PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with Cinderella Man - Eminem blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Ben Knox has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Knox
vs
McAllister

177 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chip McAllister!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from McAllister. McAllister gets slowly back to his feet.
Knox jabs McAllister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and McAllister moves out of range easily.
McAllister is looking to clinch.
McAllister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McAllister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ben Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and McAllister counters with an inside leg kick.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by McAllister.
Nice takedown defense from Knox. No joy for McAllister on that attempt.
Ben Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip McAllister.

McAllister clinches.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McAllister has him pressed against the cage.
McAllister works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

McAllister tightens his grip and picks Knox up, before dumping him to the ground. Knox manages to land in guard.
McAllister looking to pass the guard.
McAllister slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister advances to mount.
McAllister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knox is wriggling around trying to escape.
McAllister unloads with some shots from mount but Knox bucks and avoids them well.

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.

McAllister working for a guillotine from mount but Knox is in no mood to give up.
Knox is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McAllister tries to control but Knox wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McAllister looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McAllister throws some wild stikes that Knox manages to avoid easily.
Knox is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knox is squirming around, avoiding McAllister's attempts to control the action.
McAllister looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knox tries to lock up and control but McAllister gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McAllister connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chip McAllister dominated that 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.

McAllister dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McAllister momentarily.
McAllister tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Knox lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Knox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox misses with a straight left.
McAllister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAllister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knox as he jumps to the side.
McAllister walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ben Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. McAllister moves away and avoids it.
McAllister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
McAllister takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

McAllister scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McAllister on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister not doing much here.
McAllister moves into full mount! Knox won't be happy about that!
Knox tries to hold on but McAllister pushes him away.
Knox is looking to improve his position but McAllister isn't that keen on the idea.
McAllister looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

McAllister has control of Knox's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Knox regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McAllister looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocking the ground and pound.
McAllister throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Knox avoids a series of strikes thrown by McAllister.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McAllister misses with a head shot.
McAllister looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

McAllister stands up from mount. Strange move.
McAllister slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
McAllister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox scores with a jab. McAllister acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McAllister tries for a takedown but Knox circles away easily
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Ben Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip McAllister.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McAllister takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Knox will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McAllister lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
McAllister moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McAllister's head backwards.
Knox misses with the body kick

and McAllister counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McAllister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.
McAllister tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.

McAllister drops back looking for a leg! Knox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knox manages to kick McAllister off! McAllister jumps back into Knox's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox keeping moving, preventing McAllister from controlling successfully.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
McAllister wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McAllister makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McAllister showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

McAllister stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a right hand. McAllister shakes it off.
Ben Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McAllister doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
McAllister walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
McAllister tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
McAllister avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. McAllister should have avoided that one.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have McAllister backpedaling.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
McAllister walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
McAllister shoots in for a double leg but Knox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McAllister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAllister trying to land knees to the body.
McAllister is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ben Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip McAllister.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but McAllister has him pressed against the cage.
McAllister is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knox is keeping busy.
McAllister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knox walks away with a smile on his face. McAllister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knox scores with a jab.
McAllister moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Knox scores with a jab. McAllister acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McAllister moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McAllister eats them both and turns towards Knox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McAllister wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
McAllister moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

McAllister shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McAllister showed some decent athleticism there.
Knox wants to control but McAllister is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chip McAllister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McAllister has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Chip McAllister!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Chip McAllister!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Chip McAllister!

Chip McAllister wins by unanimous decision!