PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Protacio Jawo
vs
Knight

175 cm
29
180 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

183 cm
34
177 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jawo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Knight.
Jawo throws a front kick aimed at Knight's knee but Knight avoids it well.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Jawo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knight connects with a high kick.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jawo.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Jawo.
Knight checks the leg kick nicely there.

Jawo pushes Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Jawo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knight obliges.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jawo scores with a shoulder strike.
Jawo throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Jawo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Jawo is blocking nicely.
Jawo crunches a lovely knee into Knight's ribcage.
Jawo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Jawo misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jawo avoids it.
Jawo throws a head punch that misses.
Jawo misses with a body punch.
Jawo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jawo avoids it.
Jawo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jawo scores with a shoulder strike.
Jawo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jawo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jawo lands a nice uppercut.
Jawo lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Jawo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Jawo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jawo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knight or not.
A short uppercut from Jawo.
Jawo lands a nice knee to the body.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jawo's elbow.
Jawo is pressed up against the cage. Knight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jawo down to the mat. Jawo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knight avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jawo.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.

Knight shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jawo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Knight tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jawo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Knight's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Knight is just content to waste time from the top position. Jawo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jawo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jawo controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Jawo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jawo trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight is trying to control the position but Jawo postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jawo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Jawo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jawo trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jawo punishes Knight's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight tries to work over Jawo's front leg with a kick but Jawo checks it.

Knight clinches up with Jawo and pushes him back against the cage.
Jawo struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Jawo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jawo swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Knight.
Knight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jawo looking to stall.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jawo avoids it.
Jawo looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Jawo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Knight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jawo's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Jawo.
Jawo lands a shoulder strike.
Jawo can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Jawo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Jawo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jawo lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.

It looks like Ted Knight has been cut.
Knight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jawo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knight being controlled against the cage.
Jawo lands a shoulder strike.
Jose Protacio Jawo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jawo pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jawo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jawo tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jawo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jawo misses with a knee strike.
Jawo stalls.
Jawo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Knight.

It looks like Jose Protacio Jawo has been cut.
Jawo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight throws an elbow but it misses.
Knight leaning against his opponent.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jawo avoids it.
Jawo lands an uppercut.
Knight lands a knee to the head.
Jawo avoids a wild elbow strike from Knight.
Jawo looking to stall.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jawo blocks it with crossed arms.
Jawo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo misses with some punches.
Jawo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jawo throws an elbow that misses.
Jawo misses with a body punch.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight misses with an elbow over the top.
Knight's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
Jawo lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jawo's brow.
Jawo 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.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jawo.
Knight lands a body punch.
Jawo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawo lands a left hand.
Knight lands an elbow that stopped Jawo in his tracks for a moment.
Jawo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Jawo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jawo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight prevents a body shot from Jawo.
Jawo throws an elbow but it misses.
Jawo digs a right hand underneath Knight's ribcage. Knight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jawo tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but Jawo blocks with his arms.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Knight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jawo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Jawo.
Knight throws a series of punches but Jawo moves out of range.
Ted Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jawo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight digs a good body shot into Jawo's ribs.
Jawo throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Knight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jawo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Jawo misses with an uppercut.
Knight throws a head kick but Jawo moves out of range.
Jawo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jawo - that will leave a mark!
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Jawo counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jawo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jawo tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Jawo back against the cage.
Jawo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jawo is pressed up against the cage. Knight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jawo down to the mat. Jawo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Jawo jabs at Knight's body.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jawo looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jawo.

Jawo moves into the clinch.
Jawo is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jawo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jawo blocks a body shot from Knight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Jawo - that landed with a thud.
Jawo scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
Jose Protacio Jawo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land knees in the clinch but Jawo avoids the damage to the body.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Jawo is blocking nicely.
Jawo lands a nice elbow.
Jawo lands a right hand.
Knight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jawo is defending well for now.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Jawo blocks it.
Jawo lands a body punch.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jawo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ted Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jawo avoids it.
Jawo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jawo misses with the head strike.
Knight pushes off an throws an elbow but Jawo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knight prevents a body shot from Jawo.
A right hand to the body from Jawo.
Knight misses with a knee to the head.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jawo swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jawo blocks it with crossed arms.
Jawo managing to block the knees to the body from Knight.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jawo.
Knight lands a damaging elbow.
Knight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jawo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jawo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knight missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Protacio Jawo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jawo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Protacio Jawo!
After the big win, Jose Protacio Jawo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.