PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 1021 p4p, 755 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 164 p4p, 123 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Knuckles
vs
Sole

182 cm
32
185
16 - 9 - 0

188 cm
31
186
14 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Sole tenderised Knuckles's leg. Knuckles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knuckles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sole throws a front kick aimed at Knuckles's knee but Knuckles avoids it well.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Knuckles connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Knuckles tenderised Sole's leg. Sole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knuckles moves out of range as Sole strikes.
Sole connects with a single shot there.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Knuckles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knuckles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole scoring well with a low kick there.
Sole takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knuckles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sole fakes the leg kick and cracks Knuckles in the body.
Sole clobbers Knuckles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knuckles misses with a body kick.
Sole lands a slapping body shot.
Sole checks a leg kick nicely.
Sole misses with a kick to the body.
Sole throws a solid leg kick but Knuckles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sole.
Knuckles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sole finds it's way round the side to connect with Knuckles's head.
Sole throws a low kick, looking for Knuckles's leg but Knuckles calmly moves out of range.
Sole connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knuckles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole catches Knuckles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knuckles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knuckles checks a leg kick.
Sole throws a low kick but Knuckles moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Sole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Knuckles blocks the low kick.
Knuckles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knuckles has time to react.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Knuckles's shoulder, as Knuckles tries to avoid the shot.
Sole works the jab nicely.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sole is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knuckles had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sole misses with a low kick as Knuckles jumps back.
Knuckles loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Sole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles misses with a shot to the body
and Sole counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Sole misses.
Sole moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Sole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sole there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knuckles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knuckles moves out of range of the strikes.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Knuckles moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole tried to score with a low kick but Knuckles checks it.
Sole lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole is looking to slow Knuckles down with leg kicks.
Jab from Knuckles.
Sole lands a head shot.
Sole scores with a sloppy right hand. Knuckles should have avoided that one.
Knuckles throws a hook but Sole blocks it.
Sole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sole cracks Knuckles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knuckles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sole throws out the jab.
Sole scores with the left hand. Knuckles knows he should have avoided that one.
Knuckles throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole dominated that round.
That's time! Knuckles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Knuckles misses with a body kick.
Knuckles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sole. Sole obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
Knuckles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Knuckles. That snapped Sole's head back.

Sole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Knuckles.
Sole lands with a left to the head.
Sole missing with knees to the body.
Sole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knuckless head.
Knuckles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knuckles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Knuckles has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Sole.
Sole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Knuckles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sole lands a hook that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knuckles lands an uppercut.
Knuckles blocks a body shot from Sole.
Sole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sole lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Sole misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
Sole tries a body shot but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knuckles tries a body shot but Sole blocks it.
Sole gets through Knuckles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sole pushes Knuckles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
Knuckles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Sole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sole lands with a hook. Knuckles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a looping left.
Knuckles throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Knuckles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knuckles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
A jab from Sole does it's job there.
Knuckles moves out of range of the body kick from Sole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knuckles has time to react.
Knuckles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knuckles. Knuckles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knuckles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sole counters with a stiff right hand.
Sole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knuckles. That did some damage!
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Knuckles's shoulder, as Knuckles tries to avoid the shot.
Knuckles is looking to counter with a body kick.
Knuckles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knuckles tries to land a front kick but Sole steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knuckles checks a low kick from Sole.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knuckles checks a leg kick.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Knuckles misses the target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knuckles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Good body shot from Knuckles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Sole.
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!
Knuckles misses with some punches.
Knuckles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knuckles lands with a left to the head.
Sole working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Sole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Knuckles lands a right hand.
Bobby Knuckles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knuckles tries a body shot but Sole blocks it.

Sole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knuckles tries to land a leg kick but Sole saw it coming and moves away.
A solid body kick from Sole.
Sole scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Sole slams his shin into Knuckles's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knuckles throws a leg kick
and Sole counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacks Sole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Knuckles looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
Sole connects with an inside leg kick.
Sole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Sole does it's job there.
Sole misses with a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
Sole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sole does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sole lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles checks a leg kick.
Jacks Sole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Sole connects with a leg kick.
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knuckles manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole scores with a hook.
Sole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knuckles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knuckles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sole. That did some damage!
Knuckles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sole.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
Knuckles takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knuckles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sole moves out of range as Knuckles throws a body kick.
Sole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
Knuckles slips under a jab.
Sole misses with a kick to the body.
Sole scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Sole catches Knuckles right on the button with a cross.
Sole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sole moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Sole clobbers Knuckles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sole tries to work over Knuckles's front leg with a kick but Knuckles checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Knuckles misses its target.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Knuckles appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole with a nice cross.
Knuckles throws a leg kick that misses.
Knuckles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knuckles tries to land a front kick but Sole steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacks Sole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knuckles throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole tries to move into range but Knuckles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Knuckles misses its intended target.
Knuckles misses with a leg kick
and Sole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bobby Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knuckles throws a chopping leg kick but Sole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knuckles walks into a stiff left hand from Sole.
Sole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knuckles.
Sole does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Sole backs away, Knuckles returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knuckles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy left from Sole finds it's target.
Knuckles blocks a jab.
Sole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Sole.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sole winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
After winning the bout, Jacks Sole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.