PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Worner
vs
Cox

225 cm
27
245 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

179 cm
24
266 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Worner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Cox!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Worner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cox throwing shots but Worner is blocking nicely.
Cox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Worner is looking to improve his position.
Cox controlling the action here.
Cox's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Homer Cox has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cox is defended easily by Worner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cox moves out of range of the body kick from Worner.
Cox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Kenny Worner has been cut.

Cox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Worner, pushing him back against the cage.
Cox fails to pull guard.
Worner tries to break the clinch but Cox is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Cox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Worner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cox walks away with a smile on his face. Worner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Worner scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox keeps the fight on the outside.
Cox has a takedown stuffed.
Kenny Worner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homer Cox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner shoots for a takedown but Cox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Worner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Worner somewhat.

Cox scores with a takedown into Worner's guard.
Worner controls Cox momentarily but Cox frees himself.
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Worner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worner wants to control but Cox passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner wants to control but Cox is keeping busy.
Cox stops Worner from getting back to his feet.
Worner wants to control but Cox passes into side.
Cox fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Worner isn't going anywhere.
Worner parries the strikes from Cox easily there. Cox is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Worner to escape.
Worner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Cox stands up and beckons Worner to his feet.

Cox forces Worner back against the cage and clinches.

Worner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worner fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cox moves into the clinch successfully.
Cox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cox has Worner pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Worner trying to stall but Cox improves his position.
Worner jumps guard but Cox stands there with Worner around his waist. Worner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Cox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Worner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cox looking to score a takedown here. Worner is defending well but Cox drives through and ends up in Worner's guard.
Cox postures up.
Worner keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
Cox passes Worner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Cox stands up from half guard.
Worner shoots and misses
and Cox counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Worner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Worner fails to land the takedown.

Worner shoots in and bounces Cox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Worner gets to his feet - Cox follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cox feints and as Worner raises his hands in defense, Cox changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Worner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cox passes into half guard.

Cox stands up and beckons Worner to join him on the feet.
Worner shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Worner enables Cox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Worner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Worner pushes Cox off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cox.
Cox is breathing heavily.
Worner dives in and grabs Cox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cox pushes down on Worner's head and hops out.

Cox scores with a takedown into Worner's guard.
Cox advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Cox is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Worner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner wants to control but Cox postures up.
Worner is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Cox decides to stand up, so the ref orders Worner to his feet.
Cox tries to clinch but Worner moves out of range.
Kenny Worner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worner moves to clinch but Cox breaks away
and Cox counters with a left and a right that stings Worner.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cox gets a clinch.
Worner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cox avoids it.
Worner is trying to drag Cox to the mat but Cox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Cox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cox tries a head kick but it misses.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worner lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Worner somewhat.

Worner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Cox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Worner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Worner tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenny Worner is winning the standup battle so far.
Worner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cox wants to clinch up but Worner keeps it at a distance.
Worner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cox tries a head kick but it misses.
Cox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Worner eats them both and turns towards Cox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Worner shoots in but Cox avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Cox pushes Worner up against the cage in a clinch.
Cox is trying to break the clinch but Worner has him pressed against the cage.
Worner is working for takedown but Cox is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cox is trying to pull guard but Worner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox tries for a takedown but Worner manages to get underhooks.
Worner stalling in the clinch but Cox improves position.
Worner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cox presses Worner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Worner looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cox to keep the fight standing.
Cox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Cox pulls Worner into guard.

Cox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Worner defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worner won't allow Cox to sweep him here.
Cox is trying to hold Worner in close to prevent damage but Worner has managed to pass into half guard.

Worner is working for a submission of some sort.
Worner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cox is working an open guard so Worner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Cox or perhaps it was just good defense by Worner which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Worner.
Worner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cox is able to avoid easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Worner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cox can't fight it off and eventually Worner manages to take the fight to the floor. Cox looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Worner from controlling successfully.
Worner is looking to stand up but Cox won't let him.
Cox tries to strike from the bottom.
Cox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Homer Cox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Worner wants to control but Cox is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox trying to control the action but Worner is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Cox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Worner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Worner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cox as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cox. Those never looked like landing.
Worner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cox. That did some damage!
Cox lands with a kick to the temple. Worner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice takedown defense from Worner. No joy for Cox on that attempt.
Worner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cox but Cox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Worner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worner looks for a takedown but Cox sprawls well.

Cox drives through with a takedown into Worner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Worner keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
Worner keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Worner wants to sweep here but Cox controlling him for the moment.
Worner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Worner trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Worner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Worner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Cox instigates a clinch.
Cox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Worner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cox is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Worner to keep the fight standing.
Cox is looking to break free of the clinch but Worner has double underhooks.
Cox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Worner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Worner jumps guard but Cox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cox stalling in the clinch.
Worner gets underhooks to prevent Cox's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Worner manages to break the clinch.
Worner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cox stuffs the takedown.
Worner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cox pinned against the cage. Cox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Worner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cox sprawls well initially but Worner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cox is in trouble now - Worner has advanced to mount!
Cox tries to hold on but Worner postures up.
Cox is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner trying to control but Cox is having none of it.
Worner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cox is working to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox tries to hold on but Worner postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kenny Worner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenny Worner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Worner feints and then cracks Cox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cox down.
Cox swats away the attempt to clinch by Worner.
Cox wants to clinch up but Worner keeps it at a distance.
Worner tries for a takedown but Cox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Worner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cox is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Worner darts in and clinches Cox up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cox drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Worner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenny Worner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homer Cox.

Worner breaks from the clinch.
Worner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Worner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cox, pushing him back against the cage.
Cox tries to pull guard but Worner holds him up against the cage and eventually Cox drops back down to his feet.
Worner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Worner pulls guard.
Worner tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands a couple of digs.
Worner is trying to control the position but Cox postures up.

Worner wriggles free and stands up.
Cox looks for a takedown but Worner sprawls well.
Cox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Worner. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Worner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cox did well to prevent Worner getting side control.
Cox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Worner scores with a couple of nice shots.

Cox is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Worner pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner is trying to control. Cox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Worner trying to mount his opponent but Cox defends it.
Cox misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cox tries to roll over but Worner keeps him under control.
Cox tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Worner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cox tries to lock up and control but Worner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner dominating with strikes here.
Cox is squirming around, avoiding Worner's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Cox really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Worner wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Worner stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Worner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Cox!
Homer Cox is the new heavyweight champion!