PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 1314 p4p, 1595 weight class) and Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 169 p4p, 199 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Knox
vs
Tyraanicao

172 cm
40
161
25 - 24 - 0

175 cm
44
156
36 - 28 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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

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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 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bostar Tyraanicao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Knox shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Knox looks to land a strike but Tyraanicao avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tyraanicao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyraanicao is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
Tyraanicao looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyraanicao controlling the position.
Knox trying to control but Tyraanicao is working from the bottom.
Tyraanicao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
Knox throwing strikes but missing.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox landing with the ground and pound.
Tyraanicao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knox.
Knox postures up.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox stands up over Tyraanicao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox prevents Tyraanicao from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyraanicao looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyraanicao wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyraanicao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyraanicao controlling Knox's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four 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.
Knox is working Tyraanicao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyraanicao's head.
Knox advances position into side control!
Knox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tyraanicao is looking to regain half guard here but Knox keeps moving and retains side control.
Knox working the strikes but Tyraanicao uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyraanicao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox 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.

Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyraanicao has time to react.
Tyraanicao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox connects with a jab.
Tyraanicao dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!

It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Knox.
Tyraanicao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Tyraanicao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tyraanicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands the left hand.

Tyraanicao is rocked!
Knox misses with a right hand
and Tyraanicao counters with a leg kick.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been informed that Tyraanicao has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.

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

Knox is rocked!
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Knox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Tyraanicao throws Knox to one side and escapes!
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyraanicao was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Tyraanicao thinks about the counter body kick.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Tyraanicao's head but Tyraanicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyraanicao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyraanicao can do to turn this around?
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Tyraanicao ducks down to avoid it.
Tyraanicao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Tyraanicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Tyraanicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Tyraanicao ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
It seemed like Tyraanicao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws a hook but Tyraanicao avoids it easily.
Tyraanicao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyraanicao.
Knox blocks a head kick by Tyraanicao.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyraanicao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Tyraanicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids the head kick by Tyraanicao.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bostar Tyraanicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyraanicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyraanicao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyraanicao looks to throw a body kick
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyraanicao looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Tyraanicao's ribs.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyraanicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyraanicao defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Tyraanicao's shoulder, as Tyraanicao tries to avoid the shot.
Tyraanicao tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
Knox misses with a straight left.
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!
Knox cracks Tyraanicao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyraanicao defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Knox fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tyraanicao to the ground. Knox is now in Tyraanicao's guard.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyraanicao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tyraanicao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyraanicao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox cracks Tyraanicao with a solid left hand.
Tyraanicao looking to control but Knox passes into half guard.
Tyraanicao tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Beta Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox is keen to just control but Tyraanicao is a slippery customer.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyraanicao taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
Tyraanicao is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
Tyraanicao wants to control but Knox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bostar Tyraanicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyraanicao's head.
Tyraanicao seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox is nestled in close to Tyraanicao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyraanicao's head.
Tyraanicao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Tyraanicao! More strikes land and this one is all over! Knox jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
After the big win, Beta Knox made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Bostar Tyraanicao spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, I need to fuck a goat.'.