PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Dolton (ranked 1653 p4p, 963 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 207 p4p, 115 weight class). Dolton comes to the cage accompanied by Paradise Warfare. Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dolton
vs
Knox

185 cm
32
278
16 - 11 - 0

205 cm
46
289
51 - 40 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Dolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 40 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolton darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Dolton into the cage.
Knox throws out a counter right but Dolton avoids it with no problem.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dolton goes for a takedown attempt but Knox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dolton with a poor takedown
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Dolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dolton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dolton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knox is looking to regain half guard here but Dolton keeps moving and retains side control.

Dolton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knox, who protects the arm well.
Knox is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dolton is trying to get an arm triangle but Knox is defending well.

Dolton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Knox keeping his opponent close.
Knox is looking to reverse the position.
Dolton tries to score with some ground and pound. Knox controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Dolton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knox tries to buck Dolton off but Dolton is having none of it.
Dolton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dolton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Dolton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dolton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knox down.

Dolton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Knox rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dolton's guard! Nice work there by Knox!
Dolton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knox wants to control from the top but Dolton keeps moving.
Dolton looking for a sweep. Not yet Dolton, not yet.
Dolton has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position.
Knox wants to stand but Dolton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dolton has a closed guard, preventing Knox from standing up.
Knox trying to control but Dolton is working from the bottom.
Knox wanted to stand there but Dolton had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott Dolton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dolton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knox as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dolton dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Dolton's head and hops out.
Dolton with a poor takedown
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Scott Dolton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dolton misses with a takedown
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dolton darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Dolton into the cage.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Dolton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Dolton fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Dolton fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters with a huge left! Dolton is in big trouble! He's backing up but Knox isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dolton from any more damage. A dominating finish by Knox!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
A victorious Zeta Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Scott Dolton had this to say: 'It is a joke? Let's start it over again.'.