PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Knight
vs
Holt

185 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Holt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holt as he jumps to the side.
Holt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt - Holt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Holt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Holt sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Holt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Knight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Holt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight won't allow Holt to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight pushes down on Holt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Holt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holt is trying to maintain the position but Knight is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Knight has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Knight throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Knight lands with some strikes.

Knight get's back to his feet.
Holt moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Holt scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt misses with the combination.

Knight closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holt to the mat! Holt manages to get full guard.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Holt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knight sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knight trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Knight won't allow Holt to get back to his feet.
Knight being controlled here momentarily.
Knight pushing down on Holt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knight is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Knight.

Knight is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holt's head.

Knight is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Knight.

Knight seems to be working for a kimura but Holt defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Holt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Knight is working for a kimura but Holt is defending it quite comfortably.

Holt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holt misses with a hook.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Knight scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Knight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Holt sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Holt. No joy for Knight on that attempt.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holt tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holt misses with a head kick.
Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Holt sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Holt throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Holt only half commits.
Knight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knight's head.
Zack Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Knight closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Knight lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt trying to control the position here.
Holt wants to stand and escape but Knight is having none of it.
Knight pushing down on Holt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Knight passes the guard and advances to mount!
Knight with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Knight working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Knight trying to control but Holt is having none of it.
Holt is trying to stand.
Zack Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Knight is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Knight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holt is fending him off so far but Knight persists. Nope, Holt circles away and we're back to standing.
Holt misses with an uppercut.
Knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holt swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Holt sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holt misses with a body shot.
Holt throws a series of strikes that have Knight backpedaling.

It looks like Zack Knight has been cut.
Holt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Holt misses.
Holt with a nice cross.
Holt misses with a looping left.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight shoots in for a double leg but Holt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holt 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 Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Knight shoots in looking for a takedown. Holt tries to sprawl out of it but Knight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holt stuffs the takedown attempt from Knight. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
No luck for Knight with that takedown attempt.
Michael Holt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holt swivels and escapes.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Holt.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zack Knight's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Holt swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holt circles away.
Holt misses the jab.
Holt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Holt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Knight closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holt to the mat! Holt manages to get full guard.
Knight passes Holt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Knight trying to mount his opponent but Holt defends it.
Holt is controlling Knight's trapped leg to prevent Knight from advancing to side control.
Holt tries to kick Knight off but Knight keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holt won't allow Knight to pass to mount.
Holt preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knight is working away from the top position though.
Holt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Holt is keeping the position.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.

Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Knight off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Holt throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holt thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
Horrible takedown by Knight or perhaps it was just good defense by Holt which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Holt. No joy for Knight on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight has a takedown stuffed.
Knight tries for a takedown but Holt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holt but Holt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holt tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holt to the ground. Holt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knight throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Holt throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Michael Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Knight landing punches.
Holt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt pushes Knight off looking to stand but Knight dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
Holt wants to get back to full guard.

Holt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Holt lands an overhand right.
Holt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holt pinned against the cage. Holt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holt waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Knight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Knight.

Knight wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holt, who protects the arm well.
Holt wants to control but Knight postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knight wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Holt is right now.

Knight is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Knight looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Holt is pushing Knight's head away, looking to escape. Knight manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Holt.
I think Holt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Holt!