PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lestat Garsevanishvili (ranked 4500 p4p, 5217 weight class) and Gopher Cox (ranked 376 p4p, 406 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Garsevanishvili
vs
Cox

168 cm
25
152
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lestat Garsevanishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gopher Cox!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garsevanishvili might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cox cracks Garsevanishvili with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A lull in the action here.
Cox working the head with strikes.
Cox connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Garsevanishvili some visible discomfort.
Cox is working Garsevanishvili over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cox just content to control the position.
Cox is working Garsevanishvili over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cox scoring with punches from side control.
Cox lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Garsevanishvili down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garsevanishvili tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox slows the pace down.
Cox scoring with punches and elbows.
Garsevanishvili taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cox landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garsevanishvili taking a bit of punishment here - Cox scoring with strikes.
Cox working the ground and pound from side control.
Cox in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cox is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Garsevanishvili will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Garsevanishvili takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cox slows the pace down.
Cox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Garsevanishvili to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox landing a few strikes.
Cox cracks Garsevanishvili with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Cox is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garsevanishvili has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Garsevanishvili some visible discomfort.

Cox is working to tighten his grip on Garsevanishvili's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Garsevanishvili has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cox is really squeezing tight and eventually Garsevanishvili passes out! Cox breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gopher Cox!