PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie White (ranked 2270 p4p, 1828 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 284 p4p, 241 weight class). White's entrance music is Battlesick. A fine choice. Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Step Closer | Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White
vs
Knox

164 cm
35
180
26 - 17 - 0

177 cm
31
175
16 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox moves away from the strike by White.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ronnie White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from White.
White slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by White.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox scores with a jab.

White fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Knox to the ground. White is now in Knox's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.

Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Knox slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Knox off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Knox is in bad spot here.
Knox looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Knox is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but White is staying active.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is really stuck here.
White throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
White controlling from the back.
Knox is really stuck here.
White throwing sloppy strikes.
Knox felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Knox is really stuck here.
White missing with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Knox.
White throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White controlling well, preventing Knox from escaping the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - White's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
White is punishing Knox with strikes - can he finish him?!

Knox is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
White is controlling the position but Knox somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
White is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control but White postures up.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Knox wants to control but White is keeping busy.

White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Knox gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie White dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

White throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
White misses with a left hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
White takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox avoids the head kick by White.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox avoids the body shot from White.
Porthos Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox avoids the body shot from White.
White lands with a right hand.
White swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
White throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
White lands a high kick!
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a body kick.
Knox is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
White misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White misses the jab.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox slips a jab from White.
Knox throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
White lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knox lands a head shot.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
Knox moves out of range as White strikes.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Knox takes a jab right on the kisser.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
White lands with a good body shot.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porthos Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White misses with an uppercut
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox checks the leg kick.
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox blocks a low kick nicely.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Porthos Knox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Knox lands with a shot to the body.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knox tries to sprawl but White drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox gets back to full guard.
White trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox being controlled here, momentarily.
White wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Ronnie White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.

Knox trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Knox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Knox wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Knox stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knox controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to improve his position.
White wants to control but Knox postures up.
Knox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knox trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knox in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Knox off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knox defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of White's arms.
White doesn't have the hooks in and Knox manages to turn into his guard.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Knox postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Knox preventing the sweep.
White lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

White sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knox's guard.

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 Ronnie White.
I think White 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 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!