PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Noke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Animal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Noke
vs
Knuckles

170 cm
23
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Noke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles with a jab.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noke moves away.
A punch combination from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noke on the side of the head.
A big left from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles misses with a looping left.
Knuckles throws a combination. Noke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knuckles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noke's hands.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Knuckles scores with a sloppy right hand. Noke should have avoided that one.
Noke avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Noke with a series of wild strikes but Noke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knuckles digs a good body shot into Noke's ribs.
Noke defending well as Knuckles loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Knuckles misses.
A jab from Noke misses.
A slow jab from Knuckles misses its intended target.
A big left from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knuckles connects with a high kick.
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles misses with a hook.
Knuckles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noke slips under a jab.
Noke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knuckles throws a sloppy head kick and Noke moves out of range easily.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Noke avoids nicely.
Knuckles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knuckles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick from Knuckles lands but Noke takes it in his stride.
Knuckles looks to throw the jab but Noke is out of range.
Noke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Noke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knuckles misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Knuckles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but Noke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knuckles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noke counters with a left and a right that stings Knuckles.
Knuckles looks to land a left hand but Noke moved out of range nicely.
Noke dodges the punch combination from Knuckles.
Knuckles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noke.
Noke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knuckles slips a jab and a cross from Noke.
Knuckles connects with a crisp jab.
Noke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles.
Knuckles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnny Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noke avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Knuckles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a leg kick which misses Noke's front leg but catches the back leg as Noke tries to avoid it.
Knuckles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Noke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knuckles lands a high kick!
Noke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knuckles's head backwards.
Noke moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles cracks Noke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Noke misses with a low kick.
Knuckles misses with a combination
and Noke counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles lands a nice shot to the body.
Knuckles misses with a looping left.
Noke misses the jab.
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Noke moves out of range.
Noke throws an overhand right that lands on Knuckles's shoulder, as Knuckles tries to avoid the shot.
Knuckles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noke.
Knuckles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Noke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knuckles scores with a head kick.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knuckles thuds his right hand into Noke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knuckles misses with a double jab.
Noke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knuckles is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
Knuckles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knuckles misses with a hook. Noke ducked under it nicely.
Noke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knuckles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noke.
Knuckles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Knuckles dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Knuckles fakes the leg kick and cracks Noke in the body.
Noke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noke misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Knuckles.
A head kick from Knuckles lands but Noke takes it in his stride.
Knuckles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noke staying out of range there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knuckles in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knuckles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but Noke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knuckles throws a right hand that Noke ducks under and follows up with a left that Noke also avoids with ease.
A combination from Knuckles does no damage.
Knuckles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noke slips under a jab from Knuckles.
Knuckles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Noke avoids nicely.
Noke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knuckles lands a nice shot that snaps Noke's head back.
Knuckles cracks Noke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knuckles missing with a left hand there. Noke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knuckles throws a jab but it's blocked by Noke.
Knuckles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Noke swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles throws a hook to the side of Noke's head but Noke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knuckles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noke throws out the jab.
Knuckles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noke counters with a left and a right that stings Knuckles.
Noke walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles looks to land a combination but Noke avoids it well.
Noke moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Knuckles connects with a high kick.
Knuckles throws a hook but Noke blocks it.
Noke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knuckles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noke on the side of the head.
Knuckles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noke avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Johnny Knuckles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuckles misses with a hook.
Knuckles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knuckles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking hook.
Noke walks into a stiff left hand from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a combination that misses
and Noke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knuckles thinking.
Kyle Noke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knuckles to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knuckles. That one must have hurt.
Knuckles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noke counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles throws a combination that misses
and Noke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knuckles looks to throw the jab but Noke is out of range.
Noke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knuckles throws a nice looking combination but Noke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knuckles misses with a body shot
and Noke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noke defending well as Knuckles loads up on a big left hand.
Knuckles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Noke's head backwards.
Knuckles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Knuckles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noke counters with a straight right hand.
Noke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knuckles throws a jab but it's blocked by Noke.
Knuckles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Noke throws a looping overhand right but Knuckles ducks down to avoid it.
Knuckles misses with a double jab
and Noke counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noke avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Noke with a series of wild strikes but Noke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knuckles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noke to score with a decent uppercut.
Knuckles thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Noke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knuckles digs a good hook to Noke's body.
Knuckles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knuckles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noke's head.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Knuckles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knuckles blocks a jab.
Noke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noke misses with a two punch combination.
Knuckles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Noke has time to react.
Knuckles throws a leg kick which misses Noke's front leg but catches the back leg as Noke tries to avoid it.
Knuckles lands a two punch combo.
Knuckles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knuckles throws a body punch but Noke moves out of range.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knuckles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knuckles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noke moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles misses with a combination
letting Noke counter with a right hand.
Noke ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Noke defending well as Knuckles loads up on a big left hand.
Noke misses with a few strikes there.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles scores with a three punch combo!
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knuckles walks into a stiff left hand from Noke.
Knuckles throws out a powerful jab.
Knuckles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knuckles throws a nice head kick!
Nice body punch from Knuckles.
Noke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands with a nice combination. Noke backs away looking to recover.
Noke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knuckles.
Noke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noke ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Noke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckles.
Noke walks into a jab.
Knuckles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noke circles away quickly and effectively.
Knuckles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knuckles slips a jab and a cross from Noke.
Noke throws a right hand that Knuckles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckles also avoids with ease.
Noke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knuckles finds it's way round the side to connect with Noke's head.
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!
Knuckles misses with a two punch combination.
Noke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noke scores with a three punch combo!
Knuckles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
Noke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knuckles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noke blocks a jab.
Knuckles lands a head kick. Noke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Knuckles misses with a hook.
Noke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knuckles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noke moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut. Noke saw that one coming.
Knuckles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Noke.
Kyle Noke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands with a good body shot.
Noke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knuckles looks to land a combination but Noke avoids it well.
Knuckles throws a good cross that connects.
Noke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noke avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Noke misses with a hook. Knuckles ducked under it nicely.
Knuckles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Noke does no damage.
Noke misses with a series of wild punches.
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noke lands a jab to the head.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Knuckles connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Knuckles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knuckles 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

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