PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Atarashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixon Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuu Atarashii looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Atarashii
vs
Cox

177 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Atarashii !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dixon Cox!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cox clinches with his opponent.
Atarashii looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Atarashii lands a left hand.
Atarashii tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cox can't break the clinch.
Atarashii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cox working hard to break the clinch.
Cox is trying to force a seperation but Atarashii has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Atarashii .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox avoiding damage as Atarashii throws knees to the body.
Cox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Atarashii has Cox pressed against the cage, preventing Cox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cox avoiding damage as Atarashii throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox working aggressively here.
Atarashii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuu Atarashii . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atarashii keeps control of Cox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cox is trying to break free.
Atarashii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atarashii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atarashii unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Atarashii lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Atarashii obliges.
Cox avoids a wild elbow strike from Atarashii .
Cox can't break the clinch.

Cox manages to break the clinch.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cox throws a left that rocks Atarashii and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Cox dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Atarashii regain composure!

Atarashii is rocked!

It looks like Yuu Atarashii has been cut.
Atarashii takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Atarashii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Cox! That's hurt Atarashii ! Will he recover? Cox fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dixon Cox!