PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyoshi Kazuhide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Kazuhide has chosen 'Samurai' by Shurik'n as his entrance music. Eaton Cox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cox
vs
Kazuhide

175 cm
24
170 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Fire Sportswear

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miyoshi Kazuhide!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Cox misses.
Kazuhide moves out of range as Cox strikes.
Cox scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Kazuhide.
Cox connects with a body shot.
Cox looks to land a left hand but Kazuhide moved out of range nicely.
Kazuhide misses with a shot to the body
and Cox counters with a leg kick.
Kazuhide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cox manages to avoid it.
Cox throws a body punch but Kazuhide moves out of range.

Kazuhide closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kazuhide in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cox sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox wants to control but Kazuhide is keeping busy.
Cox wants to improve his position but Kazuhide is controlling well.
Kazuhide is looking to take a break and control but Cox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kazuhide thows a huge punch but Cox dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cox controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cox is pressing down on Kazuhide's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kazuhide trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cox is on top in guard.
Kazuhide pulls Cox in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazuhide swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox is working hard here to advance position.
Cox pushes down on Kazuhide's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cox is taking a breather. Kazuhide says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cox tries to pass to full mount but Kazuhide defends it.
Cox is stalling here. Kazuhide is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cox seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kazuhide has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

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.
Cox is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cox moves into full guard.
Cox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazuhide trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazuhide missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kazuhide looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
Cox misses with the combination.
Kazuhide scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kazuhide tries to clinch but Cox is having none of it.
Cox thuds his right hand into Kazuhide's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kazuhide pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuhide chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cox can pounce on him.
Kazuhide paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kazuhide tries to clinch but Cox is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhide uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cox.
A jab lands there for Kazuhide.
Kazuhide misses with a hook. Cox ducked under it nicely.
Kazuhide looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
Cox digs a good body shot into Kazuhide's ribs.
Good work by Kazuhide as he checks the leg kick.
Kazuhide shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cox but Cox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kazuhide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cox manages to avoid it.
Cox throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Cox counter with a right hand.
Cox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cox loads up on a big right hand but Kazuhide slips the punch.
Cox throws out a leg kick but Kazuhide moves out of range and Cox only half commits.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot
and Cox counters with a nice leg kick.
Kazuhide fails with the takedown
and Cox counters with a nice leg kick.
Cox misses with a shot to the body
and Kazuhide makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kazuhide on the side of the head.
Cox misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhide thows a body shot but no joy.
Kazuhide misses with a body shot
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
Eaton Cox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cox throws out a leg kick but Kazuhide moves out of range and Cox only half commits.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
Cox throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuhide moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cox.
Kazuhide has his takedown stuffed
and Cox counters with a nice body shot.
Eaton Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyoshi Kazuhide.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kazuhide.
Cox throws the left hand but Kazuhide avoids the punch easily.
Kazuhide digs a good hook to Cox's body.
A jab lands there for Cox.
Cox throws a looping overhand right but Kazuhide ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuhide swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazuhide on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kazuhide misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cox counters with a nice leg kick.
Kazuhide misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab, jab by Cox - just one landing.
Kazuhide moves out of range as Cox strikes.
Cox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kazuhide counters with a straight right hand.
Kazuhide keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cox.
A clash of legs there as Kazuhide blocks the low kick.
Kazuhide moves forwards but Cox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox takes a swing at Kazuhide's ribcage but misses.
Cox slips under a jab from Kazuhide.
Cox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kazuhide is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cox misses its intended target.
Kazuhide works Cox's body with a nice hook.
Cox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Cox. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Cox.
A jab from Cox misses.
Kazuhide misses with a straight right.
Kazuhide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cox rather than just go for the knockout.
Kazuhide takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kazuhide scores with a sloppy right hand. Cox should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands a lovely overhand right.
Kazuhide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazuhide thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazuhide.
Miyoshi Kazuhide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuhide swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cox counters with a nice body shot.
Kazuhide misses with a looping left.

Kazuhide scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cox is trying to get back to full guard.
Cox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kazuhide postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kazuhide tries to free his leg and advance position but Cox is retaining full guard.
Cox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kazuhide manages to get himself to full guard.
Kazuhide has Cox pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cox wants to control from the top but Kazuhide keeps moving.
Cox is really struggling to control Kazuhide but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Cox drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kazuhide looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kazuhide looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kazuhide!
Cox is looking for a sweep.

Kazuhide looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eaton Cox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eaton Cox!