PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Paddington (ranked 1474 p4p, 57 weight class) and Beta Knox (ranked 2155 p4p, 84 weight class). Paddington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Broken - Next time around. Knox has chosen Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Paddington
vs
Knox

167 cm
23
153 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

172 cm
30
152 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BloodOath 85% Laundry

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Paddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddington scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paddington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Paddington swings widly with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Paddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Paddington moved out of range.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Paddington seems unphased.
Paddington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Paddington punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paddington under the eye.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Paddington misses.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paddington was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paddington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paddington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Paddington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paddington. Paddington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paddington misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.

Paddington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Paddington tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Paddington improves position.
Paddington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paddington is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Knox is defending well.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Paddington.
Paddington managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Knox blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Paddington controls his hands.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paddington.

It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Paddington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paddington throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Paddington saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Paddington counters with a straight right hand.
Paddington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Paddington catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paddington.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox throws a hook but Paddington avoids it easily.
Paddington throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paddington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paddington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knox pinned against the cage. Knox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Paddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox throws a hook but Paddington avoids it easily.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox walks into a jab.
Paddington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Paddington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Paddington's head but Paddington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paddington appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paddington throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Paddington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paddington throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Paddington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
letting Paddington counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paddington slips a straight right by Knox.
Beta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Paddington blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington throws a shot to the body.
Knox throws a chopping leg kick but Paddington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paddington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Paddington tries for a takedown but Knox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
David Paddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paddington misses with a hook.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paddington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paddington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Paddington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paddington throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paddington misses with an uppercut.
Paddington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
That's time! Paddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Paddington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paddington. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Paddington.
Knox slips a jab from Paddington.
Paddington misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paddington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paddington avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paddington was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Paddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Paddington.
Paddington misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Paddington staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Paddington. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Paddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paddington circles away quickly and effectively.
Paddington feinted with a counter takedown.

Paddington scores with a takedown into Knox's guard.
Knox has Paddington pulled in close to control his posture.
Paddington won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Paddington throws a big right hand that misses.
Knox is striking from the bottom but Paddington uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Knox misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Paddington throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Paddington prevents Knox from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Knox keeping control of the position.
Nice strikes from Paddington there.
Paddington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paddington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox is pressing down on Paddington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Knox looking to control.
Paddington works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paddington wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Paddington stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Knox throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Paddington from controlling successfully.
Knox is trying to control the position but Paddington postures up.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Paddington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paddington working some strikes from top position.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Knox pulls Paddington in close to prevent any damage.
Paddington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.
David Paddington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paddington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paddington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox pulls Paddington in close to his closed guard and prevents Paddington from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Paddington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paddington counters with a right hand to the body.

Paddington closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Paddington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paddington.
Knox working hard to break the clinch.
Paddington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paddington tries for a takedown but Knox manages to get underhooks.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Paddington avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Paddington presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Paddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paddington swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Paddington throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington lands with an overhand left.
Knox throws a low kick, looking for Paddington's leg but Paddington calmly moves out of range.

Paddington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Paddington is looking for a kimura here.
Knox keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paddington throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knox keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox seems keen to control Paddington's posture.
Paddington trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Paddington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paddington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paddington works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.
Knox trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Paddington is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paddington 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.
Paddington throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Paddington advances position into side control!
Paddington looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knox is avoiding damage well.
Knox sneaks back into half guard.
Knox wants to improve his position but Paddington is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Paddington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paddington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Paddington!
A relieved looking David Paddington thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.