PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Holy Shito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lutz Knitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shito
vs
Knitter

179 cm
19
144 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holy Shito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lutz Knitter!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knitter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knitter throws out a loose jab but Shito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shito throws a series of punches but Knitter avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shito.
Knitter slips a jab from Shito.

Knitter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knitter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shito backwards.
Shito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shito missing with knees to the body.
Knitter presses Shito against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knitter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knitter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Knitter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knitter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shito slowing the pace effectively.
Knitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knitter lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Knitter.
Shito really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knitter lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Shito is rocked!
Knitter throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Shito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Knitter.
Shito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knitter swings wildly with an uppercut but Shito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knitter avoids it.
Knitter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shito or not.
Shito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shito.
Knitter misses with a punch on the inside.
Shito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knitter is keeping busy.
Shito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knitter avoids it.
Knitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knitter misses with the head strike.
Knitter misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knitter.
Knitter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knitter is defending well for now.
Shito seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knitter lands an uppercut.
Shito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knitter.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shito.
A head punch on the inside from Knitter fails to land.
Knitter throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Knitter.
A short uppercut from Knitter.
Knitter managing to block the knees to the body from Shito.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knitter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knitter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shito looking to stall.
Shito misses with an elbow over the top.
Shito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Shito stalling in the clinch but Knitter improves position.
Knitter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shito backwards.
Nice elbow from Shito.
Good body shot from Knitter.
Knitter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knitter lands a hook that snaps the head of Shito backwards.
Knitter avoiding damage as Shito throws knees to the body.
Knitter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knitter managing to block the knees to the body from Shito.
Knitter scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Knitter.
Knitter scores with a shot to the side of Shito's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knitter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Knitter.
Knitter creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Shito with a big uppercut! Shito tries to clinch up but Knitter pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Shito to the mat! Shito covers up and Knitter unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lutz Knitter!
Lutz Knitter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 % logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.