PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Nox (ranked 1130 p4p, 2993 weight class) and Grant Daws (ranked 158 p4p, 329 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mobb Deep - Shook Ones. This should be a great matchup!

Nox
vs
Daws

180 cm
23
180
9 - 5 - 0

177 cm
23
169
7 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Nox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Daws !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daws fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daws is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daws slips a straight right by Nox.
Daws avoids the body shot from Nox.
Daws moves to clinch but Nox breaks away
and Daws takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daws with a nice cross.
Daws takes one to the side of the head.
Nox swings widly with a right hand
and Daws counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nox thinking.
Nox lands a slapping body shot.
Daws scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nox doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daws misses with a body shot
and Nox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Daws there.
Nox tries to bum rush Daws with a series of wild strikes but Daws uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Nox misses.
Nox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Nox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nox cracks Daws with a good jab.
Daws throws a body shot but no joy.
Nox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grant Daws is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daws steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nox.
Nice body kick there by Nox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daws walks into a stiff left hand from Nox.
Nox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Nox closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Daws did well to prevent Nox getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daws avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nox.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daws can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nox performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daws tries to get to full guard but Nox has control of the leg.
Nox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws tries to get to full guard but Nox has control of the leg.
Daws is still trying to improve position.
Daws is trying to control but can't.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nox throws a hook to the side of Daws 's head but Daws sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nox.
Daws looks to score with a jab to the body but Nox is just out of range.
As Daws looks to move away, Nox throws a big counter combo but Daws just gets out of the way.
Nox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daws misses with a body shot.
Nox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daws backs up against the cage.
Daws tries to clinch there but Nox circles away.
Nox throws a body shot but no joy.
Daws appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Daws misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Daws clinches up against the cage.
Nox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daws walks away with a smile on his face. Nox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Nox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Daws misses with a right hand
and Nox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daws doesn't manage to clinch there - Nox circles away.
Daws is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nox.
An attempted straight right counter from Nox misses the target.
Daws misses with a shot to the body
and Nox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daws was well out of range. Poor timing from Nox.
Daws misses with a body punch
and Nox counters with a straight right hand.

Daws has Nox up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Daws .
Nox tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daws misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daws working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daws looking to stall.

Nox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nox avoids the body shot from Daws .
Nox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daws counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daws is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nox rather than just go for the knockout.
Daws swings for the body but Nox moves out of range.
Colin Nox is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daws misses with a straight right.
Nox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Daws tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Nox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daws throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nox throws a combination. Daws tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Daws throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nox lands a front kick.
Nox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox dives in for a single leg takedown but Daws sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The referee calls for Daws to work.
Daws tries to work over Nox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nox tries to break the clinch but Daws is controlling the position.
Nox goes for a takedown attempt but Daws pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Nox. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daws tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Nox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daws misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Nox misses its target.
Nox connects with a single shot there.
Nox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nox lands with a cross.
Nox works Daws 's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Nox dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Daws throws an off balance right hand
and Nox counters with a straight right hand.
Nox misses with a looping left.
Daws fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nox manages to avoid it.
Nox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daws takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daws cracks a nice hook into Nox's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox lunges at Daws with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daws 's hand.
Nox misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Nox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daws lands a slapping body shot.
Daws tries to clinch but Nox moves out of range.
Daws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nox.
A combination from Nox does no damage.
Daws scores with a punch to the head.
Daws lands a nice shot to the body.
Daws tries to clinch up but Nox circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Nox.
Nox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daws moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daws looks to clinch
and Nox counters with a one-two to the body.
Daws misses with a body shot.
Nox looks to throw a body kick
and Daws counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daws counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daws fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Nox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daws . Nox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nox tries to counter with a takedown but Daws is quick to defend against it.
Nox scores with a head kick. Daws tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Daws misses with a hook. Nox ducked under it nicely.
Daws throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Daws drives through and clinches with Nox against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox blocks a body shot from Daws .
Daws misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daws makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Daws to work.
Daws is working Nox over against the cage.
Daws slows down the pace here.
Daws has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nox is looking for a takedown.
Daws keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nox's efforts to push away.
Daws digs a right hand underneath Nox's ribcage. Nox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daws can do to turn this around?
Daws tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nox's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grant Daws .
I think Nox 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Nox!
Colin Nox was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.