PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the ring accompanied by System Of A Down - Vicinity Of Obscenity!. Knox has chosen Its time for WAR!!!-ll cool j as his entrance music. Steven Fredriksson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fredriksson
vs
Knox

203 cm
27
251 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

205 cm
26
275 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Knox!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Fredriksson misses.
Fredriksson looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Fredriksson wants to clinch.
Fredriksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Knox.
Fredriksson misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a head kick.
Knox slips under a jab.
Fredriksson scores with a nice strike.
Knox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredriksson misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fredriksson misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredriksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredriksson misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Fredriksson down.
Knox throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fredriksson.
Knox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox feints and then cracks Fredriksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fredriksson down.
Fredriksson misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fredriksson's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Fredriksson down.
Fredriksson misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox lands a high kick!
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Fredriksson misses with a few strikes there.
Fredriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredriksson scores with a one two! Knox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knox swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Fredriksson.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fredriksson in his tracks.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fredriksson.
Knox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredriksson wants to clinch
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox cracks Fredriksson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily.
Knox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fredriksson has time to react.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Fredriksson down.
Knox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fredriksson.
Fredriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Knox scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fredriksson blocks the elbow strike.
Fredriksson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox has Fredriksson pushed against the ropes.
Knox misses with an elbow strike.
Fredriksson has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox works on Fredriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is working Fredriksson over against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
Knox cracks Fredriksson with a nice body shot.
Knox lands an elbow inside.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox stalling against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Knox's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Knox wants to stall.
Fredriksson is trying to break free.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fredriksson as Knox tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson looking to stall.
Fredriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson wants to stall.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fredriksson's efforts to push away.
Knox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox gets through Fredriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fredriksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson misses with a double jab.
Fredriksson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox lands a leg kick that knocks Fredriksson off balance momentarily.
Knox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fredriksson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fredriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Knox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox lands a right hand.
Fredriksson wants to break free but Knox has control.
Fredriksson is trying to push Knox away but Knox has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fredriksson's efforts to push away.
Fredriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredriksson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fredriksson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Fredriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox pushes off an throws an elbow but Fredriksson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fredriksson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox pushes off an throws an elbow but Fredriksson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fredriksson is trying to stall.
Fredriksson avoids the elbow strike from Knox, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Fredriksson's ribcage. Fredriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox has Fredriksson pushed against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredriksson is keeping busy.
Knox is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Fredriksson.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a left hand.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the head.
Fredriksson is trying to push Knox away but Knox has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fredriksson blocks an uppercut.
Knox is leaning against Fredriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredriksson blocks an elbow strike.
Knox pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox digs a right hand into Fredriksson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fredriksson's gas tank.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Knox.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
Knox cracks Fredriksson with a nice body shot.
Knox stalling against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fredriksson or not.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Knox.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Fredriksson improves position.
Fredriksson tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Knox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fredriksson's brow.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Fredriksson is rocked!
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Fredriksson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fredriksson as Knox tries to tie him up.
Fredriksson misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fredriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fredriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fredriksson can't break the clinch.
Fredriksson is trying to break free.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox works on Fredriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fredriksson is trying to force a seperation but Knox has the dominant position.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Knox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox is looking to chop away at Fredriksson's legs.
Fredriksson checks a low kick from Knox.
Knox throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fredriksson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Knox cracks Fredriksson with an open hand slap.
Knox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fredriksson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Fredriksson blocks the low kick.
Fredriksson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fredriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredriksson cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson scores with a body shot.
Fredriksson swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knox tries a low kick but Fredriksson avoids it.
Fredriksson clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knox.
Steven Fredriksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredriksson's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredriksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox is looking to slow Fredriksson down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fredriksson misses with a wild combination.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Steven Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knox connects with a leg kick. Fredriksson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fredriksson moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Fredriksson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredriksson's calf.
Knox tests Fredriksson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Knox misses.
Fredriksson misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Fredriksson feints a jab promting Knox to slip. Fredriksson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Knox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knox.
Knox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredriksson. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knox, right into the meat.
Knox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knox throws a chopping leg kick but Fredriksson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knox throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Knox.
Knox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredriksson. That did some damage!
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fredriksson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fredriksson darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Fredriksson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Fredriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fredriksson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Fredriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Fredriksson blocks a low kick nicely.
Knox slips under a jab from Fredriksson.
Knox motions for Fredriksson to come forward. Knox throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
David Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
David Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Fredriksson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Fredriksson's head back.
Knox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fredriksson is out of range.
Knox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fredriksson throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Fredriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredriksson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knox.
Knox throws a leg kick but Fredriksson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredriksson.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox slips a straight right by Fredriksson.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Steven Fredriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a big head kick but Fredriksson shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
David 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

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