PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Thunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunders comes into the arena with Johnny Thunders - Chinese Rocks blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thunders
vs
Fox

186 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Thunders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunders.
Fox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fox throws a series of punches but Thunders moves out of range.
Thunders shoots in for a double leg but Fox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thunders fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Thunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Fox finds it's way through Thunders's defenses.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thunders will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox throws a right and a left that Thunders avoids nicely.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.

Thunders throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fox was covering up waiting for the punch and Thunders finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Thunders from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thunders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thunders is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Fox kicks Thunders off and gets to his feet.
Thunders shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fox sprawls well. Fox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thunders gets slowly back to his feet.
Fox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fox stuffs the takedown attempt from Thunders. Thunders gets slowly back to his feet.
Thunders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fox pinned against the cage. Fox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thunders shoots in and drives through. Fox sprawls well.
Thunders is breathing heavily.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thunders avoids the head kick by Fox.
Fox throws a one two combo.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Thunders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox swinging wilding here.
Fox works over Thunders's head and body with a nice combination.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Thunders looks for a takedown but Fox sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox looks to land a combination but Thunders avoids it well.
Fox misses with the combination.
Thunders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fox circles away.
Fox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steve Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fox has managed to clinch.
Thunders tries to pull guard but Fox won't allow it.
Thunders tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thunders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thunders is defended easily by Fox.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Fox scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thunders.
Fox looks for the body kick but Thunders saw that one coming.
Fox throws a series of punches but Thunders moves out of range.
Fox works over Thunders's head and body with a nice combination.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Thunders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fox.
No joy there for Fox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fox throws a combination. Thunders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Fox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fox stalks Thunders and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thunders's face. Thunders staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fox is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!
Fox misses with the combination.
Fox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thunders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fox avoids it really well and circles away.
Fox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thunders is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fox circles away.
Thunders blocks a head kick by Fox.
Fox throws a series of punches but Thunders moves out of range.
Fox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Thunders or perhaps it was just good defense by Fox which made him look bad.
No joy there for Fox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thunders has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fox swinging wilding here.
Thunders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fox throws a right hand that Thunders ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunders also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Fox's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fox duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fox moves into range and clinches up with Thunders.

Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Fox misses.

Fox instigates a clinch.

Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fox throws a series of strikes that have Thunders backpedaling.
Johnny Thunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thunders has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fox looks to land a combination but Thunders avoids it well.
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thunders slips a jab and a cross from Fox.
Thunders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fox but Fox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thunders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thunders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fox stalks Thunders and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thunders's face. Thunders staggers backwards, shaken.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Thunders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fox throws a series of punches but Thunders moves out of range.
Thunders shoots in for a takedown but Fox shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Thunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox stuffs the takedown.
Fox jabs Thunders right on the nose. Thunders blinks but takes it well.
Fox throws a right hand that Thunders ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunders also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunders closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Thunders pushes Fox against the ropes but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fox.
Fox throws a one two combo.
Thunders is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fox.
Steve Fox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fox tries to bum rush Thunders with a series of wild strikes but Thunders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thunders shoots in for a double leg but Fox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fox lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Thunders is rocked!
Fox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Thunders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fox throws a one two combo.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot by Fox.
Fox throws a combination. Thunders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thunders is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fox.
Fox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fox lands a hook that stumbles Thunders back into the ropes. Fox follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Thunders to the canvas! Fox pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Thunders has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steve Fox!
Steve Fox is the new middleweight champion!