PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead-King of Kings. Knox has chosen "Another Body Murdered" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phillips
vs
Knox

193 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp
Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diamond Phillips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses the shot to the body.

Phillips moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Phillips misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phillips blocks a body shot from Knox.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Phillips blocks an uppercut.
Phillips scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phillips.
Phillips scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phillips throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phillips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox lands a body punch.
Phillips prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phillips.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Phillips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phillips takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Phillips fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phillips.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phillipss head.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Phillips blocks a jab.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox thuds a left hand into Phillips's body.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diamond Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips misses with a hook to the body
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Knox misses.
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
Phillips moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phillips's head.
A left lands for Phillips.

It looks like John Knox has been cut.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
Phillips slips a jab from Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Phillips misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Phillips had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Phillips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
Phillips moves out of range as Knox throws a body kick.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Phillips staying out of range there.
A nice combination there by Knox.
Phillips blocks a leg kick.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Phillips misses.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Phillips digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Phillips stalks Knox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knox's face. Knox staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips looks to land a combination. Knox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Phillips catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phillips throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Knox misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox is looking to chop away at Phillips's legs.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Phillips takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Nice cross by Phillips.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Phillips scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
John Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Diamond Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Phillips will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phillips tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Phillips stalks Knox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knox's face. Knox staggers backwards, shaken.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Knox is rocked!

That has opened up John Knox's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Phillips finish him?
Phillips throws an overhand right that has Knox reeling! Phillips follows up with more punches and Knox is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Diamond Phillips!
Diamond Phillips retains his light heavyweight title!