PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deair Shaw (ranked 6810 p4p, 279 weight class) and Oliver Cox (ranked 6316 p4p, 266 weight class). Deair Shaw has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Shaw
vs
Cox

167 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deair Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Cox!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cox circles away.

Shaw looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cox!

Cox throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Cox tries to sprawl out of it but Shaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deair Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cox drives through with a takedown into Shaw's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox working some strikes from top position.
Cox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw wants to stand and escape but Cox is having none of it.
Cox working some strikes from top position.
Shaw wants to stand and escape but Cox is having none of it.
Cox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shaw's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cox connects with a couple of short punches.
Cox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Cox passes Shaw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cox on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cox moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox with a couple of short strikes.
Cox putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cox controlling from the full mount.
Cox lands a couple of good shots and Shaw has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Cox looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Shaw taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oliver Cox!