leg takedown but Winston sprawls well. He's pushed Nox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winston avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Nox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston lands a body shot.
Nox misses with a right hand
and Winston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winston fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winston loads up on a big right hand but Nox slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Winston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nox. Nox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Winston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nox.
Nox misses with a body shot.
Nox slips a straight right by Winston.
Nox scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Nox.
Winston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nox throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Winston counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Nox misses
and Winston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winston scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winston scores with a jab.
Nox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nox throws an overhand right that lands on Winston's shoulder, as Winston tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Winston.
Winston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Winston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nox circles away quickly and effectively.
Winston catches Nox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Nox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Nox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nox.
Nox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Winston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winston throws a right hand that Nox ducks under and follows up with a left that Nox also avoids with ease.
Nox tries to move into range but Winston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winston scores with a body shot.
Nox slips a straight right by Winston.
Winston throws a nice looking combination but Nox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Nox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston looks to land a left hand but Nox moved out of range nicely.
Nox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Winston swings widly with a right hand
and Nox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a shot to the body
and Nox counters with a straight right hand.
Winston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Winston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nox defending well as Winston loads up on a big left hand.
Nox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winston misses with a double jab.
Nox throws a counter high kick but Winston was just alert enough to avoid it.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winston throws a looping overhand right but Nox ducks down to avoid it.
Nox is looking for a counter combo.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Nox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winston gets caught flat footed, as Nox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Nox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nox wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving.
Nox is stalling in the full guard.
Nox trying to control but Winston is working from the bottom.
Nox prevents Winston from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Winston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Winston!
A victorious Dallas Winston thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.