PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 2006 p4p, 2312 weight class) and Nikos Giannopoulos (ranked 260 p4p, 296 weight class). Knox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Step Closer | Linkin Park. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nikos Giannopoulos enters the ring!

Knox
vs
Giannopoulos

177 cm
30
175
15 - 14 - 2

184 cm
39
184
14 - 8 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good gas tank

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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 15 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikos Giannopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giannopoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.

Giannopoulos lands a big head kick that sends Knox tumbling to the mat! Giannopoulos takes a step backwards and waves Knox back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Porthos Knox has been cut.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
As Giannopoulos looks to move away, Knox throws a big counter combo but Giannopoulos just gets out of the way.
Giannopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throws a hook but Giannopoulos blocks it.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giannopoulos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Giannopoulos cracks Knox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Giannopoulos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knox to stand back up!

Knox is rocked!
Knox slips a jab from Giannopoulos.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giannopoulos steps in with a hook that catches Knox right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Giannopoulos follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Knox looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!
In defeat, Porthos 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)'.