PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aramis Knox (ranked 2435 p4p, 4912 weight class) and Ray Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo has chosen Circus - Britney Spears as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ray Apollo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Knox
vs
Apollo

181 cm
36
158
26 - 17 - 0

167 cm
25
154
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aramis Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Apollo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Apollo ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Apollo moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Apollo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knox lands a head shot.

It looks like Ray Apollo has been cut.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Apollo's ribs.

Knox clinches up against the cage.

Knox drags the fight down to the ground.
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 is pulling down on Apollo's head to control his posture.

Apollo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Knox to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Apollo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Knox pulls down on the head and he's put Apollo to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aramis Knox!
Aramis Knox decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Ray Apollo spoke after the fight, saying 'I had ants in my pants'.