PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 174 p4p, 258 weight class) and Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 27 p4p, 50 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Now's The Time | Charlie Parker. Yardbird Knox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Knox
vs
Da Oxlade

207 cm
28
285
17 - 7 - 0

203 cm
31
262
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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

HELLBENT
Conquer

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Oxlade throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Da Oxlade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Da Oxlade settles back down.
Da Oxlade scores with a jab.

It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
Da Oxlade throws a big shot that misses.

Da Oxlade forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
Da Oxlade scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Oxlade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Oxlade letting Knox take a breather here.
Da Oxlade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Da Oxlade working aggressively here.
Da Oxlade misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Oxlade lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Oxlade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Oxlade throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Da Oxlade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Oxlade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Oxlade has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
Da Oxlade scores with a leg kick.
Da Oxlade swings widly with a right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Oxlade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knox's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Oxlade counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Oxlade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Knox moves forwards but Da Oxlade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Da Oxlade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Da Oxlade misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Da Oxlade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Da Oxlade's shoulder, as Da Oxlade tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Da Oxlade moves away and avoids it.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Da Oxlade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox throws a hook but Da Oxlade avoids it easily.
Knox backing away here, and Da Oxlade unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Oxlade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Yardbird Knox's cut is getting worse.
Nice defenses there by Da Oxlade.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Da Oxlade's head back.

Da Oxlade is rocked!
Knox closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Da Oxlade out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yardbird Knox!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yardbird Knox waved his t-shirt featuring Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ 's logo in front of the cameras.