PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Knox (ranked 1394 p4p, 2660 weight class) and Al Fry (ranked 218 p4p, 405 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knox
vs
Fry

185 cm
26
215
6 - 2 - 0

208 cm
27
208
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Fry!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox throws a one two combo.
Fry throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Knox.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fry.
Knox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Fry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox tries to bum rush Fry with a series of wild strikes but Fry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fry looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fry.
Fry misses with a looping left.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Fry misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fry misses with a wild combination.

Knox closes the distance and pushes Fry back into the cage.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Fry's ribcage. Fry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fry looks winded!
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fry's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Fry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fry blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frys head.
Fry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fry's efforts to push away.
Knox is leaning against Fry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fry's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox digs a right hand into Fry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fry's gas tank.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox digs a right hand into Fry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fry's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fry.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fry.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fry.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Fry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fry wants to counter with a clinch but Knox pushes him away.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Fry.
Knox throws a right hand that Fry ducks under and follows up with a left that Fry also avoids with ease.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fry moves away.
Fry misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fry avoids a punch combination nicely.

Knox clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Knox dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knox throws a series of punches but Fry avoids them all with ease.

Knox rushes Fry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
John Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Fry controls his hands.
Fry prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fry or not.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Fry is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Knox.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox tries to work over Fry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox tries a body shot but Fry blocks it.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fry.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Fry avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
We've been informed that Fry has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Fry blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox cracks Fry with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Fry avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fry can do to turn this around?

Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fry moves away.
Al Fry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Al Fry has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Fry is rocked!
Knox catches Fry with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Fry forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Knox!
John Knox decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.