PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aramis Knox (ranked 1195 p4p, 141 weight class) and Domenico Mazziotti (ranked 1363 p4p, 158 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down | Sick Puppies. Mazziotti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the party - Pop Smoke. Aramis Knox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Domenico Mazziotti's chin.

Knox
vs
Mazziotti

181 cm
23
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
164 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Domenico Mazziotti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazziotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Mazziotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Mazziotti is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Mazziotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Domenico Mazziotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mazziotti takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Mazziotti slips the punch.
Knox throws a body punch but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazziotti manages to avoid it.
Mazziotti throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mazziotti.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazziotti connects with the punch.
Mazziotti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazziotti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Mazziotti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazziotti tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Mazziotti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazziotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Mazziotti misses with a short punch on the inside.

Knox has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mazziotti uses from the top position.
Knox seems keen to control Mazziotti's posture.
Knox's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazziotti stays in close to Knox's body and controls the position.

That's two 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.
Mazziotti is fighting to break Knox's control of his arms but Knox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mazziotti doesn't seem phased though.
Knox takes a swing at Mazziotti's ribcage but misses.
Mazziotti misses with a body shot.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazziotti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazziotti.
Knox looks to land a combination. Mazziotti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knox blocks a low kick nicely.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mazziotti thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws the left hand but Mazziotti avoids the punch easily.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazziotti moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Mazziotti's ribs.
Mazziotti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mazziotti throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Mazziotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mazziotti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mazziotti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mazziotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Mazziotti cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox moves out of range as Mazziotti strikes.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Mazziotti's belly button to the back.
Knox throws the left hand but Mazziotti avoids the punch easily.
Mazziotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mazziotti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox jabs Mazziotti right on the nose. Mazziotti blinks but takes it well.
Mazziotti throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mazziotti has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aramis Knox will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Mazziotti misses.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Mazziotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazziotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox moves out of range as Mazziotti strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mazziotti.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Mazziotti misses with a straight left.
Mazziotti throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mazziotti cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazziotti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mazziotti.
Mazziotti slips a jab from Knox.
Mazziotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazziotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mazziotti.
It seemed like Mazziotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mazziotti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazziotti lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Mazziotti throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mazziotti lands an overhand right.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazziotti.
Mazziotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazziotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Mazziotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mazziotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mazziotti throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mazziotti loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Domenico Mazziotti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox jabs at Mazziotti's body.
Mazziotti looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mazziottis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mazziotti ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazziotti. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazziotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazziotti.
Mazziotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mazziotti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mazziotti throws out the jab.
Mazziotti throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox swings for the body but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Mazziotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mazziotti avoids the body shot from Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazziotti moves away.
Mazziotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mazziotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox slips under a jab from Mazziotti.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice jab there from Mazziotti.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazziotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazziotti looks to land a body kick but Knox moved away.
Mazziotti digs a good hook to Knox's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mazziotti misses.
Mazziotti throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Mazziotti dodges the punch combination from Knox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazziotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazziotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Mazziotti cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Mazziotti.
Mazziotti misses the shot to the body.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazziotti moves away.
Mazziotti lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Mazziotti. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenico Mazziotti 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mazziotti lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox connects with the punch.
Mazziotti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mazziotti misses with a hook
and Mazziotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mazziotti tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox blocks a jab.
Mazziotti punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazziotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazziotti lands a nice shot to the body.
Mazziotti throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox slips under a jab from Mazziotti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazziotti misses with a straight left.
Mazziotti misses with a hook.
Mazziotti connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazziotti blocks a jab.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Mazziotti thumps Knox with a low kick.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox connects with a right hand. Mazziotti shakes it off.
Knox defending well as Mazziotti loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws a hook but Mazziotti blocks it.
Mazziotti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Mazziotti moved out of range nicely.
Knox throws a hook but Mazziotti blocks it.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Mazziotti misses.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Mazziotti.
Mazziotti misses with a low kick.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox avoids the body shot from Mazziotti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mazziotti misses.
Mazziotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throws a body punch but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Mazziotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mazziotti misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazziotti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mazziotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox swings for the body but Mazziotti moves out of range.
Knox avoids the body shot from Mazziotti.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mazziotti.
Mazziotti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mazziotti moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Mazziotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazziotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mazziotti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazziotti.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazziotti.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazziotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Mazziotti misses with a body shot.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Mazziotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Mazziotti takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox slips under a jab.
Mazziotti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mazziotti cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Mazziotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mazziotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
A slow jab from Mazziotti misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Mazziotti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazziotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazziotti is just out of range.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazziotti. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Mazziotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazziotti.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mazziotti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mazziotti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knox slips a straight right by Mazziotti.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knox!
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aramis Knox.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aramis Knox!
An out of breath Aramis Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.