PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Daze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Daze told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cox
vs
Daze

177 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

185 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cleveland Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Daze!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daze closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cox quickly recovers to half guard.
Daze perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cox is looking to control Daze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cox avoid being mounted?
Daze moves nicely into side control.
Daze advances nicely into full mount.
Daze looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daze moves to take his opponent's back.
Daze controls the action.
Well, with Daze on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cox is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Cox is really stuck here.
Daze has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cox's body.

Daze is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Cox with him. Cox is trying to defend but Daze has an arm under the chin now! Cox grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Danny Daze!