PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Knight (ranked 2162 p4p, 4993 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 285 p4p, 538 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Knight
vs
Alexandrov

188 cm
32
215
11 - 10 - 0

188 cm
24
205
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

MKFC

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexandrov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexandrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alexandrov as he jumps to the side.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Alexandrov moves away and avoids it.
Knight misses with a hook.
Alexandrov unleashes a big counter combination but Knight bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexandrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Alexandrov's shoulder, as Alexandrov tries to avoid the shot.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Alexandrov counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Knight tries to keep at a distance but Alexandrov has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov is trying to pull guard but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Knight lands an elbow inside that Alexandrov shrugs off.

Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexandrov ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Alexandrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alexandrov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alexandrov!
Knight missing with a left hand there. Alexandrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexandrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexandrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Alexandrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Alexandrov moved out of range.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexandrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexandrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight scores with a jab. Alexandrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alexandrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight throws a body punch but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Knight jabs at Alexandrov's body.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexandrov is just out of range.
Alexandrov throws a counter combo.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a two punch combo.
Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight sizes up Alexandrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Alexandrov has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight misses with an elbow strike.

Knight manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a wild body shot.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Alexandrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexandrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexandrov.
Knight lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws a jab when Alexandrov was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Alexandrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knight misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Alexandrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Alexandrov tries to sprawl but Knight drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Knight content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Alexandrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alexandrov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alexandrov pushes Knight off looking to stand but Knight dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Knight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alexandrov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knight lands a nice hook to Alexandrov's body. Alexandrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight closes the distance and clinches up with Alexandrov, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes Alexandrov against the cage but Alexandrov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Alexandrov works on Knight's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight misses with some punches.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov tries to stall but Knight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alexandrov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a series of strikes that have Alexandrov backpedaling.
Alexandrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knight finds it's way round the side to connect with Alexandrov's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alexandrov sprawls well. Alexandrov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Knight finds it's way through Alexandrov's defenses.
Jason Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight misses with a combination
enabling Alexandrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Alex Alexandrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexandrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Alexandrov slips the punch.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexandrov.
Knight throws a body punch but Alexandrov moves out of range.
No joy there for Alexandrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jason Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alexandrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Alexandrov darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Knight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alexandrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.

Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Alexandrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexandrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexandrov.

Knight closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Knight lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knight controls the pace.
Alexandrov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alexandrov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knight is stalling in the full guard.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Knight stays in close to Alexandrov's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knight won't allow Alexandrov to sweep him here.

Knight gets to his feet - Alexandrov follows without any prompting.
Knight looks to land a combination but Alexandrov avoids it well.
Alexandrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight lands with an overhand left.
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?

Knight shoots in and bounces Alexandrov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Knight postures up.
Alexandrov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knight content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alexandrov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knight postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Knight dominated that second round.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knight is defended easily by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alexandrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Knight finds it's way through Alexandrov's defenses.
Alexandrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Knight shoots in and bounces Alexandrov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Knight is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Knight pushing down on Alexandrov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Knight controlling the pace.
Alexandrov trying to control from the bottom.
Alexandrov wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alexandrov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alexandrov is trying to stand.
Knight tries to pass to full mount but Alexandrov defends it.
Jason Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knight slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrov is looking to escape.
Alexandrov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Knight with a couple of short strikes.
Alexandrov tries to reverse the position but Knight maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Knight controlling his opponent.
Alexandrov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Knight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knight looking to finish Alexandrov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alexandrov!
Alexandrov blocking the ground and pound.
Knight dominating with strikes here.
Knight looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alexandrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knight connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Knight lands with some strikes.
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
Knight lands a big shot there that rocks Alexandrov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight controlling his opponent.
Alexandrov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alexandrov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Knight. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Knight!
Jason Knight took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MKFC for their support in the buildup to the fight.