PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Nelson Rodriguez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Knott
vs
Rodriguez

200 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Knott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knott misses with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Knott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Knott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Knott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriguez is looking to escape.
Rodriguez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Knott looking to control but Rodriguez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knott is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodriguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez bucks Knott off and manages to get back to his feet!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knott.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Knott.
Knott shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Knott or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Knott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knott dives in and grabs Rodriguez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Knott's head and hops out.
Knott throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knott somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott closes the distance and clinches up with Rodriguez, looking for a takedown. Knott pushes Rodriguez against the cage but Rodriguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses

and Knott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rodriguez has Knott pressed against the cage, preventing Knott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knott fails to pull guard.
Rodriguez throws an elbow that misses.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Knott prevents it.
Rodriguez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knott fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Knott moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Knott has double underhooks.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodriguez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knott scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Knott tries to pull guard but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Knott avoids the elbow strike from Rodriguez, against the cage.
Knott is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Knott has Rodriguez pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knott wants to stall.
Knott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Knott has him pressed against the cage.
Knott tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodriguez smiles and moves away.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Knott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knott gets slowly back to his feet.
Knott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Knott counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rodriguez blocking the ground and pound.
Knott throws some wild stikes that Rodriguez manages to avoid easily.
Rodriguez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Knott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
Knott trying to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Knott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rodriguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knott.

Knott closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez walks away with a smile on his face. Knott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anthony Knott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Knott.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knott.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Knott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knott shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knott lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Knott avoids them all with ease.
Knott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
Rodriguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knott.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knott bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Knott decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Knott.
Nelson Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knott swivels and escapes.

Rodriguez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rodriguez pushes Knott off and scrambles back to his feet.
Knott digs a good body shot into Rodriguez's ribs.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Knott moves into the clinch successfully.

Knott jumps into guard, dragging Rodriguez to the mat.

Rodriguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodriguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodriguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodriguez stands and throws Knott's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Rodriguez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knott tries to improve position but can't.

Rodriguez has hold of Knott's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Knott seems comfortable defending it but Rodriguez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Knott is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Knott is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rodriguez couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nelson Rodriguez!