PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 209 p4p, 874 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 37 p4p, 113 weight class). Knox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Knox
vs
Nekele

205 cm
33
289
23 - 17 - 0

210 cm
35
275
30 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Core Combat

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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 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nekele! But no joy.
Nekele misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Nekele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nekele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nekele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nekele lands with a good body shot.
Nekele misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Nekele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nekele throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Nekele looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nekele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Knox misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox avoids the body shot from Nekele.
Nekele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Nekele.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nekele walks into a jab.
Nekele lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Nekele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox avoids the head kick by Nekele.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Nekele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Naiki Nekele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Nekele misses with a kick to the body.
Knox defending well as Nekele loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nekele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nekele avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox moves out of range as Nekele strikes.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Nekele misses.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Nekele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knox rather than just go for the knockout.
Nekele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Nekele staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Nekele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Nekele throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nekele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Nekele's head but Nekele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nekele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nekele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nekele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nekele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nekele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nekele lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Nekele.
A big right from Knox misses.
Nekele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nekele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Nekele looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Nekele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Nekele moves away and avoids it.
Nekele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nekele. Nekele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nekele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nekele moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Nekele throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Nekele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox takes one on the button.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Nekele.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nekele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Nekele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nekele looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naiki Nekele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nekele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Nekele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nekele swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nekele lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Nekele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knox checks it well.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nekele misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Knox might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Knox with a hook.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekele throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knox.
Nekele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nekele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nekele slips under a jab.
Nekele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nekele.
Nekele is breathing heavily.
Nekele throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nekele avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Nekele saw that one coming.
Knox checks a low kick from Nekele.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Nekele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Nekele throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nekele swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nekele slips under a jab from Knox.
Nekele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nekele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox punishes Nekele's body with a nice straight punch.
Nekele slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Knox slips under a jab from Nekele.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Nekele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Nekele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nekele.
Nekele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Nekele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nekele.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox lands with a straight right. Nekele didn't see that one coming.

That has opened up Naiki Nekele's cut even more.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox moves out of range as Nekele strikes.
Nekele throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Nekele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Nekele catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nekele throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nekele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nekele misses with a left hand

and Knox counters with a nice right hand that sends Nekele toppling to the canvas! Nekele scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knox finish him?!

Nekele is rocked!
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
Nekele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Nekele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Zeta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.

Knox cracks Nekele with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nekele looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knox finish him?
Nekele is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Nekele swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nekele seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nekele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.

Knox cracks Nekele with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nekele looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knox finish him?

The cut above Naiki Nekele's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nekele throws a body kick that misses.
Nekele throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Knox misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zeta Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nekele throws a body kick that misses.
Nekele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Nekele throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Nekele misses with a hook

and Knox counters with a nice right hand that sends Nekele toppling to the canvas! Nekele scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knox finish him?!
Nekele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Knox cracks Nekele on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nekele falls backwards against the cage. Knox follows up with more strikes that drop Nekele to his knees. Knox keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nekele! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.