PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marko Jankovic (ranked 251 p4p, 683 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 38 p4p, 95 weight class). Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jankovic
vs
Knox

185 cm
33
175
18 - 6 - 0

177 cm
39
175
24 - 20 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

30th Century Beer Store
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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Jankovic avoids the body shot from Knox.
Jankovic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Knox cracks Jankovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jankovic avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Jankovic pushes him off.
Jankovic is looking to counter punch.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Jankovic counters with a body kick that stops Knox in his tracks momentarily.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox lands a jab.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Jankovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox throws a series of punches but Jankovic avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jankovic.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jankovic.
Knox misses with a hook. Jankovic ducked under it nicely.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Jankovic moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Jankovic misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Jankovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jankovic. That's going to slow Knox down.
Jankovic looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jankovic misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jankovic checks it well.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jankovic swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jankovic's head.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Jankovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jankovic blocks a jab.
Knox misses with a hook
and Jankovic counters with a straight right hand.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Jankovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Knox is rocked!
Knox misses the jab.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Jankovic finish him?
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Jankovic misses the shot to the body.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jankovic in his tracks.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox throws a right hand that Jankovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Jankovic also avoids with ease.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankovic circles away.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Jankovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox throws a body punch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Jankovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jankovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox misses with a hook.
Jankovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jankovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Jankovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Knox avoided it.
Knox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jankovic backs up against the cage.
Knox tries to bum rush Jankovic with a series of wild strikes but Jankovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jankovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jankovic throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jankovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jankovic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Knox sprawling to the canvas! Knox rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jankovic finish him?!

It looks like Porthos Knox has been cut.
Knox throws a series of punches but Jankovic moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Jankovic misses the target.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jankovic lands with a light punch inside.
Jankovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jankovic crunches a lovely knee into Knox's ribcage.
Jankovic lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Jankovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jankovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Knox looks winded!
Jankovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jankovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jankovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marko Jankovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Porthos Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Knox tries to clinch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Jankovic is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Jankovic misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Jankovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jankovic.
Jankovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jankovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankovic moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jankovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox throws a right hand that Jankovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Jankovic also avoids with ease.
Jankovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jankovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankovic misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jankovic cracks Knox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jankovic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knox to stand back up!
Jankovic thuds his shin into the meat of Knox's side.
Knox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jankovic counters with a huge right that knocks Knox out cold! Jankovic is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Jankovic!
An out of breath Marko Jankovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.