PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poor Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Knox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Knox
vs
Matt

225 cm
24
300 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

200 cm
24
313 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poor Matt!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matt scores with a shot to the body.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Matt.

Knox tries to keep at a distance but Matt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox blocks a body shot from Matt.
Matt misses with a punch to the body.
Matt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Matt working aggressively here.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Good body shot from Matt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matt prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
Matt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matt.
Matt is pressed up against the cage. Knox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matt down to the mat. Matt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Matt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knox is trying to defend but Matt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Matt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Matt drops an elbow to the side of Knox's head.
Matt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Matt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Matt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Knox has hold of Matt's hands but Matt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knox is staying active underneath Matt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Matt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matt controlling the action here.
Knox has hold of Matt's hands but Matt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matt winds up and cracks Knox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matt works his foot free and advances to mount.
Knox tries to hold on but Matt pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt unloading with bombs!
Matt dominating with strikes here.
Matt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matt drops a big elbow. That's hurt Knox! More shots from Matt and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poor Matt!