PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Athos Knox (ranked 5670 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kewin Wibowo (ranked 6458 p4p, 125 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Click Click Boom | Saliva. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Knox
vs
Wibowo

185 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

RESISTANCE

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Athos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kewin Wibowo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Wibowo misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Wibowo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox stalks Wibowo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wibowo's face. Wibowo staggers backwards, shaken.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Wibowo misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wibowo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wibowo misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wibowo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Wibowo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Wibowo's belly button to the back.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Kewin Wibowo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Wibowo moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Wibowo moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wibowo is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wibowo on the side of the head.
Athos Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wibowo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wibowo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wibowo fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wibowo doesn't seem phased though.
Wibowo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wibowo has time to react.
Wibowo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Wibowo misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Wibowo is rocked!
Knox circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wibowo to the canvas! Wibowo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Knox keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athos Knox!
An out of breath Athos Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.