PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buhju Banton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Malukah & Wolfgang - The Dragonborn Comes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Knox
vs
Banton

225 cm
28
300 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

203 cm
23
285 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buhju Banton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.

Banton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Knox prevents a body shot from Banton.
Banton managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Knox leaning against his opponent.

Banton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banton on the side of the head.
Knox throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Banton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knox lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banton throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Banton swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throws a right hand that Banton ducks under and follows up with a left that Banton also avoids with ease.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banton momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Banton.
Banton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Banton throws a front kick aimed at Knox's knee but Knox avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banton wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Knox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banton defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox blocks a jab.
Banton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Banton.
Banton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Banton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banton throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banton.
Banton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox delivers a nice body kick.
Banton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox connects with the punch.
Banton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Banton misses.
Banton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banton moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox staying out of range there.
Banton ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox with a jab.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Banton moves away and avoids it.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banton.
Knox throws a series of punches but Banton moves out of range.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banton was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Banton scores with a shot to the body.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Banton just misses with a punch to the body.
Banton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Banton's ribs.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Banton had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banton fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Banton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Banton.
Banton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Banton with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
Banton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox jabs Banton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banton slips under a jab from Knox.
Banton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Banton lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banton connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
Banton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Johnny Knox has been cut.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Banton ducks down to avoid it.
Banton throws a big shot that misses.
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 Johnny Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Knox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Banton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox throws a head kick but Banton moves out of range.
Banton tried to score with a low kick but Knox checks it.
Johnny Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banton throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Banton.
Nice defenses there by Banton.
Knox lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Banton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Banton.
Banton swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banton throws a shot to the body.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
Knox throws a series of punches but Banton avoids them all with ease.
Banton tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banton misses with a body shot.

Banton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banton scores with a hook to the body.
Knox has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Banton blocks an uppercut.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Banton can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Banton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Banton.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Banton.
Banton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A short uppercut from Banton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banton lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox prevents a body shot from Banton.
Knox prevents a body shot from Banton.
Banton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Banton.
A right hook to the body lands for Banton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banton.
A short left from Banton.
Knox is looking to control Banton's arms but Banton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knox has his back to the cage.
Banton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banton.

Knox is rocked!
Banton creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Knox's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Knox drops to his knees and Banton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buhju Banton!
Buhju Banton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.