PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suicide Style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and davey knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suicide Style has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Style
vs
knox

225 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
23
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suicide Style!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, davey knox!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

knox is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Style's half guard.
knox trying to control from half guard but Style is working away.

Style actively working from the bottom here.

Style looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
knox wants to free his trapped foot but Style is holding on for dear life with his legs.
knox trying to control from half guard but Style is working away.

That's two 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
knox tries to clinch but Style moves out of range.

Style gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
knox would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knox is looking to advance position but Style has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Style is going oldschool here, as he tries to force knox to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so knox shrugs it off.
Style thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
knox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Style swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and knox is now in Style's guard. A big mistake from Style there, giving up the dominant position!
Style working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from knox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
knox would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Style is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Style. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Style wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

davey knox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by knox.
Style gets back to half guard.
knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Style really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Style looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
knox tries to stand and escape but Style actually recovers to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
knox trying to control but Style is working from the bottom.

knox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knox postures up.
knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Style swivels though and keeps the full guard.
knox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Style escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. knox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
knoxis looking to pass into half guard but Style pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Style is in guard.
Style forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Style is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, knox has managed to free his arm - good work.
knox is looking to control Style's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can knox avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but davey knox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Style with a lazy takedown attempt

and knox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Style keeping moving, preventing knox from controlling successfully.
knox working some strikes from top position.
knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
knox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
knox passes Style's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Style keeps working.

knox is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Style has managed to free his arm - good work.
Style missing with punches from the bottom.
knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Style keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
knox is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Style!
knox controlling from the full mount.
Style working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knox punching from mount but Style doing a good job of avoiding damage.
knox looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, davey knox just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Style misses with a takedown

and knox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by knox.
davey knox has got the better of the ground game so far.

Style had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. knox defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
knox throws a strike but Style rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Style throwing strikes from guard but knox blocks nicely.
knox looking for a sweep. Not yet knox, not yet.
Style throws a big right hand that misses.
Suicide Style has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
davey knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Style postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
davey 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... davey knox!