PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Marek (ranked 53 p4p, 714 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 5 p4p, 104 weight class). Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music. Gregor Marek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Marek
vs
Knox

185 cm
30
177
18 - 1 - 1

177 cm
38
175
23 - 19 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Conviction

Dangerous Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Marek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Marek misses the target.
Marek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Knox.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Marek seems unphased.
Marek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Marek moved out of range nicely.
Knox punishes Marek's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marek's head.
Knox cracks Marek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Marek tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox gets through Marek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Knox breaks the clinch.
Donk. Marek catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marek.

Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marek, pushing him back against the cage.
Marek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Marek's head.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marek.
Marek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Marek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marek tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Marek back against the cage.
Marek working aggressively here.
Marek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
Knox blocking some punches.
Marek has Knox pressed against the cage, preventing Knox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox wants to break free but Marek has control.
Knox prevents a body shot from Marek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marek.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marek working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marek throws a head punch that misses.
Marek lands a nice uppercut.
Marek misses with a punch on the inside.
Marek working aggressively here.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marek keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marek tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marek gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Marek fails to land.
Marek working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marek.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tests Marek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marek scores with a jab to the jaw.

Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marek lands a left hand.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Marek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marek swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Marek.
Marek lands a nice uppercut.
Marek lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Marek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Marek with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Marek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Knox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Marek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marek ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox defending well as Marek loads up on a big left hand.
Knox wants to clinch up but Marek keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
Marek misses with a hook to the ribs.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marek back to the cage. Knox follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marek counters with a slapping leg kick.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
letting Marek counter with a right hand.
Knox tries to clinch up but Marek circles away and keeps his distance.
Marek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marek scores with a nice right hand.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Marek moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Porthos Knox will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marek throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marek on the side of the head.
Marek throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Marek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Porthos Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox throws a series of punches but Marek moves out of range.
It looked like Marek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Marek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox blocks a head kick by Marek.
Marek moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox scores with a shot to the body.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox tries to clinch there but Marek circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marek wants to clinch.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marek misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Knox pushes Marek up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Marek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
Marek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox stuns Marek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox tries to bum rush Marek with a series of wild strikes but Marek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marek jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Marek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marek throws a hook but Knox blocks it.

Marek has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek checks a leg kick.
Marek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox tries to bum rush Marek with a series of wild strikes but Marek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marek throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox throws the left hand but Marek avoids the punch easily.
Marek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marek avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox moves forwards but Marek connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Knox rushes Marek and presses him up against the cage.
Marek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marek scores with a shoulder strike.
Gregor Marek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Marek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marek lands a body shot.
Marek lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Marek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox blocks a body shot from Marek.
Marek misses with a body punch.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marek misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marek tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
Marek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knox's efforts to push away.
Marek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A short body shot lands from Marek as the two fighters clinch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marek misses with the head strike.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Marek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marek tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Marek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Porthos Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marek tries to clinch
and Marek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Knox.
Marek misses with a hook.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marek staying out of range there.
Marek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox throws a jab when Marek was well out of range.
Marek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Knox misses.
Marek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marek is looking to clinch.

Knox has Marek up against the cage in a clinch.
Marek throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Marek.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marek has him pressed against the cage.
Marek misses with some punches.
Marek lands a shot to the body.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marek throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marek lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Marek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Marek tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek lands a nice shot to the body.
Marek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
Marek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marek lands a shot to the body.
Marek throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox blocking some punches.
Marek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marek blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marek tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marek backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Marek misses with a hook from the clinch.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox cracks Marek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Marek's head back.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Marek.
Marek is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.

Knox gets a clinch.
Marek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marek 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips a straight right by Marek.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Marek misses the target.

Knox rushes Marek and presses him up against the cage.
Marek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marek has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Marek has double underhooks.
Marek lands a right hand.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marek defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Marek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Marek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox slips under a jab.

Marek forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Porthos Knox just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox scores with a hook.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Marek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox with a jab.
Marek wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox punishes Marek's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Marek throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox sizes up Marek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marek tries to clinch up
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marek misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Knox misses.
Marek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Marek misses.
Knox throws a series of punches but Marek avoids them all with ease.
Knox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marek eats them both and turns towards Knox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marek jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Knox scores with a jab. Marek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marek throws a big shot that misses.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Marek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marek looks to land a body kick but Knox moved away.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Marek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox works Marek's body with a nice hook.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Marek throws a big shot that misses.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Marek lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Marek moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knox rushes Marek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox lands a jab.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Marek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Knox is rocked!
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Marek finish him?
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marek tries to clinch up.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Marek thows a left - swing and a miss!

Marek lands a big uppercut and Knox crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knox looks OK. Marek waves Knox back to his feet!
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!
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Marek is out of range.
Knox stuns Marek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a double jab.

Marek clinches up with Knox and pushes him back against the cage.
Marek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marek.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Marek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox working aggressively here.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox slips a straight right by Marek.
Knox scores with the left hand. Marek knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox digs a good hook to Marek's body.
Marek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Marek lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marek throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Marek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Porthos Knox dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Knox.
Marek is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Marek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox throws a jab when Marek was well out of range.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marek slips a straight right by Knox.
Marek misses with a straight left.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marek's hands.
Marek lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Marek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marek misses with a looping left.

Marek cracks Knox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marek has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knox to stand back up!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marek misses with a hook to the body
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marek lands a brutal head kick. Knox looks out on his feet and Marek throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Gregor Marek!
Gregor Marek retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gregor Marek waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.