PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 1844 p4p, 239 weight class) and Brady Hill (ranked 2908 p4p, 351 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by One Step Closer | Linkin Park. This should be fireworks!

Knox
vs
Hill

177 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brady Hill!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hill 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.
Hill tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Hill is looking to clinch.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Hill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hill is trying to force a seperation but Knox has the dominant position.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hill's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox is stalling here.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Hill pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Hill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but Hill breaks away and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox lands with a cross.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knox has been working on his balance at Relentless Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hill.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hill at a distance.
A jab from Hill misses.
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox throws a hook but Hill blocks it.

Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox digs a right hand underneath Hill's ribcage. Hill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill looks winded!
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
A short right from Knox on the inside.

Knox breaks from the clinch.

Knox drives through and clinches with Hill against the cage.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill is trying to break free.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hill's efforts to push away.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.

Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Hill's head back.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hill throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Knox avoids the body shot from Hill.
Knox with a nice cross.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hill tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Knox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Knox.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
A short right from Knox.
Hill takes a shot to the head.

Hill is rocked!
Knox lands a left hand.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Knox leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Knox cracks Hill with a hook to the temple - Hill is on wobbly legs here! Knox swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hill falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Knox wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Porthos Knox!
A very excited looking Porthos Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.