PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wes Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Mutters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by HYFR. Mick Mutters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fox
vs
Mutters

180 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wes Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Mutters!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fox lands a front kick.
Fox moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutters tries to clinch but Fox moves away
and Fox counters with an inside leg kick.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mutters moves to clinch but Fox breaks away
and Fox counters with an inside leg kick.
Mutters tries to clinch there but Fox circles away.
Mutters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Wes Fox has been cut.
Mutters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mutters moves out of range of the body kick from Fox.
Fox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Fox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox feints and then cracks Mutters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mutters down.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutters.
Fox moves away from the strike by Mutters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Mutters. That snapped Fox's head back.
Mutters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fox.
Fox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mutters throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Mutters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fox.
Mutters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mutters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Mutters gets tackled into the cage by Fox. Fox maintains the clinch.
Mutters working aggressively here.
Fox lands an elbow inside.
Mutters misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fox manages to break the clinch.
Mutters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fox.
Mutters tries to clinch but Fox is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutters has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fox.
Fox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mutters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fox counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mutters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fox slips under a jab from Mutters.
Fox throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mutters's head.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch but Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mutters tries to clinch up.
Mutters wants to clinch.
Mutters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mutters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fox counters with a body kick.
Fox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fox keeps the fight on the outside.
Fox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutters throws a big shot that misses.
Mutters looks to clinch
and Fox counters with a low kick, right behind Mutters 's knee.
Mutters takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mutters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fox counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fox throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Mutters. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mutters darts in and clinches Fox up against the cage.
Fox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutters looking to stall.
Fox throws an elbow but it misses.
Mutters is stalling here.
Fox lands an elbow that stopped Mutters in his tracks for a moment.
Fox looking to slow down the pace here.
Mutters's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mutters blocks the elbow strike.
Fox blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mutters on the inside.
Mutters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mutters controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mick Mutters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wes Fox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fox closes the distance and pushes Mutters back into the cage.
Fox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mutters throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Fox lands an elbow inside that Mutters shrugs off.
Mutters misses with the head strike.
Fox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mutters's defenses.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mutters misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox throws an elbow that misses.
Fox missing with knees to the body.
Fox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Fox breaks the clinch.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutters.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutters wants to clinch but Fox slips to the side
and Fox counters with a big head kick but Mutters shrugs it off.
Mutters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutters looks to land a right hand but Fox moved out of range.
Mutters throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fox.
Mutters wants to clinch up but Fox keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Fox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mutters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fox finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mutters's calf.
Mutters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Mutters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mick Mutters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fox connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Fox.
Mutters tries to clinch but Fox moves out of range.
Mick Mutters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutters tries to clinch
and Fox counters with a body kick that stops Mutters in his tracks momentarily.
Mutters tries to clinch up.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Mutters.
Mutters might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mutters.
Mutters closes the distance but Fox moves to the side
and Fox counters with an inside leg kick.
Fox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mutters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fox can pounce on him.
Fox misses with a low kick.
Mutters tries to clinch but Fox is having none of it.

Fox drives through and clinches with Mutters against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fox moves away from the strike by Mutters.
Fox thumps Mutters with a low kick.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Fox lands a head kick. Mutters smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mutters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mutters lands a slapping body shot.
Mutters tries to clinch up but Fox circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutters wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutters tries to clinch

and Fox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mutters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fox avoiding damage.
Fox blocking some punches.
Mutters gets through Fox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fox misses with an elbow strike.
Mutters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mutters has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fox.
Mutters misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mutters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox blocking some punches.
Mutters working hard to break the clinch.
Fox has Mutters pressed against the cage, preventing Mutters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mick Mutters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wes Fox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mutters throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutters is looking to clinch.
Fox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Fox gets tackled into the cage by Mutters. Mutters maintains the clinch.
Mick Mutters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mutters scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mutters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mutters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fox is keeping busy.
Fox throws an elbow that misses.
Fox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mutters's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mutters can't break the clinch.
Mutters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Mutters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.

Fox is rocked!
Mutters blocks the elbow strike.
Mutters wants to break free but Fox has control.
Fox lands an elbow inside.
Fox trying to stall but Mutters improves his position.
Mutters taking a breather.
Fox prevents a body shot from Mutters.
Fox lands an elbow inside.
Mutters letting Fox take a breather here.
Mutters misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutters blocks an elbow strike.
Fox lands an elbow just above Mutters 's eye.
Mutters is trying to break the clinch but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Fox lands an elbow inside.
Mutters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutters lands a left hand.
Oh Fox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Fox breaks the clinch.

Mutters forces Fox back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox lands an elbow that stopped Mutters in his tracks for a moment.
Fox seems to have got his legs back now.
Mutters has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.
Mutters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mutters moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.
Mutters moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mutters doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Fox throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mutters moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.
Mutters wants to clinch
and Fox counters with an outside leg kick.
Mutters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fox counters with a good low kick that Mutters was not able to check.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutters digs a good hook to Fox's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mutters tries to clinch
and Fox counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fox counters with a good low kick that Mutters was not able to check.
Mutters closes the distance but Fox moves to the side
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mutters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fox on the side of the head.
Mutters darts in trying to clinch
and Fox counters with a low kick, right behind Mutters 's knee.
Mutters looks to clinch
and Fox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mutters's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutters wants to clinch
and Fox counters with a head kick. That will keep Mutters thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mutters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Mutters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mutters 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Mick Mutters!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Mick Mutters!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Mick Mutters!

Mick Mutters wins by unanimous decision!
Mick Mutters spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.