PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 691 p4p, 671 weight class) and Gabriel Torres (ranked 103 p4p, 101 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with One Step Closer | Linkin Park blaring out of the sound system. Torres has chosen Juaneco y su Combo - Mujer Hilandera as his entrance music. Gabriel Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Porthos Knox's chin.

Knox
vs
Torres

177 cm
24
175
8 - 4 - 1

176 cm
23
180
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.
Torres avoids the body shot from Knox.
Torres misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Torres misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Knox throws a leg kick
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Torres gets tackled into the cage by Knox. Knox maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Torres has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Torres closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.

Torres has Knox pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Torres pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Knox tumbling to the mat - Torres dives into Knox's guard.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knox is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is pulling down on Torres's head. It's preventing any offense from Torres, at least for the moment.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Torres pushing down on Knox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Torres is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Torres trying to pass the guard but Knox defending well.
Knox controlling the position for now.
Torres passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knox!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to control but Knox wriggling away.

Torres looking to secure an arm triangle but Knox defends it well.
Knox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Torres with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Torres looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Torres dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Torres cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a two punch combo.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torres scores with a nice head shot.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Torres throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Torres scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Torres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox slips under a jab from Torres.

Torres looking to score a takedown here. Knox is defending well but Torres drives through and ends up in Knox's guard.
Knox pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox can't keep his opponent in guard - Torres advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Torres works his way into side control.
Torres passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Knox!
Torres wants to control the action but instead Knox gets a body lock and reverses into Torres's guard! Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Knox's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Torres is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torres wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Torres postures up.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres passes Knox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torres wants to take a breather but Knox is having none of it.

Torres is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Torres.

Torres is looking for a kimura but Knox is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Torres to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knox is not content to let Torres control the position.
Torres is pressing down on Knox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knox is holding on for now.

Torres is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knox is just riding it out for now. Torres eventually gives up the hold.
Torres prevents Knox from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox blocking some punches.
Torres pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox blocks a body shot from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres looking to stall.
Torres stalling.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres throws a combination. Knox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torres lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.

Knox is rocked!
Torres misses with a hook

and Knox moves into the clinch.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Torres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 throws a right hand that misses

and Torres counters with a big uppercut that knocks Knox off his feet! Torres dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torres tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Torres works to advance to full mount. Knox defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Torres seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Knox is holding on tight.
Torres keeps trying to improve his position.
Knox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torres fails to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Knox tries to hold on but Torres postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Torres is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Knox has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Porthos Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres moves to back control.

Torres is persistently looking for the submission but Knox is defending it well.

Torres working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gabriel Torres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Knox tries to escape but Torres has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
I would not like to be Knox right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Torres!
Gabriel Torres managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Core Combat, into his post fight interview.