PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Anna Molly by Incubus. Knepp has chosen Amish Paradise as his entrance music. 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?

Jaa
vs
Knepp

172 cm
21
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
178 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebidiah Knepp!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa wants to clinch but Knepp slips to the side
and Knepp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knepp lands a body shot.
Knepp fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaa tries to clinch but Knepp moves away
and Jaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knepp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaa. Jaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jaa tries to clinch up

and Knepp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaa won't be happy with that.
Jaa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jaa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Knepp tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Knepp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaa keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knepp wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaa, who protects the arm well.
Jaa is looking for a sweep.
Knepp fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Knepp working the head and body with strikes.
Knepp trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Knepp is trying to get an arm triangle but Jaa is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Knepp.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaa defending against the ground and pound.
Knepp throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Knepp is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jaa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jaa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jaa is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knepp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knepp working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knepp looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jaa is avoiding damage well.
Jaa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Knepp is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jaa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jaa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Knepp landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to get to half guard.
Knepp sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Knepp looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knepp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Knepp controlling his opponent.
Knepp dominating with strikes here.

Knepp is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jaa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jaa shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jebidiah Knepp dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knepp counters with a nice body kick.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knepp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knepp throws a head kick but Jaa moves out of range.
Knepp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Knepp misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Jaa is predictable there
and Knepp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Knepp.
Jaa wants to clinch but Knepp slips to the side

and Knepp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaa won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp advances to full mount.
Knepp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knepp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Knepp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Knepp trying to control but Jaa is having none of it.
The referee warns Jaa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jaa tries to hold on but Knepp pushes him away.
Knepp postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jaa looks a forlorn figure.
Jaa tries to hold on but Knepp pushes him away.
Knepp cracks Jaa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jaa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knepp on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp landing shots from mount.
Jaa is squirming around, avoiding Knepp's attempts to control the action.
Jaa tries to hold on but Knepp pushes him away.
Knepp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jaa is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Knepp connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knepp working Jaa over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knepp controlling from the full mount.
Jebidiah Knepp has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaa tries to hold on but Knepp pushes him away.
Knepp lands a nice shot to the head.
Knepp postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jaa looks a forlorn figure.
Knepp with a couple of short strikes.
Knepp wants to control the pace but Jaa is squirming around nicely.
Knepp raining down shots from the mount!
Knepp unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knepp breaks from Jaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Knepp working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Knepp goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jaa turns into him and now he's in Knepp's guard.
Knepp trying to keep a closed guard but Jaa is proving a slippery customer.

Knepp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knepp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knepp looking for a sweep. Not yet Knepp, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jebidiah Knepp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Knepp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knepp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaa tries to clinch but Knepp moves away
and Knepp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaa throws a left and a right that both miss

and Knepp counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jaa's guard now.
Knepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaa has wrist control.
Knepp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knepp is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Knepp drops back looking for a leg! Jaa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jaa manages to kick Knepp off! Knepp jumps back into Jaa's guard.
Knepp thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp landing with the ground and pound.
Knepp throws and elbow that misses. Jaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knepp's guard. Nice move by Jaa!
Knepp trying to control the position.
Jaa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knepp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jaa manages to get himself to full guard.
Jaa working a defensive guard here.
Knepp trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Jebidiah Knepp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to hold Knepp in close to prevent damage but Knepp has managed to pass into half guard.
Jaa trying to control but Knepp postures up.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knepp performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to control but Knepp is keeping busy.
Knepp slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Jaa just wasn't active enough.
Jaa closes the distance but Knepp moves to the side

and Knepp counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Knepp moves into full mount! Jaa won't be happy about that!
Knepp controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jebidiah Knepp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knepp 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebidiah Knepp!