PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Knox (ranked 3688 p4p, 25183 weight class) and Dirty Undies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirty Undies is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Knox
vs
Undies

188 cm
18
230
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
250
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Undies!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Undies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knox.

Knox forces Undies back against the cage and clinches.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Undies is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Undies fails to pull guard.
Knox keeps control of Undies as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox lands a body shot.
Undies misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Undies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox is pressed up against the cage. Undies has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knox down to the mat. Knox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirty Undies.
Knox fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Undies looking for a takedown.
Undies looks winded!
Knox can't get the takedown.
Knox is working for takedown but Undies is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Undiess head.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Undies avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Undies is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Undiess head.
Undies misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Undies prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Undies.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox works on Undies's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox digs a right hand into Undies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Undies's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Undies backwards.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Undies backwards.

Knox lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Knox is nestled in close to Undies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Undies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
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 nestled in close to Undies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Undies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knox throwing shots but Undies is blocking nicely.
Knox winds up and cracks Undies with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knox connects with a nice short shot to Undies's temple.
Knox moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Undies takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Knox working the ground and pound.
Knox lands an elbow.
Undies taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Knox's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Knox landing strikes.

Undies is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox cracks Undies with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Knox immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Undies is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Knox!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Knox!
Our winner, John Knox, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.