PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Knoxville had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knoxville
vs
Willis

200 cm
20
147 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Knoxville closes the distance and clinches.

Knoxville works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Knoxville wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Knoxville slips nicely into half guard.
Willis is staying active underneath Knoxville, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Willis wants to sweep but no luck.
Knoxville trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Knoxville being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Knoxville.

Knoxville scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Willis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knoxville will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knoxville wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willis keeps working.
Knoxville sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Willis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is staying active underneath Knoxville, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Knoxville.
Knoxville attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knoxville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knoxville paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Knoxville closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Willis did well to prevent Knoxville getting side control.

Willis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Willis works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Knoxville content to stall in guard here.
Knoxville is breathing heavily.
Willis wants to sweep here but Knoxville controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knoxville looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Willis looking for subs off his back but Knoxville has passed one foot through into half guard.
Willis is refusing to be controlled, as Knoxville sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Willis is pressing down on Knoxville's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Knoxville wants to pass the guard but Willis is keeping the position.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knoxville.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Willis controlling the position.
Knoxville has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knoxville trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knoxville is fighting to break Willis's control of his arms but Willis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Knoxville wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Willis closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Knoxville dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Knoxville scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knoxville wants to control for a moment but Willis uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Willis is refusing to be controlled, as Knoxville sits in half guard.
Willis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Willis.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Willis wants to take a breather but Knoxville is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knoxville tries to get to full guard but Willis has control of the leg.
Willis drops an elbow to the side of Knoxville's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Willis connects with a nice short shot to Knoxville's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knoxville trying to hold on to Willis's head to control him but Willis postures up.
Knoxville taking some punishment here, with Willis in his half guard.
Willis passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Willis.
Willis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Knoxville has left one of his arms exposed and Willis doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Knoxville screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bubba Willis!