PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Something I Can Never Have. A fine choice. Audet has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Pump it as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Knox
vs
Audet

176 cm
21
163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

173 cm
29
167 lbs
10 - 10 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 8 - 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 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knox rushes Audet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox has Audet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Audet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knox takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Mickey Knox has been cut.
Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox stalling the fight.
Knox can't get the takedown.
Audet has Knox pressed against the cage.
Audet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses.
Knox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Audet blocks it with crossed arms.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Audet to work.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Audet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Audet lands a nice elbow.
Audet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knox is keeping busy.
Audet tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Audet lands a knee to the body.
Audet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Audet.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Audet.
Audet is stalling here.
Knox goes for a takedown attempt but Audet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Audet tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Audet slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Mickey Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Audet has a takedown stuffed.
Audet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Audet's ribs.
Audet looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Audet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Audet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Audet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.

Knox has Audet up against the cage in a clinch.
Audet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses.
Audet stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Audet is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Audet to work.
Knox stalling in the clinch.
Audet blocks an elbow strike from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Audet uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Audet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Knox to work.
Knox misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Audet.
Audet pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Audet.

Mickey Knox's cut is getting worse.
Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
Audet is pressed up against the cage. Knox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Audet down to the mat. Audet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Audet doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Knox counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Audet's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Knox passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Knox staying calm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Audet down.
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 Mickey Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Knox's cut.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Knox stalks Audet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Audet's face. Audet staggers backwards, shaken.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Audet.

Audet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knox to the mat! Knox manages to get full guard.
Audet throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Audet landing some decent shots from guard.
Audet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Audet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Audet is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Knox is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Knox has escaped and now he's on top!
Knox slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws and elbow that misses. Audet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knox's guard. Nice move by Audet!
Knox keeping moving, preventing Audet from controlling successfully.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
Audet being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Audet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Audet darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Audet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Audet letting Knox take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox just leaning against Audet, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes an elbow to the temple.
Audet tries to stall but Knox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knox tries to pull guard but Audet holds him up against the cage and eventually Knox drops back down to his feet.
Audet is trying to maintain a safe position but Knox gets an underhook and turns Audet into the cage.
Knox lands an elbow that stopped Audet in his tracks for a moment.
Knox wants a takedown but no success here.
Nathan Audet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knox tries a body shot but Audet blocks it.
Audet misses with a knee strike.

Audet is fighting off a takedown attempt but Knox is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Audet to the mat. Audet regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Audet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mickey Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Audet scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Audet slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knox throws a low kick but Audet moves out of range easily.
Audet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Audet shoots in for a double leg but Knox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Audet seems unphased.
Audet tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Audet wants to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knox!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nathan Audet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Knox lands with a cross.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Audet uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Knox.
The fight stays on the outside here - Audet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Audet ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Audet.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Knox.
Knox tries for a takedown but Audet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Audet tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Mickey Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Audet counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Audet.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Audet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knox's face.
A knee to the head by Audet.

Knox is rocked!

Mickey Knox's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Audet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Audet misses with an elbow over the top.
Audet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
Audet misses with a knee to the head.
Knox can't get the takedown.
Knox is trying to stall.
Audet misses with a knee to the head.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knox fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
Audet tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Audet is struggling to control the position.
Audet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Audet with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet is trying to stall.
Knox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Audet walks away with a smile on his face. Knox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Knox shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Audet's guard.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Knox trying to control the position but Audet is working away.
Knox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Audet is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Knox seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox cracks Audet with a big elbow.
Knox postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Audet seems a little lost for a moment, as Knox dominates the positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox throwing shots but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

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