PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aramis Knox (ranked 239 p4p, 295 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 31 p4p, 37 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down | Sick Puppies. Honey has chosen Higher Love as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Knox
vs
Honey

181 cm
28
167
17 - 6 - 0

180 cm
38
162
30 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

PWNAGE
HELLBENT

Voodoo Nutrition
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honey staying out of range there.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Honey moved out of range.
Honey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Honey has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Honey misses with the head strike.

Honey manages to break the clinch.
Honey misses with an uppercut.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Honey finds it's target.
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honey.
Knox throws a hook but Honey avoids it easily.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Honey slips a jab from Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honey throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honey moves away.
Honey looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Honey thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Honey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Honey saw that one coming.
Honey misses with a looping right.
Honey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good standup being displayed there by Honey as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Knox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Honey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Aramis Knox's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Honey.
Knox avoids the body shot from Honey.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honey tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox misses with a hook. Honey ducked under it nicely.
Honey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Honey's head back.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Honey moves into range and clinches up with Knox.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Honey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Honey jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey scores with a nice head shot.
Honey drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Honey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honey lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Honey lands a jab to the nose.

Knox tries to keep at a distance but Honey has taken the fight into the clinch.

Honey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honey is looking to clinch.
A big left from Knox misses.
Honey is looking to clinch.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honey.
Honey misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Honey does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Honey doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Honey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Honey moved out of range nicely.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honey.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Honey moves away from the strike by Knox.
Honey works Knox's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honey.
A combination from Honey does no damage.
Knox swings for the body but Honey moves out of range.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Honey's shoulder, as Honey tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Honey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Honey tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Honey ducks down to avoid it.
Honey tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Honey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Honey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Honey misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Honey's shoulder, as Honey tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
Knox jabs Honey to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey misses with an uppercut.
Honey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
Knox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
A lazy left from Honey finds it's target.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honey.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Honey is out of range.
Donk. Knox catches Honey right on the button with a cross.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Honey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Honey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honey moves away from the strike by Knox.
Honey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Honey has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Honey rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honey.
Honey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honey misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Honey slips under a jab from Knox.
Honey takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox sizes up Honey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Aramis Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Honey scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Honey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.

Aramis Knox's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knox moves out of range as Honey strikes.
Honey misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox throws a body punch but Honey moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey lands a slapping body shot.
Honey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Honey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Honey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
A big right from Honey misses.
Knox misses with a hook. Honey ducked under it nicely.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Honey's ribs.
Honey misses with a left hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Honey misses the target.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Honey misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honey throws a good cross that connects.
Honey throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Honey throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honey misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Honey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Honey tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Knox.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Honey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honey throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Honey slips a jab from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Honey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honey 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.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
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 Aramis Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Honey swings widly with a right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honey.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Honey at a distance.
A big right from Knox misses.
Honey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Honey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Honey misses the jab.
Honey tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Honey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey swinging wildly here.
Jab by Honey.
Honey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Honey.
Honey slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox scores with the left hand. Honey knows he should have avoided that one.
Honey moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox lands a body shot.
Honey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Good standup being displayed there by Honey as he connects with a hook.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Honey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honey throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honey looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Honey misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honey.
Knox misses with a hook. Honey ducked under it nicely.
Knox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Honey looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox lands a two punch combo.
Honey blocks a jab.
Knox works the jab nicely.

Honey is rocked!
Knox throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Honey stumbling backwards into the cage! Honey bounces back off the cage towards Knox, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Knox lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Knox celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aramis Knox!
Aramis Knox took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, PWNAGE for their support in the buildup to the fight.