PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 5567 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Gazimov (ranked 8463 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Abdul Gazimov enters the cage!

Knox
vs
Gazimov

188 cm
18
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riley Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Gazimov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knox moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Gazimov avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox throws an elbow but it misses.
Knox prevents a body shot from Gazimov.
Knox lands a knee to the body.
Gazimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gazimov avoids it.
We've been informed that Gazimov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gazimov is trying to stall.
Gazimov wants to stall.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gazimov is defending well for now.
Gazimov managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
A knee to the head by Gazimov.

It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Gazimov avoids the damage to the body.
Gazimov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gazimov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knox is keeping busy.
Knox missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gazimov.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Knox.
Gazimov connects with a knee to the head.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gazimov throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Gazimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox is struggling to control the position.
Knox looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gazimov has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox has Gazimov pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazimov with a knee to the head.
Gazimov has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Knox tries to work over Gazimov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Gazimov tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Gazimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gazimov tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
Gazimov scores with a knee to the head.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gazimov.
Knox pushes Gazimov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gazimov looks winded!
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
Gazimov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Knox.
Knox has Gazimov pushed against the cage.
Knox landing knees to the body.
Knox stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gazimov.
Knox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gazimov managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox with a knee to the head.

It looks like Abdul Gazimov has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox crunches a lovely knee into Gazimov's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knox leaning against his opponent.
Gazimov blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Gazimov avoids the damage to the body.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gazimov takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gazimov avoids it.
Knox throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gazimov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Knox.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Gazimov controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Knox dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gazimov.
Gazimov cracks the inside of Knox's front leg.
Gazimov moves out of range of the leg kick from Knox.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gazimov checks a leg kick.
Gazimov slips under a jab from Knox.
Gazimov ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Gazimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Gazimov is out of range.
Gazimov slips under a jab from Knox.
Gazimov tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
Gazimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gazimov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gazimov ducks under a wild hook from Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Gazimov is trying to break free.
Gazimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gazimov has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Gazimov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knox.
Gazimov is breathing heavily.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gazimov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gazimov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gazimov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox lands a knee to the body.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Riley Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox lands a nice knee to the body.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gazimov is defending well for now.
Knox working Gazimov over with knees to the body.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Gazimov.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazimov can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox misses with a knee to the head.
Knox tries to work over Gazimov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox is stalling here.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazimov looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox scores a nice knee to the body.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gazimov managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knox misses with a knee to the head.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Gazimov avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Gazimov managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gazimov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gazimov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Gazimov misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knox.
Gazimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gazimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gazimov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Gazimov's head.
Gazimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox lands a good knee to the midsection. Gazimov won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gazimov being controlled against the cage.
Gazimov misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Knox dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Knox misses with a body punch
and Gazimov counters with a low kick, right behind Knox 's knee.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gazimov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gazimov counters with a two punch combo.

Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gazimov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gazimov connects with a knee to the head.
Knox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knox lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gazimov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gazimov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gazimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gazimov is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gazimov.
Knox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gazimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Gazimov.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knox blocks the elbow strike.
Gazimov blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knox.
Knox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.

Gazimov is rocked!
Knox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gazimov is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gazimov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knox misses with an elbow strike.
Gazimov seems to have recovered his senses.
Gazimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox scores a nice knee to the body.
Knox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gazimov.
Gazimov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gazimov being controlled against the cage.
Knox connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gazimov's face.
Knees to the body from Knox.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores a nice knee to the body.
Gazimov blocks an uppercut.
Knox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knox misses with a knee to the head.
Gazimov misses with the head strike.
Knox tries a knee to the head but Gazimov blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Gazimov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riley Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox with a knee to the head.
Knox crunches a lovely knee into Gazimov's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Knox.
Knox prevents a body shot from Gazimov.
Gazimov throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Knox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gazimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gazimov misses with an elbow over the top.
Gazimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gazimov has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Gazimov avoids the damage to the body.
Gazimov has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Gazimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox keeps control of Gazimov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Gazimov avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26

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