PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam McKnight (ranked 3059 p4p, 369 weight class) and Joe Senior (ranked 2518 p4p, 316 weight class). Liam McKnight has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McKnight
vs
Senior

188 cm
27
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McKnight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Senior!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKnight tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Senior counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McKnight!
McKnight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Senior has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McKnight!
McKnight is squirming around, avoiding Senior's attempts to control the action.
Senior is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McKnight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Senior on the ground.
BOOM! Senior connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McKnight is squirming around, avoiding Senior's attempts to control the action.

Senior working for a submission but McKnight is keeping him at bay.

McKnight defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Senior.
Senior thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Senior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKnight wants to get back to his feet.
Senior trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Senior controlling his opponent.
Senior throwing strikes here but McKnight is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McKnight is trying to stand.
Senior postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McKnight looks a forlorn figure.
Senior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senior throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McKnight because Senior loaded up on that one.
Senior scoring with strikes but McKnight is staying in there.
Senior lands with some strikes.

McKnight is rocked!
McKnight is squirming around, avoiding Senior's attempts to control the action.
Oh McKnight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Senior scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McKnight?
Senior lands a big elbow - McKnight is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and McKnight is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Senior!