PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 233 p4p, 235 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 9 p4p, 10 weight class). Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Nekele
vs
Knox

210 cm
34
275
29 - 16 - 0

205 cm
31
290
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele jabs at Knox's body.
Nekele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nekele throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
The fighters circling - Nekele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Nekele takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Knox drops Nekele with a beautiful combination! Nekele stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knox is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Nekele.
Nekele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nekele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Nekele catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
Nekele lands with a good body shot.
We've been informed that Knox 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.
Nekele swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Nekele has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nekele counters with a right hand to the body.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Nekele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nekele throws a good cross that connects.
Nekele throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nekele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Nekele.
Nekele misses the body punch
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nekele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Nekele moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Nekele misses.
Knox misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook. Nekele ducked under it nicely.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
Nekele throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Nekele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nekele throws out the jab.
Nekele is looking to land body kicks.
Knox slips under a jab from Nekele.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nekele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox takes one on the button.
Nekele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Nekele misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Nekele's belly button to the back.
Nekele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nekele ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Nekele throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Nekele drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nekele at a distance.
Nekele is breathing heavily.

Knox lands a big right hand that sends Nekele crashing to the mat! Knox stays standing though and waves Nekele back to his feet!
BOOM! Knox lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nekele. Nekele tries to recover but Knox is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nekele lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox is the new super heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zeta Knox waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.