PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Knoxville
vs
One

191 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Knoxville!
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, Alpha One!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knoxville pushes One up against the cage in a clinch.
One struggles to land a body shot inside as Knoxville controls his hands.
Knoxville blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knoxville blocks an uppercut.
Knoxville keeps the fight in the clinch, despite One's efforts to push away.
Knoxville tries to stall but One uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Knoxville.
Knoxville goes for a takedown in the clinch but One prevents it.
One is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
One lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from One fails to land.

One manages to break the clinch.
Knoxville throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around One's waist but One gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knoxville off to one side.

One has closed the distance and engaged Knoxville in a clinch.
One wants to break the clinch but can't.

One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One darts in trying to clinch
and Knoxville counters with a series of strikes. One will be more careful next time no doubt.
One looks to land a right hand but Knoxville moved out of range.
One looks to clinch

and Knoxville counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
One scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One tries to circle away but Knoxville has him pinned against the cage.
Knoxville tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. One just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Knoxville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knoxville blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Knoxville forces One back against the cage and clinches.
One can't break the clinch.
One wants to break the clinch but can't.
One can't break the clinch.
One working hard to break the clinch.
Knoxville blocks a punch to the side of the head.
One has a couple of punches blocked by Knoxville.
One fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One is looking to break free of the clinch but Knoxville has double underhooks.
Knoxville's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knoxville tries to circle away but One has him pinned against the cage.
Knoxville lands on the inside with an uppercut.

One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts One as he jumps to the side.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knoxville fails with a takedown attempt.

Knoxville darts in and clinches One up against the cage.
Knoxville looking for a takedown.
One wants to break free but Knoxville has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on One's face as he tries to break the clinch.
One can't find room to land a body shot as Knoxville controls the action.

One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One wants to clinch but Knoxville slips to the side

and Knoxville counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in One's guard now.
Knoxville is breathing heavily.
Knoxville wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
Knoxville controlling from the top position.
One wants to stand but Knoxville is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville trying to control the position from guard on top but One is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
One wants to stand up but Knoxville is controlling him.
Knoxville pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. One is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Knoxville will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

One displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knoxville.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
One misses with a combination
enabling Knoxville to counter with a crisp jab.

Knoxville clinches.

One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alpha One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnny Knoxville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knoxville defending well as One loads up on a big left hand.
One tries to close the distance and clinch but Knoxville swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knoxville tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but One swivels and escapes.
Knoxville throws a series of punches but One moves out of range.
One lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knoxville wants to clinch.
One throws a sloppy body shot

and Knoxville counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
One lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knoxville is looking for a takedown up against the cage. One gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Knoxville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from One.
One misses with a short punch on the inside.
One tries to break free but Knoxville pushes him back against the cage.
Knoxville looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One working hard to break the clinch.

One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
One is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knoxville.
Knoxville swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
One looks to land a combination but Knoxville avoids it well.
One throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knoxville sees it coming and avoids it easily.
One tries to close the distance and clinch but Knoxville swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
One tries to clinch up
and Knoxville counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
One tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Knoxville counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in One's guard now.
Knoxville trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knoxville throws and elbow that misses. One uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knoxville's guard. Nice move by One!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but One has passed into side control.
Knoxville struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville tries to control the position but he's not in luck - One easily slips into full mount!

One is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
One tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Knoxville moves into the clinch.
One lands a nice uppercut.
One makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
One misses with a punch on the inside.
One can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One lands with a short shot to the head.

One manages to break the clinch.
One is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
One tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Knoxville counters by clinching up.
One is trying to break free.
One wants to break free but Knoxville has control.

One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by One.
Knoxville fails with a takedown attempt.
Knoxville keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from One both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One tries to clinch there but Knoxville circles away.
One fails with an attempt to clinch.

One closes the distance and clinches.

One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

One gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

One moves in looking to clinch but Knoxville pushes him off.
Knoxville fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
One tries to clinch but Knoxville moves out of range.
Knoxville misses with a straight left.
One wants to clinch up but Knoxville keeps it at a distance.
Knoxville tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
Knoxville blocks a jab.
One rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knoxville moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
One lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knoxville circles away quickly and effectively.
One looks to land a combination but Knoxville avoids it well.
One tries to clinch there but Knoxville circles away.
Knoxville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from One.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

One closes the distance and clinches.
One looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One misses with a hook from the clinch.
One misses with a short punch on the inside.
One working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knoxville wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but One has him pressed against the cage.
Knoxville keeps the fight in the clinch, despite One's efforts to push away.
One is trying to force a seperation but Knoxville has the dominant position.
One looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Knoxville pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts One as he jumps to the side.
One closes the distance but Knoxville moves to the side

and Knoxville counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knoxville.
A left hand lands to the body for One.
One blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
One misses with a punch on the inside.
Knoxville wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
One keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knoxville's efforts to push away.

One breaks from the clinch.
Knoxville defending well as One loads up on a big left hand.

One instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on One's face as he tries to break the clinch.

One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One tries to clinch there but Knoxville circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
One fails in his attempt to clinch.
One lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
One fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from One both land. Nice combination.
One wants to clinch

and Knoxville counters with a single leg into guard. One didn't expect that.

One pushes Knoxville off and gets back to his feet.
One tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville lands a shot to the body.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knoxville jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as One walks away with a smile on his face. Knoxville gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Knoxville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
One scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
One tries to clinch there but Knoxville circles away.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

One has closed the distance and engaged Knoxville in a clinch.
Knoxville tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

One pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One misses with a few strikes there.
Knoxville swats away the attempt to clinch by One.
One tries to clinch but Knoxville is having none of it.

Knoxville moves into range and clinches up with One.
One tries to break free but Knoxville pushes him back against the cage.
Knoxville taking a breather.
One wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One is trying to break the clinch but Knoxville has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from One.
Knoxville wants a takedown.

One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One throws out a loose jab but Knoxville uses good head movement to avoid it.
One throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alpha One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knoxville looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
One looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knoxville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
One closes the distance looking to clinch

and Knoxville counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alpha One seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knoxville wants to get back to striking at distance but One won't allow it.
Knoxville misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, One creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

One breaks from the clinch.
Knoxville is on the wrong end of a nice combination from One.
One looks to clinch
and Knoxville counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alpha One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think One has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpha One!