PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 1321 p4p, 933 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 179 p4p, 130 weight class). Knox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: One Step Closer | Linkin Park. Kimmo Peramaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peramaki
vs
Knox

183 cm
26
170
13 - 11 - 0

177 cm
38
175
23 - 20 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dangerous Nutrition

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peramaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knox manages to circle out of the way.
Peramaki slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Peramaki is looking to counter the offense by Knox and move into the clinch.
Peramaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peramaki throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox blocks a jab.
Peramaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A left lands for Knox.

Knox clinches.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Peramaki backwards.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knox to keep the fight standing.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peramaki. Peramaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox wants to clinch up but Peramaki keeps it at a distance.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Peramaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Peramaki misses with a wild combination.
Peramaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peramaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Peramaki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knox cracks Peramaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peramaki jumps guard but Knox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knox breaks the clinch.

Knox forces Peramaki back against the cage and clinches.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peramaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Peramaki.
Peramaki misses with a punch to the body.
Peramaki jumps guard but Knox stands there with Peramaki around his waist. Peramaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Peramaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Knox.
I was talking to Peramaki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Peramaki throws a head punch that misses.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Peramaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Knox.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox jabs at Peramaki's body.
Peramaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Peramaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peramaki moves into range and connects with a jab.

Peramaki has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peramaki.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Peramaki backwards.
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knox is trying to push Peramaki away but Peramaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peramaki avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Knox forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knox has had enough of the clinch but Peramaki keeps him there for the moment.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Knox forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Peramaki jumps guard but Knox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peramaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peramaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knox manages to circle out of the way.
Peramaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peramaki walks into a jab.
Knox tests Peramaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peramaki tries to clinch up.
Peramaki misses with a body shot.

Knox clinches up with Peramaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Knox.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Peramaki throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Peramaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox takes a swing at Peramaki's ribcage but misses.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Porthos Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Peramaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Knox instigates a clinch.
Peramaki is trying to pull guard but Knox turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Porthos Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peramaki scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Peramaki misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peramaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Knox tries to get set, Peramaki tries to push him back and clinch up but Knox manages to avoid the attempt.
Peramaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peramaki slips under a jab.
A jab from Knox misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Knox moves out of range as Peramaki strikes.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Peramaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peramaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Peramaki ducks down to avoid it.
Peramaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knox manages to circle out of the way.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Knox throws a left and a right that both miss

and Peramaki counters by clinching up.
Knox lands a body punch.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Knox won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Peramaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peramaki can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Peramaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Peramaki fails to pull guard.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Peramaki.
Peramaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.

Peramaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Peramaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peramaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Peramaki, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Peramaki looking for a guillotine here but Knox defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox wanted to stand there but Peramaki had control of the position.

Peramaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Peramaki looking for subs off his back but Knox has passed one foot through into half guard.
Peramaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peramaki actively working from the bottom here.

Peramaki looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Knox pushes past his half guard into mount!
Peramaki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Peramaki tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Knox moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Peramaki.
Knox wants to stand but Peramaki has his arm trapped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peramaki is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Porthos Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Peramaki misses with a straight left.

Peramaki tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Peramaki.
Knox misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Peramaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peramaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Peramaki throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Peramaki throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peramaki's head backwards.
Peramaki moves out of range as Knox strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki avoids the body shot from Knox.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox lands a nice hook to Peramaki's body. Peramaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Peramaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Knox misses.
Peramaki scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Peramaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox misses the jab.
Peramaki tries to counter by clinching up but Knox breaks away and moves out of range.
Peramaki takes one on the button.
Peramaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peramaki misses with a straight right.

Knox gets a clinch.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peramaki's elbow.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kimmo Peramaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Peramaki jumps into guard, dragging Knox to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peramaki has a closed guard, preventing Knox from standing up.

Peramaki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Knox uses it to pass to side control.
Peramaki is trying to work for a sweep but Knox has mounted him!
Knox is looking to stand but Peramaki has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Peramaki gets back to half guard.
Peramaki is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Peramaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well.
Knox tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peramaki controls his leg.
Knox is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Peramaki actively working from the bottom here.

Peramaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peramaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Peramaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Porthos Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Peramaki with the active half guard here but Knox passes nicely into side control.
Peramaki striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Peramaki is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Porthos Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knox 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porthos Knox!
Our winner, Porthos Knox, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.