PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Mahi Ai (ranked 2002 p4p, 2559 weight class) and John Knox (ranked 275 p4p, 347 weight class). Mahi Ai comes to the cage accompanied by Ewan Dobson - Haunted By Hell. John Knox will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mahi Ai
vs
Knox

194 cm
25
215
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

PWNAGE™
White Gorilla

White Gorilla
PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Mahi Ai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahi Ai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mahi Ai clinches up against the cage.
Knox is trying to break free.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Mahi Ai is controlling him.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mahi Ai has him pressed against the cage.
Mahi Ai tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahi Ai.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mahi Ai misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahi Ai throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Mahi Ai misses with some punches.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Mahi Ai is controlling him.
Mahi Ai pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mahi Ai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox tries to break the clinch but Mahi Ai is controlling the position.
Mahi Ai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahi Ai misses with a punch to the body.
Mahi Ai tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox blocks a body shot from Mahi Ai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Mahi Ai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahi Ai struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Mahi Ai gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahi Ai swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Mahi Ai fails to land.
Mahi Ai struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Mahi Ai misses with a punch to the body.
Mahi Ai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mahi Ai fails to land.
Mahi Ai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahi Ai lands a shot to the body.
Mahi Ai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahi Ai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahi Ai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahi Ai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Mahi Ai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox looks winded!
Mahi Ai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahi Ai throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Mahi Ai lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai lands an uppercut.
Mahi Ai misses with a body punch.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mahi Ai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahi Ai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai lands with a right to the head.
Knox wants to break free but Mahi Ai has control.
Mahi Ai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahi Ai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahi Ai tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahi Ai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Mahi Ai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mahi Ai slips under a jab.

Knox gets tackled into the cage by Mahi Ai. Mahi Ai maintains the clinch.
Mahi Ai throws a head punch that misses.

Mahi Ai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mahi Ai clinches up against the cage.
Mahi Ai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahi Ai can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox blocking some punches.
Mahi Ai misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas Mahi Ai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahi Ai has double underhooks.
Mahi Ai tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Mahi Ai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahi Ai won't allow it.
We've been informed that Knox has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Mahi Ai pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahi Ai struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Mahi Ai tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Mahi Ai back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Mahi Ai keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mahi Ai lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Mahi Ai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox blocks a body shot from Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahi Ai tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Mahi Ai back against the cage.
Mahi Ai keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mahi Ai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Mahi Ai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahi Ai has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox blocks a body shot from Mahi Ai.
A short left from Mahi Ai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahi Ai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahi Ai tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Mahi Ai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahi Ai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahi Ai scores with a hook to the body.
Knox blocking some punches.
Mahi Ai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Mahi Ai lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahi Ai misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahi Ai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahi Ai tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Mahi Ai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahi Ai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mahi Ai - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Mahi Ai - that landed with a thud.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahi Ai lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox blocks a body shot from Mahi Ai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Mahi Ai dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mahi Ai wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mahi Ai throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Mahi Ai will be more careful next time no doubt.

Mahi Ai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mahi Ai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahi Ai gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahi Ai throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahi Ai can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Mahi Ai throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Mahi Ai prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
Mahi Ai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Mahi Ai.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but Mahi Ai has the dominant position.
Mahi Ai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahi Ai prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
Mahi Ai lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Mahi Ai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Mahi Ai gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mahi Ai can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Mahi Ai has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Mahi Ai struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahi Ai won't allow it.
Mahi Ai tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Mahi Ai back against the cage.
Knox blocking some punches.
Mahi Ai struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Mahi Ai.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahi Ai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahi Ai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahi Ai is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahi Ai misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahi Ai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahi Ai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahi Ai scores with a hook to the body.
Mahi Ai tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox prevents a body shot from Mahi Ai.
Mahi Ai struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Thomas Mahi Ai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mahi Ai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahi Ai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knox's efforts to push away.
John Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mahi Ai misses with a punch to the body.
Mahi Ai lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox blocking some punches.
Mahi Ai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Mahi Ai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahi Ai, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Mahi Ai!
Post fight, Thomas Mahi Ai took to the microphone: 'Thank you to all the fans & please do check out White Gorilla (1529) & PWNAGE™ (5868) who have kindly sponsored me.'.