PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emory Majors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Roxton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roxton
vs
Majors

178 cm
28
195 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

187 cm
34
190 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emory Majors!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roxton misses with a straight right.
Roxton dodges the punch combination from Majors.
Majors lands with a good body shot.
Roxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roxton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roxton fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Majors. Those never looked like landing.
Majors misses with a jab, cross combination.

Majors scores with a takedown into Roxton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roxton wants to sweep but no luck.
Majors throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roxton is trying to keep Majors in close.
Roxton wants to sweep here but Majors controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majors lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roxton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Majors landing some decent shots from guard.
Roxton wants to get back to his feet but Majors is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Majors wants to pass the guard but Roxton is keeping the position.
Majors has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Majors postures up in Roxton's guard and throws a big left but Roxton blocks it.
Roxton wants to sweep but no luck.
Roxton is working hard here to advance position.
Majors postures up and lands a big shot to Roxton's brow.
Majors works over Roxton with some ground and pound from guard.
Roxton has his hands on Majors's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majors trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roxton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Majors is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Majors landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roxton has momentary wrist control but Majors slips an elbow through the middle.
Majors wants to pass the guard but Roxton is keeping the position.

Majors postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Roxton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Majors, into his guard.
Roxton stopping the sweep attempt from Majors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Majors not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roxton controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mitch Roxton.
Majors ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Majors fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roxton manages to avoid it.
Majors scores with a nice right hand.
Roxton misses with the combination.
Roxton looks to land a left hand but Majors moved out of range nicely.
Roxton misses with a low kick.
Majors throws a leg kick but Roxton moved away.
Roxton throws out a loose jab but Majors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Majors works Roxton's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roxton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Majors misses with a series of wild punches.
Roxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emory Majors dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roxton misses with a body kick.
Roxton tries to bum rush Majors with a series of wild strikes but Majors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roxton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Majors avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Majors throws a leg kick but Roxton checks it.
Majors scores with a shot to the body.
Roxton connects with the punch.
Roxton misses with a combination

and Majors counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roxton's guard now.

Roxton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Majors gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Majors is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Majors trying to control the position from guard on top but Roxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Majors won't allow Roxton to sweep him here.
Majors distracts Roxton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majors throwing strikes but missing.
Roxton looking for a sweep. Not yet Roxton, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Majors working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Majors pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roxton is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Majors accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Majors working some strikes from top position.
Majors sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roxton's guard.
Roxton tries to get to full guard but Majors has control of the leg.
Majors lands strikes from half guard.
Roxton is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Main Event Gym , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Majors wants to free his trapped foot but Roxton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Majors thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roxton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Majors scores with a couple of nice shots.
Majors not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton trying to control here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roxton wants to improve his position but Majors is controlling well.

Majors wants to work for an arm triangle but Roxton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Majors lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Majors seems to be looking for submissions.
Roxton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Majors thows a huge punch but Roxton dodges it nicely.
Majors takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roxton is trying to get back to full guard.
Majors landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majors is thwarting Roxton's attempts to control the position.
Majors not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emory Majors has got the better of the ground game so far.
Majors working the head and body with strikes.
Roxton is looking to improve his position.
Roxton taking some punishment here, with Majors in his half guard.
Majors scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Majors tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roxton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Roxton is looking to control Majors's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roxton avoid being mounted?
Majors lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Majors lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roxton manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majors working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roxton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Majors is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Majors working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Majors postures up and lands a big shot to Roxton's brow.
Roxton 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.
Majors postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Majors lands a couple of digs.
Majors throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roxton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majors looking to pass the guard.
Roxton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Majors throwing strikes from guard but Roxton blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emory Majors showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Roxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Majors.
Roxton dodges the punch combination from Majors.
Roxton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roxton misses with a body kick.
Majors throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roxton takes one to the side of the head.
Majors punishes Roxton's body with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Majors.
Majors is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roxton rather than just go for the knockout.
Roxton lands with a kick to the temple. Majors shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roxton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roxton is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Majors's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roxton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Majors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Roxton blocks a body shot from Majors.
A right handed body shot lands from Roxton.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Majors tries for a takedown. No joy.

Majors has hold of one of Roxton's legs. Roxton is fighting the takedown attempt but Majors gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Roxton working a defensive guard here.
Majors stopping the sweep attempt from Roxton.
Roxton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Majors.
Majors lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mitch Roxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majors postures up and lands a big shot to Roxton's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Majors stopping the sweep attempt from Roxton.
Majors throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roxton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Majors trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roxton wants to stand and escape but Majors is having none of it.
Roxton 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.
Majors distracts Roxton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Majors throws a big right hand that misses.
Majors postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Majors lands a couple of elbows.
Majors tries to free his leg and advance position but Roxton is retaining full guard.
Majors throwing strikes but missing.
Majors connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton wants to sweep but no luck.
Majors cracks Roxton with a solid left hand.
Roxton looking for a sweep. Not yet Roxton, not yet.
Majors stands up over Roxton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Majors throws an elbow that misses. Roxton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Majors's guard. Nice move by Roxton!
Majors trying to keep a closed guard but Roxton is proving a slippery customer.
Emory Majors is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Majors keeping moving, preventing Roxton from controlling successfully.
Majors has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Majors is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Majors got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roxton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Majors has managed to get both his arms back between Roxton's legs - danger averted.
Majors trying to control the position from guard on top but Roxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Majors connects with a couple of short punches.
Majors is pushing down on Roxton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roxton is fighting to maintain full guard but Majors has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roxton taking some punishment here, with Majors in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majors trying to control the pace.
Majors is looking to advance position but Roxton won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emory Majors comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Majors winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emory Majors!
A very excited looking Emory Majors rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.