PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 793 p4p, 103 weight class) and Archibald Knox (ranked 1066 p4p, 139 weight class). Archibald Knox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bogard
vs
Knox

186 cm
31
193 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
190 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A decent looking cross lands there for Bogard.
Knox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bogard is able to avoid easily.
Bogard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Bogard.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Bogard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
Bogard checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bogard.
Knox throws a fast counter high kick but Bogard manages to duck under it in time.
Bogard misses with a body shot.
Bogard walks into a jab.
Knox throws the kick towards the body but Bogard avoids it.
Bogard lands the left hand.
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 misses with an uppercut.
Knox has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bogard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bogard lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Bogard's defenses.
Bogard tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bogard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knox will feel that in the morning.
Bogard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Knox throws a front kick aimed at Bogard's knee but Bogard avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Knox misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogard.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Bogard's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knox with a nice cross.
Bogard looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Bogard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Bogard does no damage.
Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox thumps Bogard with a low kick.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bogard scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox punishes Bogard's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bogard.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Bogard misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
Knox was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Knox throws a jab when Bogard was well out of range.
That kick from Bogard tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knox lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bogard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bogard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Knox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bogard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bogard at a distance.
Knox tries to work over Bogard's front leg with a kick but Bogard checks it.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Bogard moves away and avoids it.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
Bogard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a jab to Bogard's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard slips under a jab.
As Knox backs away, Bogard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bogard lands with a kick to the temple. Knox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bogard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Bogard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox checks a low kick from Bogard.
Bogard slips a straight right by Knox.
Bogard throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogard throws a leg kick that misses.
Bogard throws a big shot that misses.

Knox clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Bogard.
Bogard misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Knox has had enough of the clinch but Bogard keeps him there for the moment.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Bogard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Bogard tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
Bogard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox tries to work over Bogard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bogard tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knox as Bogard tries to tie him up.

Bogard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bogard thumps Knox with a low kick.
Bogard wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Bogard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Bogard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogard moves away from the strike by Knox.
Bogard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Archibald Knox will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knox throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bogard counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Knox.
Archibald Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bogard.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Bogard.
Bogard slips under a jab.
Bogard attempts a counter takedown but Knox avoids it well and moves away.
Bogard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Bogard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Bogard tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bogard throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bogard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bogard misses with a looping left.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Bogard seems unphased.
Bogard slips a straight right by Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Bogard's head back.
Knox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogard.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Bogard misses.
Bogard motions for Knox to come forward. Bogard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knox misses with a kick to the body.
Knox throws the left hand but Bogard avoids the punch easily.
Bogard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogard was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Archibald Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Bogard throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogard.
Bogard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Bogard has his takedown stuffed
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox moves away from the strike by Bogard.
Knox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knox tries to clinch but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox throws a leg kick which misses Bogard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bogard tries to avoid it.
Bogard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bogard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox with a jab.
Knox finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bogard.
Bogard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Bogard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bogard lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Bogard.
Knox defending well as Bogard loads up on a big left hand.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox swings for the body but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bogard will feel that in the morning.
Knox tried to score with a low kick but Bogard checks it.
Bogard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knox slips a straight right by Bogard.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bogard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bogard half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bogard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bogard slips a straight right by Knox.
Bogard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bogard doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses.
Knox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bogard can pounce on him.
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 tries to land a leg kick but Bogard saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bogard.
Knox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox punishes Bogard's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Bogard moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Bogard misses its intended target.
Bogard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knox.
Bogard connects with a looping right hand.
Bogard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bogard avoids the body shot from Knox.
Bogard throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Bogard lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knox thinks about the counter body kick.
Knox throws a front kick aimed at Bogard's knee but Bogard avoids it well.
Bogard throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Bogard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archibald Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bogard wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Bogard drives through with a takedown into Knox's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bogard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bogard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bogard throws a big elbow that misses.
Bogard throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox is trying to control the position but Bogard postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogard postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bogard postures up.
Bogard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bogard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox pulls Bogard in close to prevent any damage.
Bogard connects with a couple of short punches.
Bogard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bogard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bogard is looking to work some ground and pound but Knox has wrist control.
Bogard chips away with some ground and pound.
Bogard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bogard trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Bogard is really struggling to control Knox but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Archibald Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knox cracks Bogard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bogard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Bogard throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bogard throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bogard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bogard is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard connects with a leg kick. Knox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bogard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bogard throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bogard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bogard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bogard defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Bogard moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bogard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogard manages to avoid it.
Bogard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogard feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Knox misses with a kick to the body.
Bogard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bogard lands with a shot to the body.

Bogard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Terry Bogard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard working away.
Bogard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
Bogard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bogard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knox some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bogard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bogard working the strikes but Knox uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bogard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bogard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bogard throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Knox to regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bogard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archibald Knox!
Archibald Knox looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Slurped on his own blood, mother fucker!'.
The defeated Terry Bogard had this to say: 'No excuses, you learn more from loses than you do from wins. Cheers!'.