PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cox
vs
Pettis

185 cm
25
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
28
160 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pettis misses with an uppercut.
Pettis throws a looping overhand right but Cox ducks down to avoid it.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Cox avoids it well.
Cox connects with a single shot there.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cox.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Cox moves out of range.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Cox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Cox does it's job there.
Pettis thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pettis takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox cracks Pettis with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Pettis.
Pettis throws a right hand that Cox ducks under and follows up with a left that Cox also avoids with ease.
Cox scores with a shot to the body.
Pettis looks gassed!
Cox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pettis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Cox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox scores with a body shot.
Cox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cox lands a nice looking body shot.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cox scores with a body shot.
Cox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pettis throws a lazy uppercut
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cox lands a body shot.
Cox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cox digs a good hook to Pettis's body.
Decent striking displayed by Cox there.
Cox lands with a cross.
Cox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Pettis is rocked!
Cox digs a good body shot into Pettis's ribs.
Nice body punch from Cox.
Cox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Cox finish him?
Pettis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pettis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pettis scrambles back to his feet.
Cox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cox cracks Pettis with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox scores with a shot to the body.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cox lands with a cross.
Cox throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettis seems to have recovered his senses.
Pettis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cox lands with a good body shot.
Cox scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Cox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cox staying out of range there.
Cox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox with a nice cross.
Cox takes a swing at Pettis's ribcage but misses.
Pettis throws a looping overhand right but Cox ducks down to avoid it.
Pettis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cox.
Cox lands with a good body shot.
Pettis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cox dips to his left and cracks Pettis with an uppercut!
Pettis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox misses with a looping right.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cox with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Cox does it's job there.
Cox's corner calls for a 1-2. Cox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jerry Cox is winning the standup battle so far.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettis is just out of range.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Cox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pettis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pettis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettis.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pettis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cox has got the better of the exchanges.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettis was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Pettis fails to land with a series of punches.
Cox ducks right into an uppercut from Pettis.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
Pettis misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pettis needs to keep his hands up - Cox had a free shot at his head there.
Pettis misses with a body punch
and Cox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
Cox sizes up Pettis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cox was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cox lands with a cross.
Pettis connects with a body shot that sends Cox's belly button to the back.
Cox misses with a right hand
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Pettis misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pettis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cox.
Pettis misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cox stuns Pettis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Cox misses with a body shot
and Pettis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pettis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cox lands a jab to Pettis's midsection.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pettis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cox works the jab nicely.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox lunges at Pettis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pettis's hand.
Cox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pettis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cox.
Cox lands a jab-cross combination.
Cox moves out of range of the strikes.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pettis swings for the body but Cox moves out of range.
Cox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cox. Pettis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cox scores with a hook to the body. Pettis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cox lands a nice hook to Pettis's body. Pettis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cox. Pettis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettis was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Cox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pettis can do to turn this around?
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pettis throws a right hand that misses
letting Cox counter with a right hand.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cox is looking to wear down Pettis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cox was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Cox throws a jab but it's blocked by Pettis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Cox.
Pettis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cox takes a swing at Pettis's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Cox dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cox misses with an uppercut.
Cox misses with a body shot.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.
Cox throws a shot from downtown. Pettis moves away and avoids it.
Pettis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cox scores with a shot to the body.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettis moves away.
Cox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pettis.
Good shot there by Cox.
Cox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pettis momentarily.
Pettis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pettis thows a body shot but no joy.
Pettis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a hook. Cox ducked under it nicely.
Cox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pettis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.
Cox throws a big shot that misses.
Pettis misses with a looping right.
Donk. Cox catches Pettis right on the button with a cross.
Cox lands a glancing blow to the side of Pettis's head.
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jerry Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox scores with a body shot.
Pettis scores with a sloppy right hand. Cox should have avoided that one.
Pettis misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Pettis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Cox lands a right hook to the body.
Cox clobbers Pettis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cox scores with a sloppy right hand. Pettis should have avoided that one.
Cox jabs at Pettis's body.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pettis manages to avoid it.
Pettis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox scores with a decent looking hook.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettis moves away.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
Cox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands with a hook. Pettis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pettis moves forwards but Cox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good exchange - Pettis coming out on top.
Pettis walks into a stiff left hand from Cox.
Pettis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cox.
Cox lands with a shot to the body.
Pettis misses the jab.
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
No joy there for Pettis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pettis thows a body shot but no joy.
Pettis misses with the combination.
Pettis misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cox throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Cox tests Pettis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cox misses with a hook. Pettis ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Cox.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cox ducks under a wild hook from Pettis.
Anthony Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerry Cox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cox swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26

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