PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kappa Knox (ranked 789 p4p, 105 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 173 p4p, 26 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by 'Til I Collapse | Eminem. Bronco has chosen The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Knox
vs
Bronco

189 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
185 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco misses with a wild body shot.
Bronco swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Johnny Bronco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bronco shoots for a double leg takedown but Knox sprawls well. He's pushed Bronco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bronco misses with a looping left.
Bronco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Bronco misses the shot to the body.

Bronco closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Knox's guard.
Bronco throws an elbow that misses. Knox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bronco's guard. Nice move by Knox!

Bronco looking for a guillotine here but Knox defends easily.
Bronco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Knox is staying active underneath Bronco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bronco wants to pass to mount but Knox is defending the position.
Bronco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox is concentrating on defense, preventing Bronco from advancing position.
Bronco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bronco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox won't allow Bronco to pass to mount.
Bronco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bronco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronco thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Bronco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knox moves into full guard.
Bronco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronco is looking to work some ground and pound but Knox has wrist control.

Bronco postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knox is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bronco, into his guard.

Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Bronco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bronco has his foot on Knox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knox works his way back into a safe position though.

Bronco has his foot on Knox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knox works his way back into a safe position though.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bronco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronco working a defensive guard here.
Knox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Knox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Bronco 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.
Bronco keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.

Bronco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bronco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bronco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bronco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knox keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bronco 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 gets caught napping as Bronco dives in and scores a takedown. Knox manages to retain guard.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronco trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronco advances to half guard.
Bronco moves into full mount! Knox won't be happy about that!

Bronco goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Knox turns into him and now he's in Bronco's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to control from the top but Bronco keeps moving.

Bronco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.
Bronco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Knox puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bronco is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bronco is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.

Bronco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knox prevents Bronco from improving his position.
Bronco is looking to control Knox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bronco avoid being mounted?
Knox trying to control the pace.
Bronco wants to control but Knox passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Bronco's face as Knox controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bronco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bronco gets back to half guard.
Bronco trying to hold on to Knox's head to control him but Knox postures up.
Bronco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronco is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnny Bronco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bronco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bronco looking to control but Knox passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Knox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bronco is pressing down on Knox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox wants to control from the top but Bronco keeps moving.
Bronco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knox manages to get himself to full guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bronco 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Bronco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Bronco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knox wants to sweep here but Bronco controlling him for the moment.
Bronco landing with the ground and pound.
Bronco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knox's head.
Bronco trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronco.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bronco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox controls Bronco momentarily but Bronco frees himself.
Bronco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bronco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bronco trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronco pushes down on Knox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bronco tries to pass to full mount but Knox defends it.

Bronco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bronco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bronco seems to be looking for submissions.
Knox won't allow Bronco to pass to mount.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Bronco has control of the leg.
Bronco moves nicely into side control.
Bronco trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Bronco tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco in side control, throwing shots but Knox defends.

Bronco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bronco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bronco postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bronco misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bronco throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Bronco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bronco advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco unloads with some shots from mount but Knox bucks and avoids them well.
Bronco looking to ground and pound but Knox is blocking nicely.
Bronco misses with a head shot.
Knox is squirming around, avoiding Bronco's attempts to control the action.
Knox manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Knox, under a barage of strikes from Bronco.
Bronco throws a strike but Knox avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox keeping moving, preventing Bronco from controlling successfully.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bronco really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bronco misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronco throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knox.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bronco doesn't seem phased though.
Bronco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Bronco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knox avoids it really well and circles away.
Bronco tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bronco is out of range.
Bronco drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
Bronco throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronco throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Bronco fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Bronco's coach down at Chris Leben KO Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bronco's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from Bronco. Bronco gets slowly back to his feet.
Kappa Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bronco.
Knox thows a leg kick but Bronco checks it

and Bronco counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knox!
Knox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bronco.
Bronco throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Bronco swings around for an armbar but Knox sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bronco's guard.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bronco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.

Bronco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronco is keeping the position for now.

Knox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knox seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bronco controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.

Bronco 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.
Knox tries to stand but Bronco is controlling from the bottom.
Bronco looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronco, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bronco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knox manages to get himself to full guard.

Bronco throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Bronco pushing down on Knox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Bronco is working for a kimura but Knox is defending it quite comfortably.
Bronco trying to pass the guard but Knox defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronco trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Johnny Bronco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Knox throws a lazy right hand but Bronco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knox but Knox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Bronco staying out of range there.
Knox misses with the combination.
Bronco throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bronco moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Bronco misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox stops a takedown attempt from Bronco.

Bronco pulls guard effortlessly.
Knox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Bronco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knox is aware though and is defending well.
Knox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Bronco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronco is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is stalling in the full guard.

Bronco 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.
Knox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Bronco looking for a guillotine here but Knox defends easily.
Knox stays in close to Bronco's body and controls the position.
Kappa Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bronco has his foot on Knox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knox works his way back into a safe position though.
Bronco being controlled here, momentarily.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bronco throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Knox escapes and throws Bronco's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johnny Bronco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bronco can't do much from the bottom here.
Bronco is looking for a sweep.
Bronco is still trying to improve position.
You can see the frustration on Bronco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bronco tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Knox easily slips into full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kappa Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bronco 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bronco! Johnny Bronco retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Johnny Bronco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.