PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 1622 p4p, 3172 weight class) and Sebastian Kluba (ranked 220 p4p, 404 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Step Closer | Linkin Park. Kluba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kiss The Girl. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Knox
vs
Kluba

177 cm
36
175
18 - 17 - 3

179 cm
37
177
23 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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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 18 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Knox moves out of range as Kluba strikes.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Kluba manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Knox.
Kluba looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Knox closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox scores with the left hand. Kluba knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox wants to clinch.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Kluba pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox cracks Kluba with an open hand slap.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox lands a jab.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Kluba misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kluba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kluba throws a counter combo.
Kluba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Kluba.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox connects with a jab.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Kluba looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Kluba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Knox.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Kluba.

Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kluba on the side of the head.

Knox clinches with his opponent.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kluba is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Nice shot by Kluba.
Knox throws a combination. Kluba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Sebastian Kluba has been cut.
Knox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Kluba is rocked!
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Kluba is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knox drops Kluba with a naaaaasty hook - Kluba is in real trouble here! Knox dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Porthos Knox!
A victorious Porthos Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.