PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Athos Knox (ranked 868 p4p, 120 weight class) and David Unsworth (ranked 2233 p4p, 263 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Click Click Boom | Saliva. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Knox
vs
Unsworth

185 cm
22
188 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
199 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Athos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Unsworth!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a body punch but Unsworth moves out of range.
Knox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Unsworth.

It looks like Athos Knox has been cut.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Knox throws a hook but Unsworth avoids it easily.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
We've been informed that Unsworth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Unsworth tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unsworth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unsworth throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Unsworth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox takes a swing at Unsworth's ribcage but misses.
Unsworth wants to counter the offense by Knox and move into the clinch position.
Unsworth wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Knox cracks Unsworth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Unsworth.
Unsworth tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unsworth throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Unsworth.
A jab from Unsworth misses.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unsworth throws out the jab.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Unsworth is just out of range.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Unsworth throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Unsworth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Unsworth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox jabs Unsworth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Unsworth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Unsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Unsworth.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox tries to bum rush Unsworth with a series of wild strikes but Unsworth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Unsworth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Unsworth's head.
Unsworth misses the shot to the body.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox scores with the left hand. Unsworth knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox scores with a hook.
Unsworth throws a combination that misses
and Unsworth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox lands with a hook. Unsworth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Unsworth is rocked!
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Unsworth is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Jab by Knox.
Unsworth sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Unsworth seems to have recovered his senses.
Unsworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Unsworth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Unsworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Unsworth or not.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Unsworth moves away and avoids it.
Unsworth wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Unsworth with an uppercut!
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Unsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Unsworth ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
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!
Unsworth takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Unsworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unsworth manages to avoid it.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Unsworth.
Unsworth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Unsworth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Unsworth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Unsworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A lazy left from Unsworth finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for Unsworth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unsworth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Unsworth takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Unsworth is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Unsworth throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Athos Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Athos Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Unsworth loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Unsworth's head.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Unsworth drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Good body shot from Unsworth.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox stalling against the cage.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unsworth throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Unsworth manages to avoid it.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Unsworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Unsworth closes the distance and clinches.
Unsworth scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unsworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox prevents a body shot from Unsworth.
Unsworth is trying to maintain a safe position but Knox gets an underhook and turns Unsworth into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Athos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Unsworth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Unsworth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox cracks Unsworth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Unsworth throws a combination. Knox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unsworth can do to turn this around?
Unsworth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Unsworth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Unsworth lands a left and a right that send Knox crashing to the mat, dazed. Unsworth thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Knox is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Unsworth throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Unsworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox misses with a hook. Unsworth ducked under it nicely.
Knox throws a body punch but Unsworth moves out of range.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Unsworth on the side of the head.
Unsworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Unsworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Unsworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth moves out of range of the strikes.
Unsworth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Unsworth is looking to clinch.
David Unsworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Unsworth tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Unsworth misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Unsworth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Unsworth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Unsworth avoids the body shot from Knox.
Unsworth slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox misses with a shot to the body
and Unsworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Unsworth.
Unsworth slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Unsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Unsworth's shoulder, as Unsworth tries to avoid the shot.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox throws a body punch but Unsworth moves out of range.
Unsworth throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unsworth throws out the jab.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Unsworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Unsworth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Unsworth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Unsworth ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Unsworth lands a body shot.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a body punch but Unsworth moves out of range.
Unsworth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Unsworth's head.
Unsworth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice straight punches there by Unsworth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Unsworth.
Unsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unsworth.
Unsworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Unsworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unsworth.
Unsworth walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Unsworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox throws an off balance right hand

and Unsworth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox scores with the left hand. Unsworth knows he should have avoided that one.
Unsworth throws a right hand that misses
and Unsworth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Unsworth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Athos Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Athos Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox blocks a jab.
Unsworth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unsworth circles away quickly and effectively.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
and Unsworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Unsworth might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knox throws a series of punches but Unsworth avoids them all with ease.
Unsworth ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Knox throws a hook but Unsworth avoids it easily.

Unsworth moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Knox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unsworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Unsworth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to break the clinch but Unsworth is controlling the position.
Unsworth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Unsworth.
Knox scores with a hook.
Unsworth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Unsworth misses.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Unsworth's head.
Nice cross by Knox.
Unsworth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knox sizes up Unsworth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Unsworth misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unsworth misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Knox.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Unsworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Knox catches Unsworth right on the button with a cross.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Unsworth loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Unsworth drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Unsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unsworth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unsworth.
Unsworth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox throws a body punch but Unsworth moves out of range.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Unsworth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Unsworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Unsworth misses its intended target.
Unsworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Unsworth throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unsworth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Unsworth tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Unsworth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Unsworth takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Athos Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Unsworth's head.
Unsworth misses with a body shot.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Unsworth lands a jab to the head.
Unsworth throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Unsworth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unsworth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unsworth.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Unsworth avoids the body shot from Knox.
Unsworth throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Unsworth forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
Unsworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Unsworth avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but Unsworth has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Knox blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Unsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.

And that's the end of the fight!
Athos Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athos Knox!
Athos Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.