PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumo Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Malukah & Wolfgang - The Dragonborn Comes. Sudo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roy Jones - Can't Be Touched. Johnny Knox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jumo Sudo's chin.

Knox
vs
Sudo

225 cm
31
300 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

225 cm
30
302 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn
Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jumo Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox tried to score with a low kick but Sudo checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Sudo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sudo scores with a leg kick.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Sudo counters with an inside leg kick.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Sudo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Sudo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Sudo tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sudo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Sudo is out of range.
Sudo blocks the body kick.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sudo moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Sudo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox is looking to slow Sudo down with leg kicks.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sudo avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Knox catches Sudo right on the button with a cross.
Knox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sudo looks winded!
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sudo's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox feints and then cracks Sudo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sudo down.
Knox punishes Sudo's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sudo.
Knox lands a nice hook to Sudo's body. Sudo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Sudo moves away from the strike by Knox.
Sudo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knox.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Knox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sudo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox throws a quick head kick that knocks Sudo silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Knox is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Knox!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Knox started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.