PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei On (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atoni Knanjaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

On
vs
Knanjaoui

177 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei On!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Atoni Knanjaoui!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knanjaoui tries to keep at a distance but On has taken the fight into the clinch.

On breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atoni Knanjaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

On darts in and clinches Knanjaoui up against the cage.

On's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knanjaoui scores with a one two! On had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
On tries to clinch there but Knanjaoui circles away.
On avoids the body shot from Knanjaoui.
Knanjaoui tries a head kick but it misses.
On takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knanjaoui throws a chopping leg kick but On manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

On clinches up with Knanjaoui and pushes him back against the cage.
Knanjaoui struggles to land a body shot inside as On controls his hands.

On escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
On tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knanjaoui swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

On clinches up with Knanjaoui and pushes him back against the cage.

On breaks the clinch.
Knanjaoui throws a body kick that misses.
Knanjaoui looks to score with a jab to the body but On is just out of range.
On fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knanjaoui throws a body punch but On moves out of range.
Knanjaoui throws a low kick but On avoids it.
On avoids the body shot from Knanjaoui.
On moves out of range of the body kick.
On checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knanjaoui throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as On blocks the low kick.
Knanjaoui pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
On tries to clinch there but Knanjaoui circles away.
Knanjaoui swings away with a leg kick that misses.
On blocks a leg kick.
Knanjaoui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

On has managed to clinch.
Knanjaoui looking to slow down the pace here.

On manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knanjaoui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knanjaoui trying to land knees to the body.

On escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
On avoids a kick to the body.
Knanjaoui will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
On doesn't manage to clinch there - Knanjaoui circles away.
On fails in his attempt to clinch.
On blocks a leg kick.

On gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

On breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Knanjaoui misses.
Knanjaoui avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On tries to clinch up.

On clinches.
Knanjaoui throws a head punch that misses.
Knanjaoui is trying to break free.

On breaks the clinch.
Knanjaoui misses with a body kick.

Knanjaoui gets tackled into the cage by On. On maintains the clinch.

On pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knanjaoui motions for On to come forward. Knanjaoui throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knanjaoui dodges the punch combination from On.
On wants to clinch up but Knanjaoui keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei On dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A clash of legs there as On blocks the low kick.

Knanjaoui gets tackled into the cage by On. On maintains the clinch.
On with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

On breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knanjaoui misses with a body kick.
On misses with a wild combination.
Knanjaoui missing with a left hand there. On was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
On closes the distance and lands a one-two.
On tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knanjaoui just misses with a punch to the body.
Knanjaoui keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
On fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knanjaoui keeps the fight on the outside.
On has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knanjaoui throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knanjaoui is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down On rather than just go for the knockout.
Knanjaoui throws a leg kick but On moved away.
On moves out of range of the body kick from Knanjaoui.
Some wild striking there from On.
Knanjaoui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knanjaoui cracks On with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knanjaoui misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - On looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
On tries to clinch but Knanjaoui is having none of it.
Knanjaoui finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
On rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knanjaoui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
On looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knanjaoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but On manages to avoid it.
On is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knanjaoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from On.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knanjaoui just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knanjaoui lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and On has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from On and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knanjaoui just misses with a punch to the body.

On clinches with his opponent.

On breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
On checks a low kick from Knanjaoui.
On tries to clinch up.
Knanjaoui misses with a hook
and On counters with a series of strikes. Knanjaoui will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knanjaoui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knanjaoui is breathing heavily.
On tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knanjaoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but On moves away.
A big right from On misses.
Knanjaoui slips a jab and a cross from On.

On rushes Knanjaoui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

On breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
On tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
On throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knanjaoui misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - On looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei On dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Knanjaoui lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
On misses with a jab, cross combination.
On tries to clinch but Knanjaoui is having none of it.
Knanjaoui misses with a body kick.
Knanjaoui misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knanjaoui scores with a one two! On had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knanjaoui throws a solid leg kick but On takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knanjaoui.
Knanjaoui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and On counters by moving into the clinch.

On pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

On clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

On escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knanjaoui swats away the attempt to clinch by On.
Knanjaoui throws a series of punches but On moves out of range.
Knanjaoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrei On is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knanjaoui throws a sloppy head kick and On moves out of range easily.

On closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

On manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knanjaoui. On does a little dance to reset his feet.
On moves out of range as Knanjaoui throws a body kick.
Knanjaoui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knanjaoui takes a swing at On's ribcage but misses.
On doesn't manage to clinch there - Knanjaoui circles away.
On throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knanjaoui throws a sloppy head kick and On moves out of range easily.

On pushes Knanjaoui up against the cage in a clinch.
Knanjaoui is trying to push On away but On has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

On breaks the clinch.
Knanjaoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but On manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from On.

On rushes Knanjaoui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

On breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knanjaoui misses with a low kick.
On tries to clinch up.
Knanjaoui misses with a body shot.
Knanjaoui misses with a leg kick.
On uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knanjaoui.
Knanjaoui throws the kick towards the body but On avoids it.
On wants to clinch up but Knanjaoui keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - On looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
On swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On avoids the head kick by Knanjaoui.
On tries to clinch but Knanjaoui is having none of it.
Knanjaoui throws a head kick but On moves out of range.
On is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

On takes the fight into the clinch.
On scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knanjaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

On breaks from the clinch.
Atoni Knanjaoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
On throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei On showed his dominance in that final round.
Well On 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei On!