PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jussi (ranked 54 p4p, 343 weight class) and Yardbird Knox (ranked 4 p4p, 12 weight class). Knox has chosen Now's The Time | Charlie Parker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yardbird Knox has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Iron Jussi's chin.

Jussi
vs
Knox

190 cm
25
330
16 - 2 - 0

207 cm
26
285
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

HARDCORE
Aspire Clothing

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jussi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jussi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jussi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Jussi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
We've been informed that Knox 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.
Jussi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Jussi.
Knox defending well as Jussi loads up on a big left hand.
Jussi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox throws a jab when Jussi was well out of range.
Jussi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Jussi slips the punch.
Iron Jussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jussi.
Jussi just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Jussi just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox jabs Jussi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jussi moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Jussi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jussi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jussi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jussi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jussi.
Knox tests Jussi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Jussi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Knox drops Jussi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jussi looks back up at him and smiles so Knox waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Jussi is rocked!
Knox lands an uppercut, right on the button! Jussi tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yardbird Knox!
Yardbird Knox is the new super heavyweight champion!
Yardbird Knox really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.