PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grirkul Noseflame (ranked 2345 p4p, 296 weight class) and Delta Knox (ranked 2130 p4p, 274 weight class). Noseflame's entrance music is Labrinth - Earthquake ft. Tinie Tempah. A fine choice. Knox has chosen Danko Jones | Gonna Be A Fight Tonight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Noseflame
vs
Knox

188 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Aspire Nutrition
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grirkul Noseflame!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Noseflame gets a clinch.
Noseflame misses with a body punch.
Noseflame scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Noseflame fails to land.
A short right from Noseflame.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Noseflame lands a body shot in the clinch.
Noseflame misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noseflame misses with some punches.
Noseflame lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox looks winded!
Knox prevents a body shot from Noseflame.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noseflame tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Noseflame back against the ropes.
Noseflame lands a nice uppercut.
Noseflame lands with a short shot to the head.
Noseflame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Noseflame fails to land.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Noseflame's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noseflame blocking some punches.
Noseflame working aggressively here.
Knox prevents a body shot from Noseflame.
Noseflame struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Noseflame misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Noseflame misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noseflame lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Noseflame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noseflame misses with the head strike.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Noseflame clinches up against the ropes.
Noseflame has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Noseflame pushes Knox back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Noseflame stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Noseflame misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Noseflame pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Noseflame.

It looks like Delta Knox has been cut.
Noseflame misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Noseflame.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noseflame loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Noseflame sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Knox is rocked!
Noseflame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Noseflame swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Noseflame misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Noseflame walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Noseflame misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noseflame lands a big right hand that sends Knox crashing to the mat! Noseflame stays standing though and waves Knox back to his feet!
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Noseflame finish him?
Noseflame misses with a body shot.
Noseflame slips a jab from Knox.
Noseflame moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Noseflame cracks Knox with a good jab.
Noseflame definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Noseflame scores with a counter punch that sends Knox to the canvas! Noseflame smells blood - he's punishing Knox with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Knox has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grirkul Noseflame!
Grirkul Noseflame retains his middleweight title!
Grirkul Noseflame tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.