PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Max (ranked 2951 p4p, 68 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 4982 p4p, 175 weight class). Max's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Charlie Don't Surf. Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music. Blaze Max has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Max
vs
Knox

194 cm
22
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

205 cm
19
290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Riner Clothing

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Max is just out of range.
Max definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Max drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Max just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knox's brow.
Max throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Max throws an elbow but misses.
Knox takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Max throws an elbow but misses.
Knox avoiding damage as Max throws knees to the body.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Max lands an elbow that stopped Knox in his tracks for a moment.
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Max.
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Max.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Max throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Max looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max throws an elbow that misses.
Max tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Max throws an elbow but it misses.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Max.
Max misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Max just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knox's brow.
Max pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Max throws an elbow but it misses.
Max throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Max.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Max gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Max has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Knox regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Max is fighting to break Knox's control of his arms but Knox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Knox is continuing to stall.
Max loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Max is in close to Knox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Max scoring with some ground and pound.
Max keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Max connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Max has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Max throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Max is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Max is one step ahead there.
Knox keeps trying to improve his position.
Max postures up and lands a big shot to Knox's brow.
Max landing with the ground and pound.
Knox trying to control the position here.
Max throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Max is in close to Knox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knox trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Knox holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max lands a couple of elbows.

Knox is rocked!
Max postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Knox's head off the mat! Knox is out! He's out! Max jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Blaze Max!
After the big win, Blaze Max made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Riner Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.