PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man - Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knox
vs
Stark

177 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Stark!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knox is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, Knox circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Ben Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Stark.
Stark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knox but Knox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Stark's defenses.

It looks like Frank Stark has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stark shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Stark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stark prevents Knox from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stark's best efforts.
Knox gets back to full guard.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox seems keen to control Stark's posture.

Knox pushes Stark off and gets back to his feet.
Knox looks to land a combination. Stark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knox defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Frank Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.

Knox has Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Stark takes a shot to the head.

Stark is rocked!
Knox gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crack! Knox connects with the perfect overhand right and Stark falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Knox!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Knox!