PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox has chosen Something I Can Never Have as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bryant
vs
Knox

177 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Knox!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant fails to land the takedown.

Bryant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Bryant tries for a kimura but Knox is defending well.
Knox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bryant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bryant is pressing down on Knox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knox is holding on for now.
Bryant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Bryant wants to free his trapped foot but Knox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Knox wants to improve his position but Bryant is controlling well.

Bryant is trying to work for a kimura but Knox is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Knox gets caught flat footed, as Bryant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bryant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Bryant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Knox putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knox controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Knox has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Knox working for a guillotine from mount but Bryant is in no mood to give up.

Knox looking for a guillotine from mount but Bryant is having none of it.
Knox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knox goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bryant is on top in guard.
Bryant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryant is looking to advance position but Knox has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bryant tries to reverse the position but Knox maintains control.
Knox trying to control but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Bryant is working hard here to advance position.
Knox controlling from mount.
Bryant can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Greg Bryant will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knox controlling the position.
Knox looks up at the clock and then as Bryant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Knox smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bryant gets back to half guard.
Bryant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knox's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knox's back!
Bryant throwing sloppy strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Knox defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bryant's arms.
Knox turns into Bryant and is now in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bryant wants to improve his position but instead Knox has moved into half guard.
Bryant flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bryant tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.

Bryant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bryant is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bryant is looking to get back to full guard here but Knox has managed to pass to side control instead.
Knox with good strikes from the mount here!
Bryant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Knox landing strikes from the mount.
Knox with shots to the head and body - Bryant looks very uncomfortable down there.
Knox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is desperately trying to improve his position but Knox has a good base and remains in mount.

Knox is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bryant to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bryant shrugs it off.
Bryant is squirming around, avoiding Knox's attempts to control the action.
Bryant regains half guard.
Bryant works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bryant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Bryant goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Knox turns into him and now he's in Bryant's guard.
Bryant trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Knox won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Knox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.

Bryant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant with a poor takedown

so Knox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Bryant is looking for a triangle but Knox pushes his legs off easily.
Knox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Bryant.
Knox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.

Bryant 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.

Bryant working for submissions but it's allowed Knox to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox trying to control from half guard but Bryant is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickey Knox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knox prevents Bryant from improving his position.
Knox controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mickey Knox.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt

and Knox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.

Bryant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knox is aware though and is defending well.

Bryant throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Knox escapes and throws Bryant's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Knox slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to buck Knox off but Knox is having none of it.
Knox controls the position from side control.
Knox's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bryant takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knox works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bryant is trying to get back to half guard.
Knox landing a few strikes.
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Knox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bryant looks to move to half guard but instead Knox has passed into mount! Damn!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Knox!