PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Tancev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nemanja Tancev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tancev
vs
Knox

190 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemanja Tancev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, New Knox!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tancev to score with a decent uppercut.
New Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Tancev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Tancev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like New Knox has been cut.

Knox has Tancev up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.

Tancev manages to break the clinch.
Knox tries to clinch up.

Knox rushes Tancev and presses him up against the cage.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tancev is looking to control Knox's arms but Knox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tancev has his back to the cage.
Tancev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tancev is trying to drag Knox to the mat but Knox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but Tancev gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Tancev being controlled against the cage.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tancev.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by New Knox.
Good shot there by Tancev.
Tancev shoots for a takedown but Knox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemanja Tancev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Tancev circles away.
No luck for Tancev with that takedown attempt.
Tancev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Tancev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tancev shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Knox manages to break the clinch.

Tancev moves into the clinch.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tancev takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Tancev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knox up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tancev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Tancev looking to stall.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Tancev's head.
Tancev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tancev.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tancev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Tancev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tancev moves away.
Knox wants to clinch
and Tancev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Tancev scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Tancev.
Tancev shoots for a double leg takedown but Knox sprawls well. He's pushed Tancev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tancev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tancev is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on New Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tancev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tancev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tancev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Tancev tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
New Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tancev looking to slow down the pace here.
Tancev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Knox moves away from the strike by Tancev.
Tancev missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tancev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
New Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Nemanja Tancev has been cut.
That kick from Knox tenderised Tancev's leg. Tancev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tancev throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Knox closes the distance and pushes Tancev back into the cage.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Knox as Tancev shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemanja Tancev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tancev misses with a few strikes there.
Tancev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tancev somewhat.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox tries to clinch there but Tancev circles away.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Tancev pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tancev shoots in looking for a takedown. Knox tries to sprawl out of it but Tancev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tancev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knox is fending him off so far but Tancev persists. Nope, Knox circles away and we're back to standing.
New Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox moves to clinch but Tancev breaks away

and Tancev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knox's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tancev won't allow Knox to sweep him here.

Tancev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tancev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tancev won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Tancev trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tancev won't allow Knox to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Tancev advances to half guard.
Tancev is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knox is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox wants to improve his position but Tancev is controlling well.
Knox keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to control but Tancev is keeping busy.

New Knox has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tancev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox is looking to clinch but Tancev is avoiding it.
Tancev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Tancev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knox was covering up waiting for the punch and Tancev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox has momentary wrist control but Tancev slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but New Knox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Knox tries to clinch there but Tancev circles away.
Tancev fails with a takedown attempt.
Tancev has his takedown stuffed

and Knox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tancev dodges an elbow strike from Knox.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
Knox tries to stall but Tancev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Tancev.
Tancev working hard to break the clinch.
Tancev throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Tancev wants to stall.
Knox prevents Tancev from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tancev tries to stall but Knox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tancev is defending well for now.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Tancev down.
Tancev shoots in for a double leg but Knox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemanja Tancev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knox.
Tancev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knox but Knox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle, before Knox throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Tancev's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Knox lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). New Knox!
A very excited looking New Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.