PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cockx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cockx
vs
Cifer Jr

188 cm
20
240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
264 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Cockx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockx misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cockx blocks a head kick by Cifer Jr.

Cifer Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cifer Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Cockx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cifer Jr thows a huge punch but Cockx dodges it nicely.
Cockx might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cifer Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cockx defending well though.
Cockx wants to get back to his feet.
Cifer Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cockx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cifer Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cockx tries to clinch but Cifer Jr moves out of range.
Cockx misses with a hook.
Cifer Jr shoots in and drives through. Cockx sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Cockx. No joy for Cifer Jr on that attempt.
Cifer Jr looks gassed!
Cifer Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cockx's waist but Cockx gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cifer Jr off to one side.
Scott Cockx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Cifer Jr.
Cockx throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cockx wants to clinch.

Cockx rushes Cifer Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cockx connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cifer Jr's face.
Cockx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cockx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cockx.

Cockx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cifer Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cockx throws a head kick that misses.
Cockx moves in looking to clinch but Cifer Jr pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockx wants to clinch up but Cifer Jr keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cockx, right into the meat.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Cifer Jr is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Cockx. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cockx.
Cockx cracks Cifer Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cockx stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cifer Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cockx cracks Cifer Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.

Cockx has Cifer Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cockx scores a nice knee to the body.
Cockx connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cifer Jr's face.
Cockx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cockx tries to land knees in the clinch but Cifer Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Cifer Jr is trying to break free.
Cockx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cifer Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cockx is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cockx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cockx lands an elbow inside that Cifer Jr shrugs off.
Cockx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cockx tries to work over Cifer Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Cockx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Cifer Jr is avoiding it.
Cifer Jr shoots for a takedown but Cockx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Cockx misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cifer Jr.
Cockx moves in looking to clinch but Cifer Jr pushes him off.
Cifer Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Cockx is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cockx throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cifer Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cockx is fending him off so far but Cifer Jr persists. Nope, Cockx circles away and we're back to standing.
Cifer Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Cockx to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cockx throws a right hand that Cifer Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Cifer Jr also avoids with ease.

Cifer Jr scores with a takedown into Cockx's guard.
Cifer Jr postures up in Cockx's guard and throws a big left but Cockx blocks it.
Cifer Jr throwing strikes from guard but Cockx blocks nicely.
Cifer Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Cifer Jr throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cifer Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Cockx dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cockx stuffs the takedown attempt from Cifer Jr. Cifer Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Cifer Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cockx swivels and escapes.
Cockx connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cifer Jr's hands.
Cockx misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Cockx. No joy for Cifer Jr on that attempt.
Scott Cockx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Cifer Jr.

Cockx instigates a clinch.

Cockx breaks the clinch.
Cifer Jr defending well as Cockx loads up on a big left hand.
Cockx explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Cifer Jr is avoiding it.
Cockx tries to bum rush Cifer Jr with a series of wild strikes but Cifer Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cockx connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cockx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cockx scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cockx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Cockx closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cockx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cifer Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cockx swivels and escapes.
Scott Cockx is winning the standup battle so far.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Cifer Jr is avoiding it.
Cockx throws a shot from downtown. Cifer Jr moves away and avoids it.
Cifer Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Cockx sprawls well. He's pushed Cifer Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Cifer Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Cockx which made him look bad.
Cockx moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scott Cockx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cockx rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cifer Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cockx misses with a straight right.
Cifer Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cockx is fending him off so far but Cifer Jr persists. Nope, Cockx circles away and we're back to standing.
Cifer Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cifer Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Cifer Jr.
Cockx doesn't manage to clinch there - Cifer Jr circles away.
Cifer Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Cockx counters with a low kick, right behind Cifer Jr 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Cockx sprawls well. He's pushed Cifer Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Cockx fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cifer Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cockx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Cifer Jr wants the takedown. Cockx is fighting it off but Cifer Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cockx's guard against the ropes.
Cifer Jr wants to stand but Cockx is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cockx looking to control.

Cifer Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cifer Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cockx is trying to keep Cifer Jr in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr postures up in Cockx's guard and throws a big left but Cockx blocks it.
Cockx wants to get back to his feet but Cifer Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cifer Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cockx has momentary wrist control but Cifer Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cifer Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cockx looks to land a left hand but Cifer Jr moved out of range nicely.
Cifer Jr fails with the takedown.
Cockx fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cifer Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cockx fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cifer Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cifer Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Cockx moves into the clinch successfully.

Cockx manages to break the clinch.
Cockx throws out a leg kick but Cifer Jr moves out of range and Cockx only half commits.
Cifer Jr shoots for a takedown but Cockx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch but Cifer Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cifer Jr blocks the body kick.
Cifer Jr shoots in and drives through. Cockx sprawls well.
Cockx tries to clinch

and Cifer Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cockx's guard.
Cifer Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cifer Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cifer Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Cockx dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cifer Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cockx lands a right hook to the body.
Cockx thuds a left hand into Cifer Jr's body.
Cockx just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Cockx.
Cifer Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cockx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cockx comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cockx throws the left hand but Cifer Jr avoids the punch easily.
Cockx looks for the body kick but Cifer Jr saw that one coming.
Cockx closes the distance looking to clinch

and Cifer Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cockx's guard now.
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!
Cifer Jr tries to stand but Cockx is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cifer Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Cifer Jr trying to control but Cockx is working from the bottom.
Cifer Jr postures up in Cockx's guard and throws a big left but Cockx blocks it.
Cockx wants to stand up but Cifer Jr is controlling him.
Cifer Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cifer Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cockx works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cifer Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cockx pinned against the cage. Cockx gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scott Cockx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Cifer Jr.
Cockx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cifer Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Cockx.
Nice sprawl there from Cockx as Cifer Jr shoots in.
Cockx with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cockx lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cockx.
Cifer Jr slips under a jab.

Cifer Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cockx looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cifer Jr working away.

Cifer Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lou Cifer Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cifer Jr is working Cockx over with some ground and pound from side control.
Scott Cockx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
Cockx wants to control but Cifer Jr postures up.
Cifer Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cockx is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Cifer Jr crashes against the mat.
Cockx is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cockx displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cifer Jr throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cockx stuffs the takedown attempt from Cifer Jr. Cifer Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Cifer Jr shoots in and drives through. Cockx sprawls well.

Cockx clinches.
Cifer Jr can't get the takedown.

Cockx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cifer Jr closes the distance but Cockx moves to the side

and Cockx counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cifer Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Lou Cifer Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cockx lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cifer Jr backwards.
Cifer Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lou Cifer Jr.
I think Cockx has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Cockx!