PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins's entrance music is Irish Rebel Song. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Collins
vs
Fox

195 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Fox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Collins gets the takedown into side control.
Fox pushes Collins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Collins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Collins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fox is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Collins is controlling him well.
Collins wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Collins working the ground and pound but Fox is defending the strikes.
Fox wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steve Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox throws a one two combo.
Fox misses with a wild combination.
Collins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fox throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Collins misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Collins on the side of the head.
Fox misses with a double jab.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Fox scores with a four punch combination!
Collins dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Collins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fox throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins walks into a straight right hand from Fox.
Fox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Fox.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins misses with a body kick.
Fox misses with a wild combination.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Collins counters with a two punch combo.
Fox throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox misses with a double jab.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.
Fox tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fox lands a high kick!
Collins swinging wildly here.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a low kick.
Fox looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Collins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fox circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fox.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Fox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fox!
Left hook, right uppercut from Fox.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fox throws a series of strikes that have Collins backpedaling.

Collins is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collins swinging wildly here.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.
Fox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fox.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Collins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Fox throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Fox lands with a nice combination. Collins backs away looking to recover.
Fox throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Fox does it's job there.
Jab from Fox.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox misses with a wild combination.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Fox misses with a combination
and Collins counters with a left and a right that stings Fox.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Fox misses.
Fox digs a good body shot into Collins's ribs.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Fox dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fox misses with a double jab.

Collins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fox is looking to escape.

Fox kicks off Collins and gets to his feet.
Fox cracks Collins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Steve Fox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Collins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Collins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danga de danga de dang - Fox scores with a four punch combination!
Collins wants to clinch.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collins is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Fox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fox is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Collins counters with a left to the body.
Fox pushes Collins away with a front kick.
No joy there for Fox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fox throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fox throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Collins throws a leg kick but Fox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fox looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Collins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fox.
Collins is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fox - that will leave a mark!
Fox misses with a wild combination.
Fox lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Fox throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Fox finds it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fox.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Max Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Fox lands a body shot.
Fox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Fox.
Fox swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
Fox throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Collins's head.
Collins throws a low kick but Fox avoids it.
Collins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Fox works over Collins's head and body with a nice combination.
Fox throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Fox misses with a double jab.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox scores with a sloppy right hand. Collins should have avoided that one.
Fox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Fox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Nice takedown defense from Fox. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox works over Collins's head and body with a nice combination.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Fox.
Fox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins slips a jab and a cross from Fox.
Fox throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Fox's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fox duly obliges.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Fox scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Collins throws a combination. Fox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Fox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fox avoids the body shot from Collins.
Fox digs a good hook to Collins's body.
Fox slaps away a takedown attempt from Collins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox looks to land a combination. Collins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Fox drops Collins with a beautiful combination! Collins stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fox is looking for the KO!
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Collins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tests Collins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Fox's corner calls for a 1-2. Fox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Fox avoids the head kick by Collins.
Fox scores with a jab to the head.
Collins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fox.
Fox throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Collins is looking to wear down Fox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fox throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fox swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Fox drops Collins with a nice combination! Fox dives into Collins's guard, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Collins is working an open guard so Fox takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fox misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fox misses with a wild combination.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Fox throws a combination. Collins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Collins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fox sprawls well. Fox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins moves forwards but Fox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!
Fox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox punishes Collins's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Fox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Collins misses with a combination

and Fox moves into the clinch.

Fox manages to break the clinch.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Fox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fox slaps away a takedown attempt from Collins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins needs to keep his hands up - Fox had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
A right-left combo lands from Fox.
Max Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Fox both land. Nice combination.
Fox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Fox!