PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zardu Hasselfrau (ranked 4403 p4p, 345 weight class) and Eta Knox (ranked 3643 p4p, 304 weight class). Hasselfrau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guardians Inferno. Knox has chosen David Dallas | Runnin' as his entrance music. Eta Knox has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hasselfrau
vs
Knox

171 cm
21
152 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

172 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zardu Hasselfrau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Hasselfrau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hasselfrau appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hasselfrau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hasselfrau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hasselfrau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hasselfrau is defended easily by Knox.

Hasselfrau darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.

Hasselfrau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hasselfrau shoots in and drives through. Knox sprawls well.
Zardu Hasselfrau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hasselfrau moves into the clinch.
Knox lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zardu Hasselfrau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox pushes Hasselfrau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Hasselfrau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselfrau wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
Hasselfrau can't get the takedown.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Hasselfrau.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Knox.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hasselfrau is defended easily by Knox.
Hasselfrau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knox but Knox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knox connects with the punch.

It looks like Zardu Hasselfrau has been cut.
A jab lands there for Knox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasselfrau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Hasselfrau is rocked!
Hasselfrau misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Hasselfrau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hasselfrau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hasselfrau is breathing heavily.

Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox's coach down at Fenrir MMA 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.
Hasselfrau tries for a takedown but Knox manages to get underhooks.
Hasselfrau seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hasselfrau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Hasselfrau looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hasselfrau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hasselfrau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hasselfrau in his tracks.
Knox thuds a left hand into Hasselfrau's body.
Eta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to land a combination but Hasselfrau avoids it well.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Knox cracks Hasselfrau with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knox has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hasselfrau to stand back up!

Zardu Hasselfrau's cut is getting worse.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Hasselfrau walks straight into a right hand from Knox - that's dropped him! Knox jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hasselfrau from any more punishment! Hasselfrau complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eta Knox!
Eta Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.