PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mfer (ranked 414 p4p, 364 weight class) and Donny Knightley (ranked 52 p4p, 44 weight class). Knightley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Top - Ken Blast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mfer
vs
Knightley

181 cm
26
204
12 - 5 - 1

188 cm
29
200
18 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

NARCOS
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Knightley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Knightley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Pate Mfer has been cut.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Knightley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mfer throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knightley! But no joy.
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Knightley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
Knightley steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Mfer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mfer thows a leg kick but Knightley checks it
and Knightley counters with a solid body kick.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Knightley misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knightley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mfer misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Knightley counters with a nice uppercut.
Knightley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mfer misses with a body punch
and Knightley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knightley's sensitive parts.
Knightley 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.
A head kick by Mfer misses
and Knightley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knightley gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knightley is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mfer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley blocks a head kick by Mfer.
Knightley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mfer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knightley.
Mfer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Knightley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer misses with a leg kick.
Knightley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mfer throws a sloppy body shot
and Knightley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Pate Mfer's cut is getting worse.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses
and Knightley counters with a nice body kick.
Mfer is breathing heavily.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knightley slips under a jab.
Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Knightley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knightley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Knightley counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Knightley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knightley! But no joy.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
and Knightley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knightley slips a jab from Mfer.
A little jabbing left from Knightley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Knightley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mfer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knightley is out of range.
Nice jab there from Mfer.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knightley thinks about the counter body kick.
Mfer misses with the body kick
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.

Pate Mfer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mfer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Knightley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mfer misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pate Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pate Mfer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mfer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knightley has time to react.
Mfer misses with a jab to the body
and Knightley counters with a nice body kick.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Knightley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Knightley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Knightley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mfer really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer thows a leg kick but Knightley checks it
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Knightley counters with a nice uppercut.

Jeez, Pate Mfer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pate Mfer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donny Knightley!
Donny Knightley is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Donny Knightley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.