PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drock Blesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blesnar
vs
Knight

185 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drock Blesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Knight!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight misses with a knee strike.
Knight is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blesnar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blesnar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Blesnar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Blesnar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knight, who protects the arm well.
Blesnar taking a break here but Knight is having none of it and regains half guard.
Blesnar is stalling here. Knight is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Blesnar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Knight has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blesnar tries to bench press Knight off him but Knight keeps the position.
Knight is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Blesnar's shoulder. That is not cool.
Knight looks gassed!
Knight working away.
Blesnar is trying to improve his position.
Blesnar is working hard here to advance position.
Blesnar is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
The referee asks Knight politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Knight prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blesnar is looking for a sweep.
Blesnar tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Knight presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blesnar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blesnar is looking to get to half guard.
Knight lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to finish Blesnar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blesnar!
Blesnar wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Knight pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blesnar wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.

Knight looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Blesnar tries to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Blesnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blesnar tries to get out of the position.
Blesnar wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Knight is trying to stick to Blesnar's back but Blesnar is turning into Knight. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Knight's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Blesnar.
Blesnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight has a closed guard, preventing Blesnar from standing up.
Blesnar trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blesnar throws an elbow that misses. Knight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blesnar's guard. Nice move by Knight!
Knight preventing the sweep.
Blesnar wants to stand up but Knight is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blesnar looking to control.
Knight won't allow Blesnar to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drock Blesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Knight's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knight misses with a takedown attempt - Blesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Blesnar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Knight trying to hold on to Blesnar's head to control him but Blesnar postures up.
Knight is staying active underneath Blesnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Knight is refusing to be controlled, as Blesnar sits in half guard.
Knight is breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like Blesnar is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looks like he's trying to stand up.

Drock Blesnar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blesnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Blesnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Blesnar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knight is trying to stand up here but Blesnar is controlling him well.

Blesnar is trying to work for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blesnar wants to free his trapped foot but Knight is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Blesnar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knight doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blesnar.
Blesnar trying to control from Knight's half guard. Knight has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Blesnar is proving a slippery customer.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Blesnar from controlling successfully.
Blesnar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Knight is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Knight keeping full guard, as Blesnar tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blesnar looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blesnar looking to control.

Drock Blesnar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blesnar looks to land a body kick but Knight moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blesnar.

Blesnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blesnar is trying to control. Knight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drock Blesnar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Knight's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Blesnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knight to the mat! Knight manages to get full guard.
Blesnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blesnar looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blesnar wants to control but Knight passes easily into half guard.
Knight trying to control from half guard but Blesnar is working away.
Blesnar gets full guard.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Blesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blesnar working a defensive guard here.
Blesnar is really struggling to control Knight but he's trying to hold on to the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blesnar pinned against the cage. Blesnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Blesnar has managed to clinch.

Blesnar breaks from the clinch.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blesnar.

Blesnar clinches up with Knight and pushes him back against the cage.
Blesnar is trying to pull guard but Knight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drock Blesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blesnar wants a takedown.
Blesnar is trying to pull guard but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Knight fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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

Blesnar gets a double leg takedown into Knight's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blesnar trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Blesnar wants to stand but Knight is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drock Blesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to sweep here but Blesnar controlling him for the moment.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Blesnar from controlling successfully.

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

Blesnar gets a takedown into half guard.
Knight is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blesnar trying to pass the guard but Knight defending well.

Blesnar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knight sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blesnar is looking to pass Knight's guard but actually Knight recovers to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drock Blesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blesnar 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drock Blesnar!