PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyke Mison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cox
vs
Mison

175 cm
22
170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Shango Designs

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyke Mison!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Mison misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cox, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cox.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cox lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cox tries to bum rush Mison with a series of wild strikes but Mison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cox clobbers Mison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by Cox - just one landing.
Cox with a nice cross.
Mison sizes up Cox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cox tries to clinch but Mison is having none of it.
Cox staying out of range there.
Cox defending well as Mison loads up on a big left hand.

Cox instigates a clinch.
Cox pushes Mison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mison avoiding damage as Cox throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cox.
Mison wants to get back to striking at distance but Cox won't allow it.
Mison tries a knee to the head but Cox blocks it.
Cox avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!

Cox pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mison content to stall in guard here.
Cox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mison passes Cox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mison is working away from the top position though.

Mison is looking for a kimura but Cox is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mison to get the leverage.
Mison thows a huge punch but Cox dodges it nicely.
Cox tries to kick Mison off but Mison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Mison misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mison swinging wilding here.
Cox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mison checks the leg kick.
Cox throws a leg kick that misses.
Cox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cox scores with a one two! Mison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cox checks a leg kick.
Cox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mison looks gassed!

Cox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cox tries to free his leg and advance position but Mison is retaining full guard.

Cox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mison is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Mison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mison keeps the fight on the outside.
Cox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mison.
Mison takes a swing at Cox's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mison stalks Cox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cox's face. Cox staggers backwards, shaken.
Cox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mison blocks a low kick nicely.
Mison throws a body kick that misses.
Mison ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Mison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cox connects with a single shot there.
Cox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Cox rushes Mison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cox tries to throw a body punch but Mison avoids it by throwing Cox back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mison blocks an elbow strike.
Cox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mison tries to break the clinch but Cox is controlling the position.
Cox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cox throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A body shot lands from Cox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eaton Cox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cox tries to score with a low kick but Mison moves his leg out of the way.
Cox misses with an uppercut. Mison saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Mison misses its intended target.
Mison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mison throws a head kick but Cox moves out of range.
Mison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cox on the side of the head.
Cox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mison in his tracks.
Cox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Mison.
Mison checks a low kick from Cox.
Cox lands the left hand.
Mison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cox loads up on a big right hand but Mison slips the punch.
Mison misses with the combination.
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mison is breathing heavily.
Cox scores with a nice right hand.
Cox looks to land a combination but Mison avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox cracks Mison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Mison is rocked!
Cox closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mison! Cox dives in looking to finish! Mison is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eaton Cox!
Eaton Cox retains his welterweight title!