PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 1631 p4p, 2122 weight class) and Anthony McMaster (ranked 189 p4p, 233 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Tear da Club Up | Three 6 Mafia. Yardbird Knox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Knox
vs
McMaster

207 cm
23
285
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
278
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony McMaster!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMaster throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox misses with a body shot.
McMaster doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McMaster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McMaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
McMaster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
McMaster misses with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMaster.
McMaster throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox works McMaster's body with a nice hook.
McMaster misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McMaster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from McMaster.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but McMaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from McMaster.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McMaster misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McMaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Knox both land. Nice combination.
Knox feints a jab promting McMaster to slip. Knox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McMaster slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McMaster swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
McMaster misses with a few strikes there.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from McMaster misses the target.
McMaster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox slips under a jab from McMaster.
McMaster drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox thuds a left hand into McMaster's body.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
McMaster moves out of range as Knox strikes.
McMaster throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range as McMaster strikes.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

McMaster clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.

McMaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McMaster misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox throws a hook but McMaster avoids it easily.
McMaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McMaster fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox lands with a right hand.
McMaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McMaster tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McMaster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McMaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McMaster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.

It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMaster throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
McMaster misses the jab.
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped McMaster in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMaster. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by McMaster.
McMaster throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but McMaster seems unphased.

McMaster rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

McMaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMaster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMaster.
Nice cross by McMaster.
Knox misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McMaster misses with a two punch combination.
McMaster tried to score with a low kick but Knox checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMaster misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox with a jab.
McMaster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox throws the left hand but McMaster avoids the punch easily.
McMaster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
McMaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McMaster wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox throws out a loose jab but McMaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox moves away from the strike by McMaster.
McMaster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
McMaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McMaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but McMaster manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but McMaster manages to avoid it.
McMaster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McMaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McMaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yardbird Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McMaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McMaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McMaster walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Knox slips a jab from McMaster.
McMaster needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
McMaster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McMaster can do to turn this around?
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McMaster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
McMaster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knox throws a hook to the side of McMaster's head but McMaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMaster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McMaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
McMaster drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox lands a nice hook to McMaster's body. McMaster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McMaster thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from McMaster misses its intended target.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McMaster.
McMaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McMaster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McMaster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McMaster swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox looks to land a right hand but McMaster moved out of range.
McMaster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McMaster on the side of the head.
McMaster slips under a jab.
McMaster throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
McMaster lands a slapping body shot.
McMaster moves out of range as Knox strikes.
McMaster staying out of range there.
McMaster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McMaster misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McMaster moves out of range as Knox strikes.
McMaster misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
McMaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McMaster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
McMaster moves away from the strike by Knox.
McMaster slips under a jab from Knox.
McMaster misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McMaster misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - McMaster had a free shot at his head there.
McMaster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox looks to land a right hand but McMaster moved out of range.
Donk. Knox catches McMaster right on the button with a cross.
Knox avoids the head kick by McMaster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMaster loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McMaster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yardbird Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
McMaster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from McMaster does no damage.
As McMaster looks to move away, Knox throws a big counter combo but McMaster just gets out of the way.
Knox lands with a cross.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from McMaster.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McMaster swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McMaster throws out the jab.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by McMaster.
McMaster misses with a looping right.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McMaster.
McMaster walks into a left hand.
Knox misses with a body punch
and McMaster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMaster misses with a wild body shot.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. McMaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
McMaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McMaster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox connects with the punch.
McMaster throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from McMaster.
McMaster throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMaster tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox lands a body shot.
McMaster throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yardbird Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McMaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McMaster! But no joy.
McMaster misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McMaster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McMaster throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a body punch but McMaster moves out of range.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - McMaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMaster throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox moves out of range as McMaster throws a body kick.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox cracks McMaster with an open hand slap.
Nice shot by Knox.
McMaster scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Knox.
McMaster tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
McMaster throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McMaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McMaster.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox jabs McMaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McMaster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McMaster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping McMaster under the eye.
Knox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox stuns McMaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McMaster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McMaster.
McMaster throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
McMaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
McMaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. McMaster will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McMaster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McMaster ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
The fighters circling - McMaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McMaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMaster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McMaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox jabs McMaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McMaster.
Knox misses with a looping right.
McMaster throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Yardbird Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McMaster manages to avoid it.
Knox moves out of range as McMaster strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox moves out of range as McMaster strikes.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Knox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McMaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMaster walks into a jab.
McMaster drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but McMaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McMaster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Knox gets tackled into the cage by McMaster. McMaster maintains the clinch.
McMaster misses with some punches.
Knox tries a body shot but McMaster blocks it.

McMaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from McMaster misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox misses with a body shot.
McMaster swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
McMaster misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMaster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthony McMaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McMaster throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yardbird Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yardbird Knox!
A relieved looking Yardbird Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.