PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Presley (ranked 448 p4p, 679 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 56 p4p, 90 weight class). Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Step Closer | Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Presley
vs
Knox

180 cm
40
170
33 - 17 - 3

177 cm
36
175
20 - 17 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 33 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley dodges the punch combination from Knox.

Presley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Presley with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Presley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Presley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Presley.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Presley needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox punishes Presley's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox looks to land a combination but Presley avoids it well.

Knox instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Presley.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Presley.
Presley takes a shot to the head.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Presley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.

Knox closes the distance and clinches.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Presley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox feints a jab promting Presley to slip. Knox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Presley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox throws a series of punches but Presley moves out of range.
Presley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Presley scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Presley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Presley lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Porthos Knox has been cut.
Knox with a jab.
Knox throws the left hand but Presley avoids the punch easily.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Presley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Knox tries to keep at a distance but Presley has taken the fight into the clinch.

Knox breaks the clinch.
Presley takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Presley.

Presley drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Presley blocks an uppercut.
Knox lands a body punch.
Presley trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Presley.
A short left from Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Presley controls the action.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knox's efforts to push away.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Presley tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
Presley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Presley has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.

Knox breaks the clinch.
Presley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knox wants to clinch.
Presley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Presley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Presley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Jab by Knox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Presley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Presley gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Knox takes the fight into the clinch.

Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Presley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Presley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Presley tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Knox.
Presley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Presley throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Presley wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Presley misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox avoids the head kick by Presley.
Presley swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Porthos Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Porthos Knox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Knox lands a head shot.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick from Presley lands but Knox takes it in his stride.
Knox throws a series of punches but Presley avoids them all with ease.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Presley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Presley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Presley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Presley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Presley needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Presley's hands.
Elvis Presley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Presley.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox lands with a hook. Presley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Presley wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Nice cross by Knox.
Presley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox with a hook.
Knox works Presley's body with a nice hook.
Presley throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Presley misses with a two punch combination.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Presley.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox throws out a counter right but Presley avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Presley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Presley moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Presley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.
Presley misses with a few strikes there.
Presley throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Presley tries to clinch up.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Knox looks to move away, Presley throws a big counter combo but Knox just gets out of the way.
Presley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Presleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knox looks to land a body kick but Presley moved away.
Presley tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Presley under the eye.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Knox moves into the clinch.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox working hard to break the clinch.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox tries to circle away but Presley has him pinned against the cage.
Presley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Presley is looking to land body kicks.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox lunges at Presley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Presley's hand.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Presley. Presley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Presley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Presley should have avoided that one.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Presley throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Presley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Presley thumps Knox with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox cracks Presley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Presley tries to clinch up.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Presley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Presley's head.
Presley is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley moves out of range as Knox strikes.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Presley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Porthos Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Porthos Knox'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. This is the final round!

Knox gets tackled into the cage by Presley. Presley maintains the clinch.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Knox.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Presley motions for Knox to come forward. Presley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Presley misses with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Presley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Presley is looking to counter the offense by Knox and move into the clinch.
Presley avoids the body shot from Knox.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Presley, as that shot connected.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox scores with the left hand. Presley knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Presley.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Presley clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Presley looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Presley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox is looking to clinch but Presley is avoiding it.
Presley is looking to counter with head kicks.
Presley wants to clinch.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Whack! Presley lands a heavy head kick that drops Knox. The ref tackles Presley to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Knox was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Elvis Presley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Elvis Presley waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.