PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 690 p4p, 32 weight class) and Ubungu Bamboo Face (ranked 1182 p4p, 62 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Knox
vs
Bamboo Face

205 cm
24
290 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

205 cm
21
285 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubungu Bamboo Face!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamboo Face misses the shot to the body.
Bamboo Face misses with a straight right.
As Bamboo Face tries to get set, Knox tries to push him back and clinch up but Bamboo Face manages to avoid the attempt.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Bamboo Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bamboo Face counters with a nice body shot.
Bamboo Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Bamboo Face off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamboo Face throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Bamboo Face just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Bamboo Face counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboo Face throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamboo Face's elbow.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
Knox blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bamboo Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with some punches.
Bamboo Face lands with a light punch inside.
Bamboo Face prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboo Face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bamboo Face tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Bamboo Face swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bamboo Face scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bamboo Face lands a right hand.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knox prevents a body shot from Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Bamboo Face improves position.
Bamboo Face lands an uppercut.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bamboo Face looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bamboo Face throws a head punch that misses.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamboo Face controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Knox.
Knox tries to work over Bamboo Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamboo Face throws a head punch that misses.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboo Face lands with a left to the head.
Bamboo Face misses with some punches.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Bamboo Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboo Face fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ubungu Bamboo Face will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knox wants to clinch up but Bamboo Face keeps it at a distance.
Bamboo Face bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamboo Face.
Zeta Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bamboo Face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Bamboo Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bamboo Face prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox just leaning against Bamboo Face, taking a breather.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox blocks a body shot from Bamboo Face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face lands a right hand.
Bamboo Face has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bamboo Face can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bamboo Face creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamboo Face makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamboo Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bamboo Face misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
Knox prevents a body shot from Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face scores with a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Bamboo Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboo Face scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Bamboo Face backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bamboo Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox blocks a body shot from Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Bamboo Face fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox looking to stall.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboo Face.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Bamboo Face lands with a right to the head.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboo Face's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Knox on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamboo Face controls his hands.
Bamboo Face lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamboo Face fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox misses with some punches.
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!
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bamboo Face - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeta Knox dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bamboo Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Bamboo Face rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bamboo Face scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bamboo Face lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Bamboo Face misses with a body punch.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bamboo Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamboo Face misses with a body punch.
Bamboo Face goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bamboo Face fails to land.
Knox tries to work over Bamboo Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Ubungu Bamboo Face has been cut.
Bamboo Face blocks a body shot from Knox.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bamboo Face is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bamboo Face scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bamboo Face tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bamboo Face.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox tries to work over Bamboo Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Bamboo Face avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Bamboo Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bamboo Face creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bamboo Face tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Bamboo Face back against the cage.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamboo Face lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bamboo Face has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamboo Face's elbow.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamboo Face's elbow.
Bamboo Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Bamboo Face scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Bamboo Face avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
A short right from Bamboo Face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face lands a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboo Face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bamboo Face tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Bamboo Face has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
A hook to the body from Bamboo Face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch to the body.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamboo Face's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Bamboo Face avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bamboo Face backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch to the body.
Bamboo Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamboo Face lands with a left to the head.
Bamboo Face tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Bamboo Face back against the cage.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ubungu Bamboo Face.
I think Bamboo Face has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ubungu Bamboo Face!
After the big win, Ubungu Bamboo Face made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors OLIMPO and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.