PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 138 p4p, 97 weight class) and Mister McNasty (ranked 24 p4p, 17 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Now's The Time | Charlie Parker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knox
vs
McNasty

207 cm
27
285
16 - 6 - 0

177 cm
33
260
31 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$
Voodoo Nutrition

Core Combat
Urban Fighter

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox punishes McNasty's body with a nice straight punch.
McNasty tries to clinch up.
McNasty misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from McNasty.
Knox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McNasty ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McNasty staying out of range there.
McNasty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox dips to his left and cracks McNasty with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNasty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but McNasty ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from McNasty does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox takes a swing at McNasty's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from McNasty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that McNasty has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox with a nice cross.
Knox misses with a looping left.
McNasty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McNasty misses with a right hand
and McNasty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox catches McNasty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McNasty tries to clinch up.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McNasty.
McNasty throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

McNasty drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Knox wants to break free but McNasty has control.
McNasty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
McNasty misses with some punches.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but McNasty avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNasty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses.

It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNasty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from McNasty - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McNasty.
Knox slows down the pace here.
McNasty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
McNasty lands with a light punch inside.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McNasty misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
McNasty throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Knox.
McNasty tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McNasty connects with an inside leg kick.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and McNasty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McNasty thumps Knox with a low kick.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McNasty takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knox misses the jab.
McNasty tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps McNasty's head back.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps McNasty's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McNasty gets a clinch.
McNasty lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
McNasty lands with a left to the head.
Knox tries to break free but McNasty pushes him back against the cage.
Knox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knox tries to break the clinch but McNasty is controlling the position.
McNasty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McNasty throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Nice body punch from McNasty - that landed with a thud.
McNasty scores with a hook to the body.
McNasty struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNasty.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McNasty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNasty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mister McNasty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McNasty throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
McNasty tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McNasty backs up against the cage.
McNasty scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox throws out a loose jab but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a right hand
and McNasty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McNasty motions for Knox to come forward. McNasty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNasty lands the left hand.
Yardbird Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
McNasty moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McNasty cracks Knox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McNasty has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knox to stand back up!

Yardbird Knox's cut is getting worse.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
McNasty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McNasty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McNasty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McNasty tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
McNasty misses with a head kick.
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNasty misses with a low kick.
Knox lands with a straight right. McNasty didn't see that one coming.
McNasty cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McNasty throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yardbird Knox is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
McNasty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
McNasty throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
McNasty thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox lands the left hand.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McNasty works the jab nicely.

Yardbird Knox's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice shot by Knox.
McNasty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Knox misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox thuds a left hand into McNasty's body.
McNasty throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox throws a hook to the side of McNasty's head but McNasty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McNasty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
McNasty scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from McNasty.

McNasty lands a big right hand that sends Knox crashing to the mat! McNasty stays standing though and waves Knox back to his feet!

Jeez, Yardbird Knox's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNasty defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
McNasty defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
McNasty is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Knox hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mister McNasty!
A pretty intense looking Mister McNasty took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
The defeated Yardbird Knox had this to say: 'If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet. (Matt Hughes) '.