PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brass Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. The crowd seem to be enjoying Minard's choice of entrance music: Walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knuckles
vs
Minard

188 cm
24
210 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

183 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Battalion Athletics
Ka-POW Clothing

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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brass Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Minard!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
Brass Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minard throws an overhand right that lands on Knuckles's shoulder, as Knuckles tries to avoid the shot.
Knuckles staying out of range there.
Minard moves out of range as Knuckles throws a body kick.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Knuckles throws a hook to the side of Minard's head but Minard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minard shoots in and drives through. Knuckles sprawls well.
Knuckles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Minard blocks a jab.
Knuckles lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Knuckles misses the target.
Knuckles misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knuckles.
A swing and a miss from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Minard on the side of the head.
Minard shoots in but no luck this time.
Minard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckles.
Knuckles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles lands a really nice looking cross but Minard seems unphased.
Minard throws a leg kick but Knuckles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knuckles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Minard shoots in for a takedown but Knuckles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brass Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Minard.
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minard moves out of range of the leg kick from Knuckles.
Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knuckles thumps Minard with a low kick.
Knuckles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minard looks gassed!
A head kick from Knuckles lands but Minard takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knuckles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minard.
Minard moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Knuckles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a leg kick which misses Minard's front leg but catches the back leg as Minard tries to avoid it.
Knuckles tests Minard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses.
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Knuckles.
Knuckles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles takes a swing at Minard's ribcage but misses.
Minard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knuckles motions for Minard to come forward. Knuckles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Minard with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard misses with a straight right.
Knuckles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Minard finds it's way round the side to connect with Knuckles's head.
A lazy left from Knuckles finds it's target.
Knuckles delivers a nice body kick.
Knuckles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knuckles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Minard will feel that in the morning.
Knuckles lands a high kick!

It looks like Liam Minard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles cracks Minard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Minard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knuckles. Knuckles obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Knuckles!
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knuckles takes a swing at Minard's ribcage but misses.
Minard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knuckles connects with a nice looking jab.
Minard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knuckles thumps Minard with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knuckles with a nice cross.
Knuckles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knuckles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knuckles.
Minard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knuckles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knuckles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knuckles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knuckles, right into the meat.
Knuckles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minard was well out of range. Poor timing from Knuckles.
Knuckles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knuckles misses with a head kick.
Knuckles misses with a body kick.
Knuckles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minard's calf.
Knuckles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Minard's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brass Knuckles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Minard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Knuckles scores with a kick to the body.
Minard ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knuckles delivers a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Knuckles.
Knuckles moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckles catches Minard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Minard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Minard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Knuckles has got the better of the exchanges.
A low kick from Knuckles misses
and Minard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Minard blocks a low kick nicely.
Brass Knuckles is winning the standup battle so far.
Knuckles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Minard on the side of the head.
Minard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knuckles. That one must have hurt.
Knuckles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Minard is breathing heavily.
Knuckles scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knuckles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Minard ducks right into an uppercut from Knuckles.
Knuckles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knuckles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Minard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Knuckles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knuckles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Minard's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Knuckles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knuckles.
Minard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knuckles scores with a jab.
Knuckles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Knuckles catches Minard right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Minard is out of range.
Minard avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Minard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Minard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knuckles - the referee stops the clock and Minard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knuckles. Minard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knuckles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knuckles misses with a head kick.
Knuckles is looking to land body kicks.
Minard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Minard blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles swings for the body but Minard moves out of range.
Knuckles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a push kick but Minard slaps the foot to one side.
Knuckles misses with the body kick

and Minard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knuckles's guard now.
Minard tries to free his leg and advance position but Knuckles is retaining full guard.
Minard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knuckles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minard stops Knuckles from standing up.
Knuckles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minard wants to pass the guard but Knuckles is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Knuckles. No joy for Minard on that attempt.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minard moves away.
Brass Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minard throws a looping overhand right but Knuckles ducks down to avoid it.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Minard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minard avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minard's calf.
Knuckles tries to work over Minard's front leg with a kick but Minard checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brass Knuckles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liam Minard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Minard checks a leg kick.
Knuckles throws the kick towards the body but Minard avoids it.
Knuckles misses with a jab to the body
and Minard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knuckles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minard throws out the jab.
Knuckles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minard can do to turn this around?
Knuckles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Minard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knuckles misses with a leg kick.
Minard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knuckles lands a head kick. Minard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Minard misses.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knuckles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Minard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minard.
Knuckles throws out a leg kick but Minard moves out of range and Knuckles only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard checks a leg kick.
Minard checks a low kick from Knuckles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knuckles.
Minard ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Minard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckles works Minard's body with a nice hook.
Knuckles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Minard.
Knuckles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knuckles misses with the combination.
A low kick from Knuckles is predictable there
and Knuckles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brass Knuckles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles moves out of range as Minard strikes.
Minard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles checks a leg kick.
Knuckles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knuckles misses with a head kick.
A big right from Minard misses.
Knuckles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Minard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big right from Minard misses.
Knuckles slips under a jab.
Knuckles tried to score with a low kick but Minard checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Minard on the side of the head.
Knuckles moves out of range of the strikes.
Minard loads up on a big right hand but Knuckles slips the punch.
Minard misses with an uppercut.
Minard connects with a crisp jab.
Knuckles scores with a spinning back kick!
A big left from Minard misses.
A shot to the body from Knuckles misses
and Minard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles slips under a jab.
Knuckles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Knuckles lands a head kick. Minard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Knuckles cracks the inside of Minard's front leg.
Knuckles wants to land a leg kick but Minard is out of range.
Minard checks a leg kick.
Knuckles misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Knuckles.
A jab from Minard misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Minard misses the target.
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minard shoots in and drives through. Knuckles sprawls well.
Knuckles connects with a body shot.
Knuckles cracks Minard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knuckles scores with a jab. Minard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knuckles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Knuckles lands a nice looking body shot.
Liam Minard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Minard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knuckles needs to keep his hands up - Minard had a free shot at his head there.
Knuckles lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brass Knuckles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knuckles, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brass Knuckles!