PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tracey
vs
Knuckles

170 cm
23
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tracey manages to avoid it.
Tracey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles.
Knuckles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knuckles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knuckles keeps the fight on the outside.

Tracey has Knuckles up against the cage in a clinch.
Tracey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tracey looking to slow down the pace here.
Knuckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knuckles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tracey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knuckles working hard to break the clinch.

Tracey breaks from the clinch.
Tracey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuckles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tracey but Tracey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dick Tracey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Knuckles.
Tracey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Tracey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tracey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tracey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tracey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knuckles has Tracey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tracey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knuckles is trying to break the clinch but Tracey has him pressed against the cage.
Tracey is working Knuckles over against the cage.
Good body shot from Tracey.
Knuckles looks gassed!
Knuckles is trying to stall.
Knuckles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tracey slowing the pace effectively.
Knuckles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tracey has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Tracey.
Tracey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knuckles stalling the fight.
Tracey slows down the pace here.

Tracey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knuckles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tracey to counter with a crisp jab.

Tracey forces Knuckles back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Tracey.
Tracey lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey leaning against his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tracey for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tracey lands a nice uppercut.
Tracey effectively controlling the action here.
Still in the clinch, Tracey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tracey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knuckles up against the cage.
Tracey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tracey lands a body punch.
Tracey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tracey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knuckles or not.
Tracey pushes Knuckles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Tracey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tracey closes the distance and pushes Knuckles back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tracey cracks Knuckles with a nice body shot.
Tracey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tracey gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tracey lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Tracey to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dick Tracey.
Knuckles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tracey counters with a straight right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knuckles letting Tracey take a breather here.
Tracey works on Knuckles's body with a couple of short punches.
Tracey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tracey as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tracey.
Tracey stalls.
Tracey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Tracey is pressed up against the cage. Knuckles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tracey down to the mat. Tracey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tracey shoots in and bounces Knuckles off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tracey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Tracey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Knuckles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tracey tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knuckles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tracey counters with a nice body shot.
Knuckles circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tracey closes the distance and clinches.
Knuckles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knuckles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tracey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knuckles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dick Tracey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Knuckles.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Tracey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.

Tracey breaks from the clinch.
Knuckles has his takedown stuffed
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Tracey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a looping right.

Tracey moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Tracey.
Tracey digs a right hand underneath Knuckles's ribcage. Knuckles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tracey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tracey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tracey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Tracey.
Tracey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Tracey.
Tracey lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Tracey.
Tracey presses Knuckles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tracey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knuckles up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey is working Knuckles over against the cage.
Tracey is working Knuckles over against the cage.

Tracey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knuckles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tracey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tracey.
Tracey taking a breather.
Tracey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tracey has Knuckles pushed against the cage.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Tracey.
Knuckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tracey manages to break the clinch.
Dick Tracey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tracey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knuckles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knuckles.
Knuckles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knuckles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tracey fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tracey pushes Knuckles up against the cage in a clinch.
Knuckles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knuckles fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Tracey.
Tracey presses Knuckles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tracey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tracey is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tracey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tracey lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tracey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tracey wants to clinch up but Knuckles keeps it at a distance.
Tracey doesn't manage to clinch there - Knuckles circles away.

Tracey drives through and clinches with Knuckles against the cage.
Tracey pushes Knuckles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tracey breaks from the clinch.
Knuckles throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tracey counters with a takedown into side control.
Knuckles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knuckles is trying to work for a sweep but Tracey has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Tracey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tracey avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Tracey tries to clinch there but Knuckles circles away.

Tracey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knuckles, pushing him back against the cage.
Tracey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tracey tries to stall but Knuckles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tracey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knuckles can do to turn this around?
Tracey prevents a takedown attempt there.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tracey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tracey pushes Knuckles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Tracey.
The referee calls for Tracey to work.
Tracey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tracey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tracey misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tracey is working Knuckles over against the cage.
Dick Tracey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knuckles takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tracey throws a head punch that misses.
Tracey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tracey tries to circle away but Knuckles has him pinned against the cage.

Knuckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knuckles misses with a hook.
Tracey tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Knuckles lands a nice hook to Tracey's body. Tracey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Tracey gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knuckles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tracey wants to take a breather but Knuckles is having none of it.

Knuckles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tracey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tracey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Knuckles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Knuckles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knuckles wants to control but Tracey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bobby Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Tracey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knuckles is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tracey is staying active.

Knuckles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Knuckles looking for subs from the bottom but Tracey mounts him!
Knuckles tries to reverse the position but Tracey maintains control.
Knuckles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tracey blocks Knuckles's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Knuckles throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Tracey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tracey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Tracey!