PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Knox
vs
Liddell

185 cm
24
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Liddell !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell blocks a jab.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox throws a combination that misses
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johny Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell lands with a right hand.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a two punch combo.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Knox backing up. Knox nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox looks to land a combination. Liddell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Knox cracks Liddell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Liddell 's defenses.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Knox misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Knox backing up. Knox nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Liddell .
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Knox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liddell at a distance.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell jabs at Knox's body.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell 's cut.
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.

Liddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Knox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Knox misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Liddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Knox misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knox's knee momentarily.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Liddell moves away from the strike by Knox.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Knox misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell .
Liddell slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Knox will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Knox backing up. Knox nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell misses with the combination.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Knox.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Chuck Liddell 's cut even more.
Johny Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Liddell slips under a jab from Knox.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Knox.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knox lands a body shot.
Liddell misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell .
Johny Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox jabs at Liddell 's body.
Liddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell slips a jab from Knox.
Liddell moves away from the strike by Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Knox will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.

The cut above Chuck Liddell 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Liddell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johny Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Knox!