PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 57 p4p, 202 weight class) and Luke Mad Onion (ranked 9 p4p, 29 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Knox
vs
Mad Onion

205 cm
34
289
26 - 17 - 0

192 cm
31
275
26 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.

Knox tries to keep at a distance but Mad Onion has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
Mad Onion working aggressively here.
Knox takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow over the top.
Knox stalling.
Mad Onion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a series of punches but Mad Onion moves out of range.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mad Onion.

Mad Onion gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox avoiding damage as Mad Onion throws knees to the body.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox gets through Mad Onion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.

Mad Onion drops Knox with a big knee straight up the middle! Knox is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mad Onion darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mad Onion is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Mad Onion defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Mad Onion releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Mad Onion has managed to clinch.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mad Onion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mad Onion clinches up with Knox and pushes him back against the cage.
Mad Onion tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Onion lands a knee to the head.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mad Onion instigates a clinch.
Knox tries to break the clinch but Mad Onion is controlling the position.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mad Onion lands an uppercut.
Mad Onion misses with a knee strike.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mad Onion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Mad Onion, against the cage.
Mad Onion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Mad Onion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Zeta Knox's cut is getting worse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knox has Mad Onion pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Mad Onion misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Mad Onion goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mad Onion throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a body punch but Mad Onion moves out of range.
Mad Onion looks to clinch
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mad Onion tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Mad Onion tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mad Onion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox is looking to wear down Mad Onion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Mad Onion clinches with his opponent.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mad Onion lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mad Onion scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Mad Onion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mad Onion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mad Onion throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mad Onion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mad Onion tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox throws the left hand but Mad Onion avoids the punch easily.
Mad Onion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Mad Onion misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox throws a hook but Mad Onion blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mad Onion gets a clinch.
Knox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Mad Onion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeta Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mad Onion misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mad Onion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Mad Onion throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mad Onion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Mad Onion clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox avoiding damage as Mad Onion throws knees to the body.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow over the top.
Knox blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mad Onion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mad Onion is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mad Onion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mad Onion misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad Onion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow over the top.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mad Onion doesn't seem bothered though.

Knox lands a left and a right that send Mad Onion crashing to the mat, dazed. Knox thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Knox throws a body punch but Mad Onion moves out of range.
Mad Onion lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mad Onion takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Mad Onion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mad Onion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.

Mad Onion has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Mad Onion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
Knox can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mad Onion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Mad Onion misses.
Mad Onion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mad Onion swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mad Onion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Mad Onion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Knox misses.
Mad Onion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Mad Onion counters with a stiff right hand.
Mad Onion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mad Onion darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Mad Onion tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
Mad Onion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Mad Onion finds it's target.
Mad Onion moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Mad Onion throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mad Onion connects with a looping right hand.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox misses the jab.
Mad Onion wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Mad Onion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Mad Onion tries to clinch up.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mad Onion moves out of range of the strikes.
Mad Onion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.

Mad Onion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mad Onion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Knox breaks the clinch.

Knox lands a left and a right that send Mad Onion crashing to the mat, dazed. Knox thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mad Onion is rocked!
Knox fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mad Onion square on the jaw! Damn, Mad Onion is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zeta Knox made sure he mentioned Altitude Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.