PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Price (ranked 1358 p4p, 187 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 1479 p4p, 206 weight class). Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Price
vs
Knox

180 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Price!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Price counters with a leg kick.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Price walks into a left hand.
Price thumps Knox with a low kick.
Price throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Price misses with a low kick.

Knox moves into the clinch.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Knox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price misses with an elbow over the top.
Price is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Price blocks a body shot from Knox.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Price misses with some punches.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox working aggressively here.
Price misses with an elbow strike.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Price tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.

Price breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox connects with a jab.
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Price on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good work by Knox as he checks the leg kick.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Price attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knox works Price's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knox drives through and clinches with Price against the cage.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Knox gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Price tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price is trying to stall.
Price blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Price blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Knox.
Nice body punch from Knox.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Price will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Price misses with a head kick.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.

Knox drives through and clinches with Price against the cage.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Porthos Knox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knox tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Price doesn't seem bothered though.

Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Porthos Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Price is looking to control Knox's arms but Knox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Price misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
Price misses with some punches.
Price avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
A short left from Knox.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Price prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Price throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Price to work.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Jason Price has been cut.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price being controlled against the cage.
Price misses with the head strike.
Price taking a breather.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox works on Price's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Porthos Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knox tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox with a jab.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Price with an uppercut!
Knox moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Knox wants to counter the offense by Price and move into the clinch position.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Price throws a lazy head kick

and Knox counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knox.

Price has clasped his hands together around Knox's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Price swings around for an armbar but Knox sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Price's guard.
Knox has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Relentless Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Price swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Porthos Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Price's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Price misses with a kick to the body.
Knox lands a body shot.
Price throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Price looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Knox.
Knox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Knox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knox lands a jab.
Price drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Price.
Donk. Knox catches Price right on the button with a cross.
Knox digs a good hook to Price's body.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Price's hands.
Jab by Knox.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Price shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Knox has Price up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Price lands with a nice body kick.
Knox cracks Price with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knox cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Price under the eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Price 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 Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knox jabs at Price's body.

Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox is working Price over against the cage.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to stall.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price is looking to control Knox's arms but Knox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Price wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Knox.
Knox digs a right hand into Price's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Price's gas tank.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Price manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Knox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Knox is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Porthos Knox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Price's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Knox rushes Price and presses him up against the cage.

Price gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Knox preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Price thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox trying to control but Price postures up.
Knox is positioning himself well to prevent Price advancing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price trying to control the pace.
Price thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Price thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Price thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Price misses with an elbow over the top.
Price tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox cracks Price with a nice body shot.
Knox lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Price misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Price.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Price throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price taking a breather.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Price wants to stall.
A short left from Knox.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Price.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Knox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Price is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox digs a right hand into Price's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Price's gas tank.
Oh Price is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
Knox unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Price! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Knox is unloading with more strikes now! Price drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Porthos Knox!
Porthos Knox is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Porthos Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.