PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi's entrance music is Darude - Sandstorm. A fine choice. Thor Davi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Davi
vs
Knoxville

187 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

190 cm
29
270 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Davi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville tries to land a body kick
and Davi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knoxville is out of range and Davi settles back down.
Thor Davi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davi wants to clinch up but Knoxville keeps it at a distance.
Davi lands a nice looking body shot.
Knoxville takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davi thumps Knoxville with a low kick.
Davi throws out a loose jab but Knoxville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knoxville blocks a head kick by Davi.
Knoxville throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Davi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knoxville takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knoxville throws a leg kick but Davi checks it.
Knoxville ducks right into an uppercut from Davi.
Knoxville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knoxville throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knoxville's sensitive parts.
Knoxville thows a body shot but no joy.
Davi throws a body punch but Knoxville moves out of range.
Davi throws a lazy head kick
and Knoxville counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davi's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Davi misses the target.
Knoxville misses with a kick to the body.
Davi blocks a head kick by Knoxville.
Knoxville misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxvilles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Davi clinches up with Knoxville and pushes him back against the cage.
Knoxville tries to break free but Davi pushes him back against the cage.
Knoxville working hard to break the clinch.
Davi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knoxville's face.
Davi lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davi missing with knees to the body.
Davi tries to land a knee to the head but Knoxville blocks with his arms.
Davi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Davi.
Davi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knoxville.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davi can't find room to land a body shot as Knoxville controls the action.
Davi scores with a shot to the side of Knoxville's head.
Knoxville is trying to break free.
Davi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davi misses with a knee to the head.
Davi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Davi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knoxville.
Knoxville is trying to break the clinch but Davi has him pressed against the cage.
Davi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davi throws a punch but it's blocked by Knoxville.
Davi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davi digs a right hand underneath Knoxville's ribcage. Knoxville let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davi tries a body shot but Knoxville blocks it.
Davi lands a right hand.
Knoxville is trying to break free.
Davi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knoxville takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davi lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Knoxville's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knoxville tries to circle away but Davi has him pinned against the cage.
Davi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knoxville has had enough of the clinch but Davi keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knoxville is trying to break the clinch but Davi is controlling him.
Davi scores with a shoulder strike.
Knoxville is trying to break the clinch but Davi is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Davi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davi throws out a powerful jab.
Knoxville ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davi throws the left hand but Knoxville avoids the punch easily.
Davi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knoxville takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knoxville throws a lazy head kick
enabling Davi to counter with a crisp jab.
Knoxville tried to score with a low kick but Davi checks it.
Davi connects with the punch.
Davi misses with a jab to the body
and Knoxville counters with a low kick, right behind Davi 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knoxville.
Knoxville wants to slow Davi down by chopping away at his legs.
Davi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davi lands a slapping body shot.
Thor Davi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxvilles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davi throws a body punch but Knoxville moves out of range.
Knoxville throws a sloppy head kick
and Davi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Knoxville misses
and Davi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davi thumps Knoxville with a low kick.
Knoxville just misses with a punch to the body.
Davi loads up on a big right hand but Knoxville slips the punch.
Davi misses with an uppercut.
Davi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knoxville.
Davi avoids the head kick by Knoxville.
Davi cracks the inside of Knoxville's front leg.
Davi misses with a low kick.
Knoxville swings for the body but Davi moves out of range.
Knoxville thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville tries a head kick but it misses.
Davi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knoxville was well out of range. Poor timing from Davi.
Knoxville moves forwards but Davi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davi checks the leg kick nicely there.

Davi gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Davi.
A short body shot lands from Davi as the two fighters clinch.
Knoxville is trying to break free.

Knoxville pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knoxville moves out of range of the body kick from Davi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davi connects with a solid leg kick.
Knoxville takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knoxville is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davi rather than just go for the knockout.
A leg kick checked by Davi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knoxville throws a leg kick but Davi moved away.
Knoxville displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davi throws out the jab.
Knoxville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knoxville under the eye.
Knoxville takes one to the side of the head.
Knoxville takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Davi.
A combination from Davi does no damage.
Davi throws a head kick but Knoxville moves out of range.
Knoxville jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knoxville.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knoxville avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knoxville drops his hands momentarily and Davi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Davi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Knoxville tries to keep at a distance but Davi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thor Davi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davi tries a knee to the head but Knoxville blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knoxville blocks a body shot from Davi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davi lands a left hand.
Davi tries to land a knee to the head but Knoxville blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Davi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Knoxville wants to slow Davi down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knoxville lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davi!
Davi blocks a low kick nicely.
Davi moves in looking to clinch but Knoxville pushes him off.
Davi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knoxville swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davi lands a leg kick that knocks Knoxville off balance momentarily.
Knoxville uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davi.
Davi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davi lands a nice hook to Knoxville's body. Knoxville takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knoxville is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davi.
Davi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davi throws a sloppy head kick and Knoxville moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville tries a low kick but Davi avoids it.
Davi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Knoxville.
Davi lands with a shot to the body.
Knoxville lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knoxville's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Davi finds it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davi.
Knoxville takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Davi has taken the fight to the clinch.

Knoxville escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knoxville pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knoxville misses with a low kick.
Johnny Knoxville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davi lands a really nice looking cross but Knoxville seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knoxville takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davi connects with an inside leg kick.
Knoxville connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davi just misses with a punch to the body.

Davi closes the distance and clinches.
Davi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Knoxville is rocked!
Davi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Knoxville's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Knoxville drops to his knees and Davi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Davi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Thor Davi thanked ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).