PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brass Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drandt Bavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rooster. Bavis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When I'm Gone. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Knuckles
vs
Bavis

188 cm
25
210 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

185 cm
23
209 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition
BioPharm Nutrition

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 15 - 6 - 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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drandt Bavis!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knuckles.
Knuckles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drandt Bavis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bavis cracks Knuckles with an open hand slap.
Knuckles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bavis. Bavis obviously looking to wear him down.
Knuckles thumps Bavis with a low kick.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knuckles slips a jab from Bavis.
Bavis digs a good hook to Knuckles's body.
Bavis throws a leg kick but Knuckles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bavis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knuckles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knuckles - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bavis moves out of range of the body kick from Knuckles.
Both fighters circling a little - Bavis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Knuckles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bavis walks into a left hand.
Bavis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knuckles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knuckles.
Bavis blocks a leg kick.
Knuckles lands a nice hook to Bavis's body. Bavis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Knuckles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bavis tries to land a leg kick but Knuckles saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Bavis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut. Bavis saw that one coming.
Knuckles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knuckles tries to land a front kick but Bavis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bavis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bavis's corner calls for a 1-2. Bavis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knuckles throws a wild body kick that Bavis sees coming a mile off.
Bavis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
Bavis scores with a sloppy right hand. Knuckles should have avoided that one.
Bavis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knuckles cracks the inside of Bavis's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Knuckles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knuckles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bavis.
Bavis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knuckles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Knuckles coming out on top.
A bone on bone clash there as Bavis blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Knuckles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bavis doesn't seem phased though.
Knuckles scores with a jab to the head.
Bavis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knuckles lands a jab to Bavis's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles catches Bavis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knuckles moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bavis to score with a decent uppercut.
Bavis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knuckles on the side of the head.
Knuckles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bavis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles throws a head kick that Bavis semi-blocks.
Bavis scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bavis.
Knuckles throws a wild body kick that Bavis sees coming a mile off.
Bavis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knuckles counters with a good, hard body kick but Bavis shrugs it off.
Bavis takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Knuckles misses.
Bavis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bavis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Bavis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knuckles.
Bavis looks gassed!
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bavis.
Bavis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bavis throws a big shot that misses.
Bavis misses the body punch
and Knuckles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knuckles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Bavis.
Bavis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knuckles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bavis.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Bavis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knuckles defending well as Bavis loads up on a big left hand.
Knuckles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick by Bavis misses
and Knuckles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Knuckles.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Knuckles lands a nice looking body shot.
Knuckles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bavis.
Knuckles digs a good body shot into Bavis's ribs.
Bavis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles scoring well with a low kick there.
Knuckles digs a good hook to Bavis's body.
Bavis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knuckles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knuckles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bavis.
Knuckles lands a head kick!
Knuckles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bavis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knuckles pushes Bavis away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bavis. That did some damage!
Bavis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bavis drops his hands momentarily and Knuckles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid body kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles scores with a head kick.
Knuckles moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knuckles tests Bavis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bavis misses with a kick to the body.
Knuckles cracks Bavis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knuckles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bavis.
Knuckles keeps Bavis at a distance using the push kick.
Bavis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bavis misses with a kick to the body
and Knuckles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knuckles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knuckles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knuckles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bavis takes a step back to recover.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brass Knuckles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Knuckles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bavis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knuckles manages to avoid it.
Bavis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Knuckles.
An inside leg kick lands from Knuckles.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knuckles.
Bavis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
Bavis wants to land a leg kick but Knuckles is out of range.
A punch combination from Bavis misses.
Knuckles cracks the inside of Bavis's front leg.
Knuckles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knuckles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bavis will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Knuckles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking hook.
Knuckles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bavis can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Knuckles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knuckles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Knuckles. That snapped Bavis's head back.
Knuckles cracks Bavis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knuckles thumps Bavis with a low kick.
Knuckles throws a sloppy head kick and Bavis moves out of range easily.
Knuckles connects with the punch.
Bavis is breathing heavily.
Knuckles scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knuckles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bavis's calf.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bavis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knuckles can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knuckles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knuckles thuds a left hand into Bavis's body.
Bavis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Knuckles as he connects with a hook.
Bavis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knuckles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bavis 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knuckles scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knuckles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knuckles throws a leg kick which misses Bavis's front leg but catches the back leg as Bavis tries to avoid it.
Knuckles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bavis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles feints and then cracks Bavis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bavis down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Bavis.
Knuckles connects with a looping right hand.
Bavis loads up on a big right hand but Knuckles slips the punch.
Knuckles lands a really nice looking cross but Bavis seems unphased.
Knuckles looks for the body kick but Bavis saw that one coming.
Bavis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bavis misses with a kick to the body
and Knuckles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knuckles throws a push kick but Bavis slaps the foot to one side.
Knuckles cracks Bavis with an open hand slap.
Knuckles throws a wild body kick that Bavis sees coming a mile off.
Knuckles lands with a kick to the temple. Bavis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knuckles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bavis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bavis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bavis misses with a looping right.
Knuckles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bavis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands with a right hand.
Knuckles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Knuckles misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Knuckles.
Knuckles scores with a punch to the head.
Knuckles avoids the head kick by Bavis.
Knuckles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knuckles throws a wild body kick that Bavis sees coming a mile off.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Bavis scores with a body shot.
Knuckles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bavis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bavis throws the left hand but Knuckles avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Bavis does no damage.
Bavis looks to score with a jab to the body but Knuckles is just out of range.
Bavis takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
Knuckles fakes the leg kick and cracks Bavis in the body.
Knuckles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knuckles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to land a front kick but Bavis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bavis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knuckles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knuckles avoids a kick to the body.
Knuckles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bavis throws a hook but Knuckles avoids it easily.
Knuckles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bavis misses with a low kick.
Knuckles lands with a kick to the temple. Bavis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bavis.
Bavis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bavis lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bavis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Knuckles misses
and Bavis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brass Knuckles 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!

