PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Imon Nox (ranked 5398 p4p, 5594 weight class) and Hank Pecker (ranked 632 p4p, 648 weight class). Imon Nox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nox
vs
Pecker

185 cm
18
195
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
189
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Imon Nox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Pecker!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nox shoots in looking for a takedown. Pecker tries to sprawl out of it but Nox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pecker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Nox.
Pecker stuffs the takedown attempt from Nox. Nox gets slowly back to his feet.
Nox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Imon Nox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox tries for a takedown but Pecker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nox sets himself, and Pecker steps forward looking for the clinch! Nox avoids it this time.

Pecker moves into the clinch.

Pecker manages to break the clinch.
Nox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pecker swivels and escapes.
Imon Nox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pecker shoots in and gets a takedown into Nox's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pecker scoring with punches to the head and body.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pecker working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pecker wants to pass the guard but Nox is keeping the position.
Nox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pecker scoring with some ground and pound.
Pecker advances to half guard.
Pecker controlling the action here.
Pecker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nox is trying to stand up here but Pecker is controlling him well.
Pecker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pecker working over Nox with some ground and pound. Nox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pecker is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pecker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pecker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nox taking some punishment here, with Pecker in his half guard.
Pecker stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pecker lands a nice short elbow.
Pecker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pecker working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Pecker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pecker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Pecker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nox to the ground. Pecker is now in Nox's guard.
Pecker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pecker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pecker chips away with some ground and pound.
Pecker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pecker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox has momentary wrist control but Pecker slips an elbow through the middle.
Pecker postures up and lands a big shot to Nox's brow.
Pecker controlling from the top position.
Hank Pecker has got the better of the ground game so far.

Nox has his foot on Pecker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pecker works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pecker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pecker preventing the sweep.
Pecker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nox throws a right and a left that Pecker avoids nicely.

Nox gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pecker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pecker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pecker stays in close to Nox's body and controls the position.
Pecker landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pecker is one step ahead there.
Pecker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nox's head.
Pecker distracts Nox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pecker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nox is looking to stand up but Pecker isn't so interested in that idea.

Pecker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pecker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four 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.
Let's hope that Pecker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pecker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pecker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pecker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pecker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pecker cracks Nox with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Pecker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nox throws a head kick that misses.
Imon Nox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pecker pinned against the cage. Pecker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pecker feints the counter takedown.
Nox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pecker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nox has his takedown stuffed

and Pecker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nox!
Pecker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pecker controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pecker is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pecker taking a breather here.

Pecker tries for a kimura but Nox is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pecker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pecker just content to control the position.
Pecker has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pecker avoids the attempt from Nox to control.
Nox is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pecker controlling his opponent.
Pecker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pecker content just to control the position here.
Pecker dominating with strikes here.
Pecker controlling his opponent.
Pecker with good strikes from the mount here!

Nox is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pecker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pecker is landing with some decent strikes but Nox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Nox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pecker controlling from mount.
Nox is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Nox seems to have got his legs back now.
Pecker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pecker content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Pecker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pecker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Pecker!