PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaige Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dedric Knowles (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.

Raymond
vs
Knowles

179 cm
23
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaige Raymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dedric Knowles!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knowles connects with a body shot that sends Raymond's belly button to the back.
Raymond feints and then cracks Knowles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knowles down.
Raymond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knowles.
Raymond tries to clinch but Knowles is having none of it.
Knowles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knowles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raymond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond tries to clinch up but Knowles circles away and keeps his distance.
Dedric Knowles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raymond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raymond tries to clinch but Knowles moves out of range.
Knowles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knowles works Raymond's body with a nice hook.
Raymond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knowles swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by Knowles there.
Knowles connects with a looping right hand.
Raymond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knowles feints a jab promting Raymond to slip. Knowles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Raymond slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raymond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knowles.
Dedric Knowles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raymond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knowles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raymond.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raymond.
Raymond misses with a double jab.
Raymond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knowles scores with a nice head shot.
Knowles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by Knowles.
Knowles throws a solid leg kick but Raymond takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knowles.
Knowles scores with a nice strike.
Knowles works the jab nicely.
Raymond takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Raymond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Knowles scores with a four punch combination!
Knowles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Raymond tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles ducks under a wild hook from Raymond.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knowles lands a body shot.
Knowles sizes up Raymond with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raymond throws a right hand that Knowles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knowles also avoids with ease.
Raymond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knowles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raymond tries to clinch but Knowles is having none of it.
Knowles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raymond had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knowles swats away the attempt to clinch by Raymond.
Knowles looks to score with a jab to the body but Raymond is just out of range.
Raymond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knowles.
Knowles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raymond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raymond slips a jab and a cross from Knowles.
Knowles lands a nice looking body shot.
Raymond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knowles throws a hook but Raymond blocks it.
Raymond misses with a wild combination.
Raymond slips a jab and a cross from Knowles.
Raymond misses with a straight left.
Knowles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knowles throws a right hand that Raymond ducks under and follows up with a left that Raymond also avoids with ease.
Knowles cracks Raymond with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raymond takes a swing at Knowles's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Knowles finds it's way through Raymond's defenses.
Raymond throws a combination that misses
and Knowles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knowles cracks Raymond with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raymond misses with the combination.
Raymond throws the left hand but Knowles avoids the punch easily.
Knowles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knowles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raymonds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Raymond misses.
Knowles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raymond throws a shot from downtown. Knowles moves away and avoids it.
Raymond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knowles scores with a sloppy right hand. Raymond should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Knowles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knowles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raymond tries to bum rush Knowles with a series of wild strikes but Knowles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Raymond.
Knowles throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Knowles misses.
Knowles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Raymond misses the target.
Knowles misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dedric Knowles 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.

Raymond throws the left hand but Knowles avoids the punch easily.
Knowles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raymond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dedric Knowles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raymond misses with a body shot
and Knowles counters with a nice uppercut.
Knowles lands a slapping body shot.
Knowles blocks a leg kick.
Raymond tries a low kick but Knowles avoids it.
Raymond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raymond dodges the punch combination from Knowles.
Raymond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knowles!
Raymond on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knowles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knowles throws a series of punches but Raymond moves out of range.
Knowles swinging wildly here.
A combination from Knowles does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knowles throws the kick towards the body but Raymond avoids it.
A punch combination from Knowles misses.
Raymond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knowles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raymond.
Raymond tries to clinch but Knowles moves out of range.
Raymond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raymond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Raymond moves out of range as Knowles strikes.
Knowles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knowles throws a series of punches but Raymond avoids them all with ease.
Raymond dodges the punch combination from Knowles.
Raymond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymond avoids the body shot from Knowles.
Raymond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knowles manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knowles tests Raymond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knowles thows a leg kick but Raymond checks it
and Raymond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knowles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raymond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raymond misses with a few strikes there.
Raymond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knowles manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knowles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Knowles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raymond misses with a low kick.
Knowles works Raymond's body with a nice hook.
Knowles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knowles moves away from the strike by Raymond.
Knowles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knowles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raymond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Raymond.
Knowles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knowles cracks Raymond with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Knowles.
Raymond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaige Raymond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knowles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raymond under the eye.
Raymond throws out a leg kick but Knowles moves out of range and Raymond only half commits.
Raymond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knowles lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Knowles.
Raymond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raymond swinging wildly here.
Raymond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knowles looks to land a combination but Raymond avoids it well.
Raymond tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knowles counters with a nice uppercut.
Raymond on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raymond shoots for a takedown but Knowles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Knowles scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knowles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knowles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Raymond is rocked!
Raymond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Raymond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raymond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knowles throws a shot to the body.
Knowles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raymond. That did some damage!
Knowles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raymond backs up against the cage.
Knowles cracks Raymond on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Raymond falls backwards against the cage. Knowles follows up with more strikes that drop Raymond to his knees. Knowles keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Raymond! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dedric Knowles!