Knuckles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bavis doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Bavis.
Knuckles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bavis blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
A jab from Knuckles does it's job there.
Both fighters circling a little - Knuckles finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Knuckles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bavis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bavis throws a big shot that misses.
Knuckles scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Knuckles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bavis misses with a low kick.
Knuckles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bavis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knuckles thows a body kick. Bavis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bavis's sensitive parts.
Bavis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knuckles scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Knuckles - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bavis throws a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a right hand to the body.
Bavis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bavis takes a step back to recover.
Knuckles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knuckles thuds his shin into the meat of Bavis's side.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Knuckles. That snapped Bavis's head back.
Bavis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knuckles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bavis on the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Knuckles. Bavis shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knuckles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bavis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brass Knuckles is winning the standup battle so far.
Bavis throws a sloppy head kick and Knuckles moves out of range easily.
Bavis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knuckles. Knuckles obviously looking to wear him down.
Knuckles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bavis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drandt Bavis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bavis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knuckles. Knuckles obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Knuckles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knuckles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bavis tries to work over Knuckles's front leg with a kick but Knuckles checks it.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knuckles cracks the inside of Bavis's front leg.
Knuckles misses with the combination.
Crunch! Knuckles slams his shin into Bavis's torso.
Knuckles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knuckles keeps Bavis at a distance using the push kick.
Knuckles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crunch! Knuckles slams his shin into Bavis's torso.
Knuckles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bavis. That did some damage!
Knuckles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bavis will feel that in the morning.
Knuckles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knuckles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bavis doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bavis takes a step back to recover.
Knuckles throws a head kick that half lands.
Knuckles moves out of range as Bavis strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knuckles.
Knuckles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knuckles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brass Knuckles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knuckles scores with a sloppy right hand. Bavis should have avoided that one.
Bavis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Knuckles blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Knuckles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knuckles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knuckles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knuckles lands a slapping body shot.
Bavis throws a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a nice body kick.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bavis takes a step back to recover.
Knuckles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knuckles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knuckles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knuckles thumps Bavis with a low kick.
Bavis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles works Bavis's body with a nice hook.
Knuckles scores with a leg kick.
Knuckles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knuckles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Knuckles lands a slapping body shot.
Knuckles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bavis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knuckles lands a high kick!
Knuckles scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles pushes Bavis away with a front kick.
Knuckles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bavis tries to move into range but Knuckles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brass Knuckles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knuckles 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25

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