PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 150 p4p, 34 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 24 p4p, 8 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Branca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to original score medley. Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Branca
vs
Knox

194 cm
28
270
20 - 10 - 0

205 cm
34
289
28 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Branca scoring well with a low kick there.
Branca moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox misses with a hook. Branca ducked under it nicely.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Knox throws a hook but Branca avoids it easily.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Branca moves away and avoids it.
Branca is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Branca counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Branca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Branca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Branca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Branca ducks down to avoid it.
Branca clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Branca slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Branca.
Knox throws out a counter right but Branca avoids it with no problem.
Branca throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Knox swings for the body but Branca moves out of range.
Branca moves out of range of the strikes.
Branca throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Branca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Branca does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Branca misses the target.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox throws out a counter right but Branca avoids it with no problem.
Branca getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branca throws a body kick that misses.
Branca lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Branca.
Branca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Branca scores with a punch to the head.
Branca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Branca looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Branca momentarily.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Branca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws a hook but Branca blocks it.
Branca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca misses with a straight right.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Branca is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.
Branca scores with a nice strike.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Joao Cajo Branca's cut is getting worse.
Branca misses with a kick to the body.
Branca lands with a cross.
Branca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Branca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Branca throws a quick counter kick to the body but Knox avoids it.
Branca slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Branca slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Branca misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Branca
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branca connects with a body shot.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.

Joao Cajo Branca's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox throws out a counter right but Branca avoids it with no problem.
Branca tried to score with a low kick but Knox checks it.
Branca misses with an uppercut
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox throws a hook but Branca blocks it.
Branca tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zeta Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Cajo Branca's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A low kick from Branca misses
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Branca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Branca thumps Knox with a low kick.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox lands with a straight right. Branca didn't see that one coming.
Branca throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knox swings for the body but Branca moves out of range.
Branca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Branca was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Branca lands a big head kick that sends Knox tumbling to the mat! Branca takes a step backwards and waves Knox back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Knox is rocked!

It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Branca drops Knox with a huge uppercut! Knox drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Branca is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Cajo Branca!
Joao Cajo Branca spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Zeta Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.