PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 548 p4p, 946 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 79 p4p, 132 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: One Step Closer | Linkin Park. Porthos Knox acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Choo
vs
Knox

180 cm
40
183
28 - 17 - 0

177 cm
26
175
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Core Combat
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Hardcore Alchemy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Choo lands with a nice body punch.
Knox misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Choo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
Knox slips under a jab from Choo.
Choo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Choo closes the distance and clinches.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Choo wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choo closes the distance and clinches.
Choo tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the cage and eventually Choo drops back down to his feet.

Choo jumps into guard, dragging Knox to the mat.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Choo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Choo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've been hearing good reports from Choo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Choo controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox advances position into side control!
Choo regains half guard.
Knox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

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.

Choo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
Choo wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well.
Knox sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Choo cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Choo to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mew Choo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Choo wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo moves to clinch but Knox breaks away
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Choo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Choo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Choo swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Nice shot by Choo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Choo is looking to wear down Knox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the liver by Choo. Beautiful body shot.
Choo staying out of range there.
Mew Choo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo scores with a jab.
Choo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Choo throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox slips a straight right by Choo.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Choo wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox throws a hook but Choo avoids it easily.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Choo throws a shot to the body.
Knox jabs at Choo's body.
Choo blocks a jab.
Choo fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choo moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Choo misses its target.

Choo forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.

Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Choo misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Choo tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Choo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Choo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Choo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
Choo scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox misses the body punch
and Choo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choo throws out the jab.
Choo with a hook.
Choo swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Choo stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Choo throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Choo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Choo.
Choo misses with an uppercut.
Choo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox lands with a nice combination. Choo backs away looking to recover.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Choo moves away and avoids it.
Choo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Choo tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Choo throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Choo takes one on the button.
Choo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox throws the left hand but Choo avoids the punch easily.
Choo slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mew Choo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Choo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Choo lands with a good body shot.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Choo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Choo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Choo misses with a body shot
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo misses with a looping left.
Choo tries to clinch up
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo is looking to clinch.
Choo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Choo misses with a straight left.
Mew Choo is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Choo works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Choo misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Choo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips under a jab from Choo.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Choo tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Choo with a body shot.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Choo throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choo scores with a decent looking hook.
Choo throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Choo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Choo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Choo throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Choo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
Knox walks into a jab.
Knox works Choo's body with a nice hook.
Choo misses with a body shot
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Choo lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Choo is looking to clinch.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Choo there.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choo moves away.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Choo's shoulder, as Choo tries to avoid the shot.
Choo throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choo throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Choo thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses with a body shot.
Porthos Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Choo misses with a body shot
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mew Choo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Choo misses with a left hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox tests Choo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox thuds a left hand into Choo's body.
Choo blocks a jab.
Knox thuds a left hand into Choo's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Porthos Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Choo 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porthos Knox!
Porthos Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.