PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixon Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Cox
vs
Watts

182 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

174 cm
23
167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixon Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Watts!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Watts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cox is looking for a sweep.

Watts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cox sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Watts works his way into side control.

Watts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cox is looking to regain half guard here but Watts keeps moving and retains side control.

Watts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Watts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cox, who protects the arm well.
Cox gets back to half guard.

Cox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cox is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Watts pulls his head out easily.
Watts is trying to control the action in half guard but Cox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cox is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Cox had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Watts is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cox Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Watts's back instead.
Cox is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cox is not going to allow Watts to sit and survive in this position.
Watts rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Watts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watts is pressing down on Cox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox slips nicely into half guard.
Watts gets full guard.

Cox drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cox jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Watts controls Cox momentarily but Cox frees himself.
Cox slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Watts manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Watts passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cox!
Cox is looking to improve his position but Watts isn't that keen on the idea.

Cox defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Watts.
Cox can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes Cox's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Cox is in trouble.

Watts is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Cox is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ken Watts!