PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Westen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauge Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Westen
vs
Box

182 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Westen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gauge Box!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Box defends well and Westen ends up having to push Box into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Box breaks the clinch.
Box digs a good hook to Westen's body.
Westen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Westen shoots and misses
and Box counters with a one-two to the body.
Westen closes the distance but Box moves to the side
and Box counters with a two punch combo.
Westen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Box pinned against the cage. Box gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Westen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Box lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Box.
Jab by Box.
Westen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab by Box.
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!
Box lands a two punch combo.
Box moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Westen moves forwards but Box connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Westen walks into a left hand.
Box lands a nice shot that snaps Westen's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Box stalks Westen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Westen's face. Westen staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Box.
Box stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Box wants it to stay on the feet.
Westen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Box keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Westen shoots in but Box avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Westen is breathing heavily.
Box fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Box's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Box duly obliges.
Box works over Westen's head and body with a nice combination.
Box's jab looks to have found its range, popping Westen under the eye.
Westen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Box counters with a straight right hand.
Westen fails with the takedown
and Box counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Box throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Box lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Westen backs up against the cage.
Westen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Westen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Box moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Westen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Westen fails with a takedown attempt.
Westen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Box throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Box!
Box scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Westen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Box lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Box.
Westen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Westen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Westen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Box.
Westen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westen fails with the takedown
and Box makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Box takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Box lands a jab-cross combination.
Box's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Box duly obliges.
Westen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've been informed that Box has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Westen shoots in and drives through. Box sprawls well.
Box is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Westen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Box scores with the left hand. Westen knows he should have avoided that one.
Box stalks Westen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Westen's face. Westen staggers backwards, shaken.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Box punishes Westen's body with a nice straight punch.
Box with a jab.
Box lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Box cracks Westen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Box lands a two punch combo.
Box digs a good hook to Westen's body.
Westen walks into a straight right hand from Box.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westen darts in looking for a takedown but Box gets double underhooks and turns Westen into the cage.

Box breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Box with a hook.
Box scores with a decent looking hook.
Westen dives in for a single leg takedown but Box sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Westen has Box pressed against the cage, preventing Box from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Westen has Box pressed against the cage, preventing Box from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Box breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Box scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for Box, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Box lands an overhand right.
Westen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Box cracks Westen with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Westen walks into a stiff left hand from Box.
Box works over Westen's head and body with a nice combination.
Westen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Box's waist but Box gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Westen off to one side.
Westen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Box sprawls well. Box wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Westen gets slowly back to his feet.
Box throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Westen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gauge Box seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Box fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Westen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Box avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Westen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Westen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Box throws a combination. Westen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gary Westen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Box's corner calls for a 1-2. Box obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Westen is defended easily by Box.
Box lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Box throws a right hand that Westen ducks under and follows up with a left that Westen also avoids with ease.
Box has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Box lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Box finds it's way through Westen's defenses.
Box scores with a hook to the body. Westen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Westen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Box has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Box displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Westen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Box scores with a nice head shot.
Box's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Box duly obliges.
A combination from Box does no damage.

Westen gets the takedown into side control.
Box managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Westen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Box can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Westen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Box looks calm but he's in trouble here. Westen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Box is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Westen lets go of the hold and Box can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gary Westen!