PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 1118 p4p, 2560 weight class) and Aramis Knox (ranked 159 p4p, 328 weight class). Bronco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bronco
vs
Knox

175 cm
37
170
33 - 18 - 1

181 cm
36
162
25 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aramis Knox!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Bronco misses.

Knox has managed to clinch.
Bronco tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.

Knox ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Knox no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Knox wants to control from the top but Bronco keeps moving.
Bronco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knox being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bronco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco trying to control the position.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronco has wrist control.
Bronco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox being controlled here momentarily.

Bronco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bronco controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.

Bronco working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knox trying to control but Bronco is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bronco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knox.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Bronco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Bronco wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Bronco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox trying to control the position.

Knox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knox is trying to control the position but Bronco postures up.
Knox wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bronco is now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox controlling the position for now.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knox is not content to let Bronco control the position.
Knox is doing well to control the position and prevent Bronco from advancing to side control.
Knox trying to control here.
Bronco slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Bronco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Knox looks to throw the jab but Bronco is out of range.

Bronco clinches.
Bronco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bronco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Knox ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Knox no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bronco is pushing down on Knox's leg trying to pass to half guard. Knox is fighting to maintain full guard but Bronco has managed to sneak the leg through.
Knox trying to hold on to Bronco's head to control him but Bronco postures up.
Bronco frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Knox is looking to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco lands with some strikes.
Knox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knox tries to hold on but Bronco postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnny Bronco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bronco looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Knox is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bronco working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Knox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knox gets back to half guard.
Knox is looking to control Bronco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knox avoid being mounted?
Knox might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bronco haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bronco working Knox over with strikes.
Knox gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bronco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bronco landing some decent shots from guard.
Bronco postures up.
Bronco looking to pass the guard.
Bronco wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Bronco pushes down on Knox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Knox is trying to maintain the position but Bronco is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Bronco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bronco.
Knox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bronco is working away from the top position though.
Bronco lands with a punch from half guard.

Knox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Knox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bronco lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox taking some punishment here, with Bronco in his half guard.
Bronco is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bronco controlling the action here.
Bronco is thwarting Knox's attempts to control the position.

Bronco seems to be looking for submissions.
Bronco is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Knox actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bronco dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bronco.
Bronco landing a few strikes.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bronco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bronco working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox is not content to let Bronco control the position.
Knox lands a little strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox defending against the ground and pound.

Bronco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Knox manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Knox seems to be looking for submissions.

Bronco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knox throwing shots but Bronco is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bronco holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knox lands a nice short elbow.
Bronco desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bronco works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bronco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bronco wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment.

Bronco throws his legs up looking for a submission but Knox uses it to pass to side control.
Bronco is not content to let Knox control the position.
Knox remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco is looking for a sweep.
Knox cracks Bronco with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronco struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aramis Knox.
Well Bronco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Bronco!
Johnny Bronco thanked the fans post fight for their support.