PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes to the ring accompanied by Its time for WAR!!!-ll cool j. Fredriksson has chosen System Of A Down - Vicinity Of Obscenity! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Knox
vs
Fredriksson

205 cm
27
275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

203 cm
27
251 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!
STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Knox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fredriksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Fredriksson.

Knox darts in and clinches Fredriksson up against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fredriksson tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Fredriksson.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.

Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
Good work by Fredriksson as he checks the leg kick.
Fredriksson is looking to clinch.
Fredriksson moves to clinch but Knox breaks away
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
Knox throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Fredriksson to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
Knox tries to score with a low kick but Fredriksson moves his leg out of the way.
Fredriksson moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson wants to clinch
and Knox counters with an inside leg kick.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a thumping 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 avoids the body shot from Knox.

Fredriksson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fredriksson's efforts to push away.
Knox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Fredriksson tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fredriksson tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fredriksson is able to avoid easily.
Fredriksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Fredriksson.

Fredriksson rushes Knox and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fredriksson tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fredriksson.

Fredriksson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fredriksson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fredriksson connects with the punch.
Fredriksson closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Knox counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a chopping leg kick but Fredriksson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fredriksson tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredriksson is just out of range.
Knox throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Fredriksson.
Knox lands a leg kick that knocks Fredriksson off balance momentarily.
Knox scoring well with a low kick there.
Fredriksson tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Fredriksson moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fredriksson.
Steven Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Knox clinches with his opponent.

Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
Fredriksson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with an inside leg kick.
Knox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knox tries a low kick but Fredriksson avoids it.
Knox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Fredriksson wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Fredriksson avoids the head kick by Knox.
Fredriksson swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox tries to work over Fredriksson's front leg with a kick but Fredriksson checks it.

Fredriksson moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Knox prevents Fredriksson from breaking the clinch.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Fredriksson's ribcage. Fredriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Fredriksson manages to break the clinch.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fredriksson looks gassed!
Fredriksson misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a head kick. That will keep Fredriksson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fredriksson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredriksson darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
Knox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredriksson. That did some damage!
Knox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fredriksson blocks a head kick by Knox.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Knox clinches up with Fredriksson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Knox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.

Fredriksson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Knox throws a low kick but Fredriksson moves out of range easily.
Fredriksson throws a combination that misses
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox lands with a slapping head kick.
Fredriksson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Knox feints and then cracks Fredriksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fredriksson down.
Fredriksson darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fredriksson thinking.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up
letting Knox counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fredriksson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Fredriksson was not able to check.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Knox misses.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fredriksson's knee momentarily.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Knox throws a leg kick but Fredriksson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Fredriksson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knox. Knox obviously looking to wear him down.
Fredriksson checks a low kick from Knox.
Knox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredriksson wants to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fredriksson thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox thows a leg kick but Fredriksson checks it

and Fredriksson moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
Knox gets through Fredriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredriksson's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Knox clinches.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knox.
A short left from Knox.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Knox trying to stall but Fredriksson improves his position.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox pushes Fredriksson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.

Fredriksson is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox digs a right hand underneath Fredriksson's ribcage. Fredriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox is stalling here.
David Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Fredriksson fails to land.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox presses Fredriksson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Knox.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fredriksson misses with the head strike.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox lands a damaging elbow.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Knox.

Knox breaks from the clinch.

Knox clinches up with Fredriksson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Knox is working Fredriksson over against the ropes.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fredriksson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fredriksson misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Knox dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Knox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fredriksson can do to turn this around?

Knox rushes Fredriksson and presses him up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Fredriksson as the two fighters clinch.
Fredriksson is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
Fredriksson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox blocking some punches.
Fredriksson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fredriksson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fredriksson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fredriksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox cracks Fredriksson with a nice body shot.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox keeps control of Fredriksson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fredriksson tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the ropes.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Fredriksson tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the ropes.
Knox is struggling to control the position.
Fredriksson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the ropes.

Fredriksson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fredriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Fredriksson was not able to check.
Knox throws a leg kick but Fredriksson checks it.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up.
Fredriksson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fredriksson darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Fredriksson was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Knox.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox with a hook.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fredriksson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up
and Knox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fredriksson throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knox.
A combination from Fredriksson does no damage.
Knox feints and then cracks Fredriksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fredriksson down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knox, right into the meat.

Knox has closed the distance and engaged Fredriksson in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredriksson's calf.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
Fredriksson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Fredriksson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Knox.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fredriksson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
David Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fredriksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fredriksson throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Fredriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Fredriksson darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Knox lands a head kick!
Knox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knox throws a low kick, looking for Fredriksson's leg but Fredriksson calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Knox instigates a clinch.
Fredriksson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Steven Fredriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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