PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chet Knox (ranked 23091 p4p, 1956 weight class) and Zabit Magomedov (ranked 604 p4p, 272 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Chet Baker | Almost Blue. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zabit Magomedov enters the cage!

Knox
vs
Magomedov

177 cm
23
177
0 - 4 - 0

179 cm
24
175
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Brachial Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chet Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox slips under a jab from Magomedov.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Knox jabs at Magomedov's body.
Magomedov connects with a leg kick.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
That kick from Magomedov tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knox slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov with a jab.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedov throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Magomedov scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magomedov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magomedov lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Magomedov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magomedov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magomedov! But no joy.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Magomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
The fighters circling - Magomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Magomedov misses with a body shot
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Magomedov punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Magomedov throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Magomedov scores with a decent looking hook.
Magomedov takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Magomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magomedov connects with a jab.
Magomedov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magomedov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Magomedov's head.
Knox walks into a jab.
Magomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Magomedov there.
Magomedov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magomedov connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Magomedov throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Magomedov works the jab nicely.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov lands with a good body shot.
Magomedov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Magomedov cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magomedov tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Magomedov misses.
Knox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magomedov can pounce on him.
Magomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Magomedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magomedov connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a right hand.
Magomedov slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Magomedov should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox wants to clinch.
Magomedov throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magomedov swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Magomedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magomedov scores with a nice head shot.
Magomedov with a nice cross.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Knox might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov misses with a body shot
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Magomedov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Magomedov with the inside leg kick.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Magomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomedov is just out of range.
Magomedov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Magomedov scores with a nice strike.
Knox is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Magomedov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Knox defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the body from Magomedov misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Magomedov is predictable there
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magomedov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magomedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magomedov throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Knox slips a jab from Magomedov.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Magomedov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Magomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Magomedov cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Knox.
Magomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Good work by Knox as he checks the leg kick.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomedov lands a head shot.
Magomedov stalks Knox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knox's face. Knox staggers backwards, shaken.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magomedov slips a jab from Knox.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox staying out of range there.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magomedov lands a jab to the head.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox lands a head shot.
Zabit Magomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danga de danga de dang - Magomedov scores with a four punch combination!
Magomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov misses the jab.
Knox defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Knox slips a jab from Magomedov.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Magomedov jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Magomedov connects with a crisp jab.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magomedov, as that shot connected.
Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Magomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Magomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magomedov misses with a straight right.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the body
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Chet Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Magomedov misses.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magomedov connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magomedov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Magomedov!
Zabit Magomedov took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Welcome to the Show everybodddyyy!!!'.
In defeat, Chet Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.