PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mental Warrior (ranked 786 p4p, 834 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 99 p4p, 106 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Warrior might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Side to Side. Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music. Mental Warrior could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Porthos Knox's chin.

Warrior
vs
Knox

182 cm
34
177
22 - 15 - 0

177 cm
39
175
25 - 21 - 4

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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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Warrior throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warrior moves away.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Warrior looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Warrior throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Warrior misses the jab.
Warrior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warrior moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Warrior punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox moves out of range as Warrior strikes.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Warrior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Warrior closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Warrior jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Porthos Knox has been cut.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Warrior.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the liver by Warrior. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Warrior.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Warrior misses with some punches.
Warrior lands with a right to the head.
Warrior can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Warrior misses with some punches.
Warrior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a series of punches but Warrior moves out of range.

Knox has closed the distance and engaged Warrior in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with some punches.
Warrior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warrior takes a shot to the head.
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.

Knox breaks the clinch.

Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox tries to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling the position.
Warrior misses with a body punch.
Warrior works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox blocking some punches.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Warrior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Warrior swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox looks to land a combination but Warrior avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Warrior misses its intended target.
A combination from Warrior does no damage.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Warrior.
Knox throws a lazy body kick
letting Warrior counter with a right hand.
Warrior takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Warrior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Warrior misses with a looping left.
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.
Warrior misses with a looping right.

Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox misses with some punches.
Warrior working aggressively here.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox blocking some punches.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Warrior cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Warrior lands with an overhand left.
Warrior misses with a looping left.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Warrior swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox takes a swing at Warrior's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warrior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warrior throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warrior throws a big shot that misses.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warrior throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Warrior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Knox.
Warrior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Warrior throws a big shot that misses.
Knox cracks Warrior with an open hand slap.
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.
The cut man is working on Porthos Knox's cut.
That's time! Warrior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Warrior has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Warrior's head.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Warrior has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warrior there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick by Knox misses
and Warrior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Knox.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knox in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Warrior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warrior was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Warrior tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Warrior is rocked!
Warrior looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Oh Warrior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Warrior, pushing him back against the cage.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Warrior's head.
Warrior misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox is leaning against Warrior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox blocking some punches.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Warrior to his knees! Knox keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Porthos Knox!
An out of breath Porthos Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.