PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Scorpions - The Zoo. Cox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Young
vs
Cox

182 cm
27
180 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

175 cm
28
170 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Cox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cox. Cox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cox throws a leg kick but Young checks it.
Nice defenses there by Young.

Young moves into range and clinches up with Cox.
Cox tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cox digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
Cox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cox presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young prevents a body shot from Cox.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Cox fails to pull guard.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Cox gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Cox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cox misses with a punch to the body.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young pushes Cox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cox misses with a body punch.
Cox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young stalling against the cage.
Cox struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Cox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cox can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young is pressed up against the cage. Cox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Young down to the mat. Young avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jake Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eaton Cox.
Cox has a takedown stuffed.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Cox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cox slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cox.
Young throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cox throws a leg kick
and Young makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cox manages to avoid it.
Cox scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
Cox misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Young throws a leg kick but Cox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cox thows a body shot but no joy.
Young throws a wild body kick that Cox sees coming a mile off.
Jake Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cox tries a low kick but Young avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cox misses with a leg kick.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Young misses.
Young lands a slapping body shot.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
Cox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cox.
Cox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young throws a leg kick but Cox sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Cox swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cox thows a body shot but no joy.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Cox.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Cox misses with a body shot.
Cox scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Cox's shoulder, as Cox tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Young.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Cox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Young dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cox throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Cox moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
Young staying out of range there.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Young lands with a cross.
Young swings for the body but Cox moves out of range.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young blocks a leg kick.
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cox can pounce on him.
Cox checks a leg kick.
Cox with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Cox down.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cox throws out the jab.
Young is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cox thumps Young with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young misses with a low kick as Cox jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands a glancing blow to the side of Young's head.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Young connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cox's hands.
Jake Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Cox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cox throws a low kick, looking for Young's leg but Young calmly moves out of range.
Cox checks a low kick from Young.
Cox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young scores with a body shot.
Young is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cox moves out of range of the body kick.
Young jabs Cox right on the nose. Cox blinks but takes it well.
Young throws a leg kick
and Cox counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young avoids the body shot from Cox.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Cox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.

Cox pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Cox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Cox blocks an uppercut.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young misses with some punches.
Cox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cox blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cox struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Cox tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young prevents a body shot from Cox.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Cox is trying to pull guard but Young turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cox lands a shoulder strike.
Cox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Cox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Cox.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eaton Cox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Cox.

Cox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eaton Cox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Cox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Young tries to score with a low kick but Cox moves his leg out of the way.
Young wants to land a leg kick but Cox is out of range.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cox.
Young cracks Cox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cox scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Young scores with a jab to the body.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Cox.
Cox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cox.
Cox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Cox settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young thows a body kick. Cox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young connects with a body shot that sends Cox's belly button to the back.
Cox cracks Young with a good jab.
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cox takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young throws a combination. Cox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox lands a right hook to the body.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young stuffs the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
Cox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Cox throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young cracks the inside of Cox's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox slips a jab from Young.
Young throws a lazy body kick
and Cox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Cox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Cox blocks the body kick.
Cox connects with a single shot there.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Cox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cox throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and moves out of range.
Young avoids the head kick by Cox.
Young checks a low kick from Cox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
Young has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young there as he acknowledges the shot.
Young lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cox takes a step back to recover.
Cox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Cox shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Cox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Cox finds it's target.
An inside leg kick from Cox misses.
Cox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jake Young.
I think Young has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake Young!
Jake Young made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I feel a little dirty after this fight was billed as Young-Cox, but all is good. Convicted FTW! 420!'.