PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joey cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Thomas Beckett has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Beckett
vs
cox

185 cm
21
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, joey cox!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett misses with a head kick.

Beckett pushes cox up against the cage in a clinch.

Beckett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beckett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Beckett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beckett is looking to clinch.
cox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckett throws out the jab.
Beckett throws a nice inside leg kick.
cox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beckett avoids it really well and circles away.

Beckett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
cox trying to control but Beckett is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cox thows a big elbow that misses.
cox looks gassed!
cox sitting in guard here, content to control.
cox stops Beckett from standing up.
Beckett can't keep his opponent in guard - cox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Beckett is not content to let cox control the position.
Beckett keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
cox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beckett defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cox slips a nice elbow through Beckett's hands, connecting with Beckett's forehead.
Beckett is refusing to be controlled, as cox sits in half guard.
Beckett is pressing down on cox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Beckett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
cox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
cox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckett will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
cox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beckett is keeping the position for now.
Beckett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beckett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
cox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Beckett closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Beckett breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Beckett.
cox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Beckett has cox up against the cage in a clinch.
cox is looking to break free of the clinch but Beckett has double underhooks.

Beckett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beckett throws a sloppy head kick and cox moves out of range easily.
Beckett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
A nice combination there by Beckett.
A jab from Beckett does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Beckett dominated that round.
That's time! Beckett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

cox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Beckett misses.
Beckett throws a series of punches but cox avoids them all with ease.
Beckett throws a nice looking combination but cox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas Beckett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beckett is looking to clinch.
Beckett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beckett misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Beckett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
cox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Beckett closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beckett backwards.

Beckett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beckett with a poor takedown

and cox decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beckett's guard.
Beckett pulls cox in close to prevent any damage.
Beckett wants to get back to his feet but cox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beckett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
cox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beckett wants to get back to his feet but cox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
cox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
cox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cox distracts Beckett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
cox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beckett swinging wildly here.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses.
cox fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas Beckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joey cox.
Beckett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cox circles away quickly and effectively.
cox walks into a stiff left hand from Beckett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck cox on the side of the head.
cox closes the distance but Beckett moves to the side
and Beckett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Beckett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
cox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beckett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
cox stops Beckett from standing up.
Beckett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from cox.

Beckett pushes cox off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Beckett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cox.
Thomas Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett tries to bum rush cox with a series of wild strikes but cox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
cox shoots in for a takedown but Beckett shows good takedown defense.
Beckett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beckett shoots in looking for a takedown. cox tries to sprawl out of it but Beckett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. cox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
cox fails to land the takedown.
Beckett misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joey cox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Beckett connects with a looping right hand.
Beckett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beckett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but cox circles away quickly and effectively.
Beckett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
cox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beckett tries to avoid it but cox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beckett to the ground. Beckett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beckett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beckett wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beckett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beckett fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckett swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
cox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beckett.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beckett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
cox throwing strikes but missing.
cox throws a big right hand that misses.

Beckett is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Beckett breaks from the clinch.
Beckett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beckett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beckett misses with a wild combination.
Beckett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beckett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beckett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and cox counters with a takedown into side control.
cox throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Beckett works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
cox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beckett keeps working.
cox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beckett wants to get back to his feet.
Beckett wants to control but cox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
cox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beckett's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
cox misses with a takedown attempt - Beckett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas Beckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joey cox.

That's four 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.
Horrible takedown by cox or perhaps it was just good defense by Beckett which made him look bad.
Beckett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beckett lands with an uppercut that bounces cox off the cage and back into rage.
Both fighters circling a little - Beckett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
cox tries for a takedown but Beckett circles away easily
and Beckett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beckett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
cox slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
joey cox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think cox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joey cox!