PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Stolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archibald Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stolt
vs
Knox

181 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Stolt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stolt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a head kick that misses
and Stolt counters with a right hand to the body.
Stolt avoids the body shot from Knox.
Stolt blocks a head kick by Knox.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stolt throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Stolt misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stolt is looking to counter punch.
Stolt 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.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stolt.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stolt scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Stolt misses.
Knox shapes to counter with a head kick.
Stolt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox misses with a hook
and Stolt counters with a left to the body.
Stolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Stolt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stolt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stolt manages to avoid it.
Stolt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Stolt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stolt lands a body shot.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Stolt throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stolt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Stolt.
Stolt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stolt tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stolt finds it's way round the side to connect with Knox's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Stolt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Stolt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stolt takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stolt rather than just go for the knockout.
Knox takes a swing at Stolt's ribcage but misses.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Stolt is just out of range.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stolt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stolt misses the shot to the body.
Stolt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stolt misses its intended target.
Stolt jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Oscar Stolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stolt throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stolt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Stolt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Stolt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Stolt moves out of range easily.
Stolt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stolt 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.
Stolt tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stolt throws out the jab.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Stolt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Stolt does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Stolt misses the target.
Stolt moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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.
Stolt scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Stolt takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Stolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Stolt circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Stolt catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Oscar Stolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox wants to clinch up but Stolt keeps it at a distance.
Stolt lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Stolt lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stolt throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stolt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Stolt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stolt looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Stolt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox looks to clinch
and Stolt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stolt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Stolt lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Stolt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Knox.
Stolt takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox tries to move into range but Stolt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stolt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Stolt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Stolt misses.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Stolt is just out of range.
Stolt blocks a head kick by Knox.
Stolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stolt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range as Stolt strikes.
Stolt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stolt misses the shot to the body.
Knox wants to counter with a clinch but Stolt pushes him away.
Stolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox tries to clinch but Stolt moves away
and Stolt counters with a series of strikes. Knox will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Stolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Stolt catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox misses with an uppercut. Stolt saw that one coming.
It looked like Stolt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stolt manages to avoid it.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stolt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stolt misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stolt misses with a straight right.
Stolt scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Stolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Stolt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stolt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Stolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox slips a jab from Stolt.

Knox rushes Stolt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stolt lands a right hand.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stolt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stolt lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stolt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stolt misses with some punches.
Knox looking to stall.
Stolt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stolt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox prevents a body shot from Stolt.
Stolt lands an uppercut.
Knox stalls.
Stolt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stolt lands a body shot.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Stolt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the cage.
Stolt blocking some punches.
Stolt lands a shot to the body.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Stolt breaks from the clinch.
Stolt punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Stolt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stolt with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolt lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stolt misses the shot to the body.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stolt moves away.
Knox avoids the body shot from Stolt.
A jab from Stolt misses.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox swings for the body but Stolt moves out of range.
Stolt blocks a head kick by Knox.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stolt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Stolt lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Stolt.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Stolt counters with a nice uppercut.
Stolt scores with a nice strike.
Stolt 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.
A lazy left from Stolt finds it's target.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Stolt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stolt lands with an overhand left.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stolt lands with a right hand.

Knox is rocked!
Knox tries to clinch but Stolt is having none of it.
Stolt swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Stolt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stolt thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Stolt finish him?
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Stolt lands a jab-cross combination.
Knox darts in trying to clinch
and Stolt counters with a stiff right hand.
Stolt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Stolt clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stolt lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Stolt lands with an overhand left.
Knox tries to clinch there but Stolt circles away.
Stolt scores with a nice head shot.
Stolt misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throws a series of punches but Stolt avoids them all with ease.
Knox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stolt finds it's way round the side to connect with Knox's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stolt misses with a body shot.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stolt.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stolt.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stolt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stolt with a hook.
Knox swings for the body but Stolt moves out of range.
Stolt scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Knox throws the left hand but Stolt avoids the punch easily.
Stolt connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Knox gets a clinch.
Stolt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stolt lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolt lands with a short shot to the head.
Stolt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Knox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox stalling against the cage.
Stolt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stolt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stolt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox looking to stall.
Stolt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stolt misses with some punches.
Stolt works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Stolt controls the action.
Stolt lands a body shot.
Stolt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knox or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stolt.
Stolt lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Stolt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stolt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Stolt.
Stolt can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stolt tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Stolt.
Oscar Stolt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stolt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stolt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Stolt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stolt.
Stolt lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
A shot in the inside from Stolt.
Stolt lands a nice shot to the body.
Stolt unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Knox! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stolt is unloading with more strikes now! Knox drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Stolt!
Oscar Stolt retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Oscar Stolt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.