PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jared Spears (ranked 4603 p4p, 4548 weight class) and Nick Knight (ranked 483 p4p, 477 weight class). Knight is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Don't Like Cricket. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Spears
vs
Knight

180 cm
25
161
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Spears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Knight!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight leaves Spears with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
Spears takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spears moves away.
Spears's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spears scrambles back to his feet.
Knight takes a swing at Spears's ribcage but misses.
Knight moves out of range of the leg kick from Spears.
Spears has a takedown stuffed.
Spears avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spears on the side of the head.
Spears walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.
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!
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Spears shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but Spears keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Spears. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Spears.
Knight cracks Spears with an open hand slap.
Spears shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight takes a swing at Spears's ribcage but misses.
Spears avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Knight.

Spears gets a clinch.
Knight is struggling to control the position.
Spears is trying to break the clinch but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spears lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Knight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spears is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Knight.
Knight leaning against his opponent.
Knight landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight misses with a knee strike.
Spears goes for a takedown in the clinch but Knight prevents it.
Spears looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spears backwards.
Spears is trying to pull guard but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knight - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Spears is trying to pull guard but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Knight misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Spears backwards.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Spears, against the cage.
Spears can't break the clinch.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Spears is blocking nicely.
Spears is trying to pull guard but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight is struggling to control the position.
Spears is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Knight.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spears.
Spears's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spears with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spears is breathing heavily.
Knight stalling the fight.
Spears's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but Spears blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.

Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Spears is out of range.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Spears moves away and avoids it.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Spears doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Spears ducks down to avoid it.
Nick Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight connects with a crisp jab.
Knight lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Knight dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Knight lands with a good body shot.
Jared Spears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight throws the left hand but Spears avoids the punch easily.

Spears instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Spears breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Spears slips a jab from Knight.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Spears is just out of range.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Spears half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears tries to score with a low kick but Knight moves his leg out of the way.
Spears fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knight avoids it really well and circles away.
Spears throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spears stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spears doesn't seem phased though.
Spears misses with a leg kick.
Spears misses with an uppercut.
Nick Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Spears dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Spears. Spears gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Spears. Spears gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Spears. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spears takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight is looking to score with low kicks.
Spears attempts a counter takedown but Knight avoids it well and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Spears moved out of range.
Spears chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spears stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.

Knight forces Spears back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spears tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spears backwards.
Spears tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spears takes a shot to the head.
Knight pushes Spears back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spears managing to block the knees to the body from Knight.
Knight misses with a knee to the head.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knight pushes Spears back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight is leaning against Spears and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spears managing to block the knees to the body from Knight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Knight's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spears avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Spears blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spears blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knight leaning against his opponent.
Spears is trying to pull guard but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Knight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spears has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spears fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knight works on Spears's body with a couple of short punches.
Knight is pushing Spears up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Knight.
Knight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knight misses with a knee strike.
Knight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Knight.
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!
Spears's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Spears blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Spears tries to counter with a takedown but Knight is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Knight misses.

Spears clinches up with Knight and pushes him back against the cage.
Spears on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spears jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knight walks away with a smile on his face. Spears gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spears fails with a takedown attempt.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Spears was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Spears. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Spears gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Knight slowing the pace effectively.
Knight stalling the fight.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spears blocks it with crossed arms.
Spears is trying to pull guard but Knight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spears is defending well for now.
Spears tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knight smiles and moves away.
Knight misses the jab.
Spears takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knight scores with a hook.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Spears rushes Knight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knight - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spears blocks it with crossed arms.
Knight keeps control of Spears as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Spears takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Come on Knight - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spears throws an elbow but misses.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight digs a right hand into Spears's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spears's gas tank.
Spears can't break the clinch.
Knight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spears up against the cage.
Spears fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spears pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spears blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knight pushes Spears back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spears avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spears avoids it.
Spears throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight tries to land knees in the clinch but Spears avoids the damage to the body.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Spears is blocking nicely.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Knight.
Nick Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knight smiles and moves away.
A lazy left from Knight finds it's target.
Spears slips under a jab.
Spears throws a leg kick

and Knight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knight.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Spears drags the fight down to the ground.

Knight thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Knight connects with a couple of short punches.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Jared Spears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knight seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Knight!
A very excited looking Nick Knight 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.