PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 2167 p4p, 1362 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 273 p4p, 184 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Knox
vs
Adee

172 cm
44
161
28 - 29 - 0

170 cm
27
170
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Grunge Nutrition

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 28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adee.

Knox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adee to the mat! Adee manages to get full guard.
Adee wants to get back to his feet but Knox passes into half guard.

Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adee's head.
Knox keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knox thows a huge punch but Adee dodges it nicely.
Adee is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adee manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Knox keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Adee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Knox.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adee.

Knox drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
Knox trying to control but Adee is working from the bottom.
Knox prevents Adee from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knox slips nicely into half guard.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adee is trying to escape back to his feet but Knox uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Knox misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Knox misses with the ground and pound.
Knox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adee is avoiding damage well.
Adee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Knox.
Knox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adee is avoiding damage well.
Knox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Knox working the ground and pound but Adee is defending the strikes.
Knox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Knox is looking to take a break and control but Adee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adee is looking to get back to his feet here but Knox is keeping cool and he's managed to take Adee's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Adee manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Knox blocks a head kick by Adee.
Adee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Adee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Adee.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adee lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Knox.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adee connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee motions for Knox to come forward. Adee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adee misses with a leg kick
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee jabs at Knox's body.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knox. That did some damage!
Adee is looking to clinch.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox slips a jab from Adee.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adee swivels and escapes.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Adee throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Adee lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adee. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Adee finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox swings for the body but Adee moves out of range.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adee misses with an uppercut.
Adee leaves Knox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adee tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Adee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Adee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee misses with a body shot.
Knox throws a jab when Adee was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Adee
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Adee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adee.
Adee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Adee.
Adee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Adee's corner calls for a 1-2. Adee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adee looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adee scrambles back to his feet.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Adee slips the punch.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Adee to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Adee.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adee was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adee defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Adee throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adee.

Adee gets caught flat footed, as Knox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Adee has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Knox is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Knox has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like Adee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adee misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Adee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adee throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Adee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knox avoids the head kick by Adee.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adee shapes to counter with a head kick.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick from Adee.
Adee misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adee connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
Adee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox blocks a head kick by Adee.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Knox takes a swing at Adee's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a jab when Adee was well out of range.
Adee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox misses with a hook.
Adee defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws the left hand but Adee avoids the punch easily.
Adee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Adee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Adee settles back down.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Adee. That one must have hurt.
Knox misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox jabs Adee right on the nose. Adee blinks but takes it well.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Adee seems unphased.
Adee misses with a low kick.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adee on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee throws a big shot that misses.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Adee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Adee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knox or perhaps it was just good defense by Adee, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox with a jab.
Adee moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
Adee lands with a shot to the body.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Adee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Adee misses.
Adee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Adee's shoulder, as Adee tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adee! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Adee.
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Adee off the cage and back into range.
Adee misses with a low kick.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee jabs at Knox's body.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arriorus Adee.
I think Knox 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.