PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 834 p4p, 103 weight class) and Eta Knox (ranked 1346 p4p, 156 weight class). Knox has chosen David Dallas | Runnin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ky Jr
vs
Knox

180 cm
36
145 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

172 cm
27
146 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox slips a jab from Ky Jr.
Knox scores with a body shot.

Ky Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ky Jr's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ky Jr gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox is stalling here.
Knox prevents a body shot from Ky Jr.
Ky Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Ky Jr tightens his grip and picks Knox up, before dumping him to the ground. Knox manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ky Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ky Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ky Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knox is trying to control Ky Jr's posture but Ky Jr avoids it.
Ky Jr controls the position.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
Ky Jr tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ky Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ky Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
We've been hearing that Ky Jr has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ky Jr working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to bench press Ky Jr off him but Ky Jr keeps the position.
Ky Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ky Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
Ky Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ky Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Ky Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Knox is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Knox is looking to regain half guard here but Ky Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ky Jr is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox dodges the ground and pound from Ky Jr.
Knox tries to buck Ky Jr off but Ky Jr is having none of it.
Ky Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Knox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ky Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ky Jr wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Ky Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knox down.
Ky Jr is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ky Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Knox's head but Knox avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Ky Jr tries to move into full mount but can't pass Knox's legs.
Knox is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox regains half guard, as Ky Jr was trying to land strikes.
Nice strikes from Ky Jr there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaia Ky Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Knox connects with a body shot that sends Ky Jr's belly button to the back.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Ky Jr moves away and avoids it.
Knox looks to land a combination but Ky Jr avoids it well.

Ky Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Knox's guard.
Ky Jr wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Ky Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ky Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Ky Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Knox for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ky Jr trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox keeping full guard, as Ky Jr tries to pass.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ky Jr.

Ky Jr drives through with a takedown into Knox's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ky Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ky Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Ky Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Knox is controlling Ky Jr's posture.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ky Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ky Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Ky Jr clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ky Jr avoiding damage.
Knox misses with a body punch.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ky Jrs head.
Ky Jr looking for a takedown.

Ky Jr gets control of Knox's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ky Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ky Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ky Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
Knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knox postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox is stalling in the full guard.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Ky Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ky Jr is keeping the position for now.

Ky Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knox defends well.

Ky Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ky Jr wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaia Ky Jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ky Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knox to the mat! Knox manages to get full guard.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
Knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ky Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ky Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Ky Jr lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr forces his way into half guard.
Ky Jr thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ky Jr.
Ky Jr trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
Ky Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gaia Ky Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ky Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ky Jr wants to pass to mount but Knox is defending the position.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Ky Jr has control of the leg.
Ky Jr trying to mount his opponent but Knox defends it.
Knox is trying to maintain the position but Ky Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Ky Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Knox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Knox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ky Jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ky Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ky Jr tries to control but Knox wriggling away.
Ky Jr controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knox is looking to escape.
Ky Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Knox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Eta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ky Jr throws some wild stikes that Knox manages to avoid easily.
Ky Jr throws some wild stikes that Knox manages to avoid easily.
Ky Jr with the ground and pound from mount.

Knox is rocked!
Ky Jr lands with some strikes.
Knox is still in real trouble! Can Ky Jr finish him?
A big strike lands for Ky Jr! That's really hurt Knox and he's turned his back - Ky Jr keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Ky Jr jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaia Ky Jr!
A very excited looking Gaia Ky Jr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.