PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Clement (ranked 4070 p4p, 23848 weight class) and Chet Knox (ranked 500 p4p, 642 weight class). Knox has chosen Chet Baker | Almost Blue as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Clement
vs
Knox

181 cm
21
185
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
177
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chet Knox!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement lands a high kick!
Clement looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Clement is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clement.
Clement scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.
Clement throws a head kick that misses.
Knox is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Clement.
Clement gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clement fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Clement throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clement lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clement swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clement throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox moves out of range as Clement strikes.

Clement darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Clement sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Clement works his way into full mount!
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clement throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement lands a couple of good shots and Knox has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Clement lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Knox.
Knox breaks Clement's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Clement is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clement is on top in guard.

Clement throws a big right hand that misses.

Knox is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clement is aware though and is defending well.
Clement working some strikes from top position.
Clement has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clement with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clement.
Clement works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Clement scoring with punches to the head and body.

Knox is rocked!
Clement slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Knox is still in real trouble! Can Clement finish him?
Knox is striking from the bottom but Clement uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Clement is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Clement lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Knox! More strikes land and this one is all over! Clement jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Clement!
Hugo Clement decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Chet 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)'.