PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Resnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Knox has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Knox
vs
Resnar

175 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

156 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Resnar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Resnar clinches.
Resnar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Knox tightens his grip and picks Resnar up, before dumping him to the ground. Resnar manages to land in guard.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Resnar's brow.
Resnar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Resnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him.
Knox looking to pass the guard.

Knox stands up and waves to Resnar to follow him.
Knox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Knox has closed the distance and engaged Resnar in a clinch.
Resnar tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Knox landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Knox successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to get back to his feet but Resnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Resnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knox wants to stand but Resnar is controlling the position.
Resnar throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.

Knox pulls guard effortlessly.

Resnar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Resnar tries to stand but Knox is controlling from the bottom.
Knox looking to control.
Knox wants to stand but Resnar is controlling the position.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Resnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resnar wants to stand but Knox is controlling his posture from full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Knox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Resnar is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Knox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Resnar!
Knox looks up at the clock and then as Resnar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Knox smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Resnar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Knox has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Resnar tries to bench press Knox off him but Knox keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocks the strikes from Resnar.
Knox landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Knox lands a few punches from side control.
Resnar is looking for a sweep.
Resnar is pushing Knox's head away, looking to escape. Knox manages to hold on to the position though.

Knox decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Knox moves into the clinch successfully.

Knox manages to break the clinch.

Knox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Resnar missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Resnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
Resnar trying to hold on to Knox's head to control him but Knox postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Knox dominated that round.
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.

Knox lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Resnar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Resnar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Knox gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Resnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Resnar can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox prevents Resnar from improving his position.

Resnar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knox slips a nice elbow through Resnar's hands, connecting with Resnar's forehead.
Knox thows a huge punch but Resnar dodges it nicely.
Resnar is trying to stand back up but Knox is controlling him
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Resnar is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Resnar wants to get back to his feet.
Resnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Resnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Resnar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnar is trying to stand.
Resnar is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox really is a fat lump.
Knox stops Resnar from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.

Knox gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Knox decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brock Resnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Knox tries to sprawl but Resnar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Resnar wants to take a breather but Knox is having none of it.
Knox pushes Resnar off looking to stand but Resnar dives back in and keeps control.
Resnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knox is staying active underneath Resnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Resnar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Resnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Resnar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Knox tries to kick Resnar off but Resnar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Resnar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Resnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Resnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Resnar throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Kevin Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Resnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Resnar wants to stand up but Knox has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Resnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knox makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Resnar closes the distance and clinches.
Resnar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Resnar misses with the head strike.

Knox manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Resnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Resnar wants to stand but Knox has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Resnar throws a strike but Knox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Knox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox postures up.

Resnar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Knox dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Knox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Resnar wants to stand and escape but Knox is having none of it.
Resnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Knox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Resnar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resnar wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment.
Resnar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Resnar is looking to stand up but Knox isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Knox forces Resnar back against the cage and clinches.
Resnar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.

Knox pulls guard successfully.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Resnar.
Resnar wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Resnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Resnar won't allow Knox to get back to his feet.
Brock Resnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Resnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Resnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kevin Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Resnar throws a knee to the head but misses.

Knox gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Knox stops Resnar from getting back to his feet.
Resnar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Resnar is defending against the submission attempts here by Knox.

Resnar is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Knox is tapping! Great win for Resnar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brock Resnar!
Brock Resnar took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.