PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and stock picker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Knight
vs
picker

175 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

206 cm
23
184 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, stock picker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
picker throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
A combination from picker does no damage.
picker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knight could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
picker misses with a low kick as Knight jumps back.
picker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
stock picker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
picker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has picker pinned against the cage. picker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
picker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but picker is out of range.
picker throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight shoots in but no luck this time.
picker misses with a double jab.
picker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Knight looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Knight thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
picker looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight wants to control from the top but picker keeps moving.

picker has his foot on Knight's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knight works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Knight is staying tight to picker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Knight advances nicely into full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight working picker over with strikes here.
Knight lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns picker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
picker tries to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
picker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Knight landing punches.
Knight pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Knight.

Knight gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Nice sprawl there from picker as Knight shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
picker scores with a one two! Knight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knight.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but picker circles away.
picker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knight thumps picker with a low kick.
Knight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? picker is fending him off so far but Knight persists. Nope, picker circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight clinches but picker breaks the clinch
and picker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

picker moves into the clinch.
Knight is looking to break free of the clinch but picker has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from picker.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
picker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
picker lands a hook to the side of the head.
picker scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.

picker breaks the clinch.
picker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says picker as he avoids it easily.
picker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Knight counters with a takedown into side control.
Knight wants to take a breather but picker manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Knight.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knight's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Knight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

picker moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.

Knight scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knight throwing strikes but picker manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
You can see the frustration on Knight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knight is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

picker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but picker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from picker does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
picker throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knight looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
picker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knight wants to control from the top but picker keeps moving.
Knight throwing strikes from guard but picker blocks nicely.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but picker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight looking to pass the guard.
picker keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is really struggling to control picker but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lucas Knight just wasn't active enough.
picker misses with a takedown

and Knight counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Knight seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
picker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knight trying to hold on to picker's head to control him but picker postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is not content to let picker control the position.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knight trying to control here.
picker tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Knight.
Knight is looking to control picker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lucas Knight just wasn't active enough.
picker tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Knight shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and picker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
picker shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed picker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
picker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
picker throws a good cross that connects.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says picker as he avoids it easily.
Knight is trying hard to land a takedown here. picker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
picker connects with a single shot there.
Lucas Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
picker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as picker sprawls well. picker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Knight dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

picker scores with a hook.
picker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts picker as he jumps to the side.

Knight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knight is looking to control picker's arms but picker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knight has his back to the cage.
Knight drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good body shot from picker.

picker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
picker dives in and grabs Knight's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes down on picker's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
picker swinging wildly here.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and picker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
picker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Knight looks for a takedown but picker sprawls well.
Knight will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Knight closes the distance and clinches.

picker manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight trying to control but picker is working from the bottom.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as picker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lucas Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
picker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
picker is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

picker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
picker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knight counters with a left and a right that stings picker.
picker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

picker forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Knight.

Knight gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

picker with the active half guard here but Knight passes nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on picker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing strikes but picker manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
Knight tries to bench press picker off him but picker keeps the position.
picker throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Knight works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Knight is controlling picker's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knight is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of picker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take picker's back!

Knight has the hooks in. picker is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Knight passes his arm under picker's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, picker taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucas Knight!