PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciaran Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Something I Can Never Have. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knox
vs
Anderson

176 cm
20
163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

172 cm
24
166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ciaran Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Anderson cracks Knox with a good jab.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Knox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Anderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Knox wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson pushes Knox away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Knox gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Knox cracks Anderson with a big elbow.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Knox is dominant here and he's now got Anderson's back!

Knox tightening his grip on Anderson, looking for the choke.
Anderson trying to get back to his feet but Knox is in full control for now.
Knox misses with an elbow to the head.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but Knox has full control of the position and if anything, Anderson has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knox looking for the RNC.
Anderson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Knox just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Knox working for the choke.
Anderson trying to get back to his feet but Knox is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knox is looking for the choke from the back position but Anderson is controlling his hands well.

Knox is persistently looking for the submission but Anderson is defending it well.
Knox slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Knox.
Knox throwing sloppy strikes.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Knox lands a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand back up.
Knox missing with punches from the back.

Knox working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Anderson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
I would not like to be Anderson right now.
Anderson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Knox tries to keep control of the position but Anderson is staying busy.
Knox connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Anderson to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Knox lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knox trying to control momentarily.
Knox lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Knox controls the action.

Knox working for a choke but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson holding both Knox 's hands and preventing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Knox working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Knox dominated that round.
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.

Anderson leaves Knox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mickey Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Knox misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.

Knox gets a takedown into half guard.
Anderson tries to kick Knox off but Knox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Knox trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.

Knox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knox lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but Knox is controlling him
Knox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knox winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Knox is controlling him well.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson is looking to escape.
Knox working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knox with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Knox shoots in.
Knox slips a jab from Anderson.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
Knox dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Knox's head and hops out.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Knox checks it.
Anderson swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Knox shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Knox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Knox moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Knox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knox fails with the takedown.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Knox shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Knox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Ciaran Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ciaran Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Knox.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Knox fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox looks to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Knox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Anderson tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Anderson.

Knox gets a takedown into half guard.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but Knox is controlling him
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
Knox is really struggling to control Anderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anderson pushes Knox off looking to stand but Knox dives back in and keeps control.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Knox takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Knox is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

Anderson kicks Knox off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knox decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Knox in particular looking to stall.
Anderson is looking to escape.
Knox trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Knox passes the guard and advances to mount!
Knox content just to control the position here.
Knox won't let Anderson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Anderson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Knox tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Knox.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

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