PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuisamoa Alailefaleula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuisamoa Alailefaleula is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Knight
vs
Alailefaleula

188 cm
22
215 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

184 cm
28
213 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sven Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuisamoa Alailefaleula !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alailefaleula scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alailefaleula .
A big left from Alailefaleula misses.
Alailefaleula tries to clinch up.

Alailefaleula moves into range and clinches up with Knight.

Alailefaleula 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Alailefaleula has taken the fight to the clinch.

Alailefaleula breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knight thows a body shot but no joy.

Knight throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alailefaleula was covering up waiting for the punch and Knight finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Knight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alailefaleula is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knight trying to control but Alailefaleula postures up.
Alailefaleula controlling the pace.
Alailefaleula scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knight is looking to control Alailefaleula 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
Alailefaleula seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knight does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alailefaleula is just content to waste time from the top position. Knight takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alailefaleula with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alailefaleula looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alailefaleula lands a couple of elbows.
Alailefaleula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alailefaleula looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Alailefaleula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alailefaleula is refusing to be controlled, as Knight sits in half guard.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knight trying to control the action but Alailefaleula is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is pressing down on Alailefaleula 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alailefaleula is holding on for now.
Knight is trying to control. Alailefaleula wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alailefaleula is doing well to control the position and prevent Knight from advancing to side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sven Knight just wasn't active enough.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alailefaleula shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alailefaleula tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuisamoa Alailefaleula 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.

Alailefaleula misses with the combination.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Knight enables Alailefaleula to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Knight manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Knight pulls Alailefaleula in close to prevent any damage.
Knight looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alailefaleula puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alailefaleula is nestled in close to Knight, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alailefaleula missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alailefaleula thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alailefaleula is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
Alailefaleula lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alailefaleula scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
Alailefaleula has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alailefaleula looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alailefaleula working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knight has hold of Alailefaleula 's hands but Alailefaleula slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alailefaleula is looking to stall here but Knight recovers full guard.
Alailefaleula is looking to advance position but Knight has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Alailefaleula wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws some wild stikes that Alailefaleula manages to avoid easily.
Knight throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
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!
Knight wants to control the pace but Alailefaleula is squirming around nicely.
Knight is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alailefaleula is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alailefaleula holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Knight tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Knight wants to control the action but instead Alailefaleula gets a body lock and reverses into Knight's guard! Nice work!
Alailefaleula trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight 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.
Alailefaleula postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alailefaleula accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knight wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alailefaleula postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Alailefaleula in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight being controlled here, momentarily.
Alailefaleula is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuisamoa Alailefaleula showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Alailefaleula has his takedown stuffed
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alailefaleula .
Knight with a lazy takedown attempt

and Alailefaleula counters with a single leg into guard. Knight didn't expect that.
Alailefaleula engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Knight 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.
Knight doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alailefaleula 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 one minute gone in the round.
Alailefaleula is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alailefaleula is looking to stand up but Knight isn't so interested in that idea.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tuisamoa Alailefaleula hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alailefaleula moves to clinch but Knight breaks away
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Knight as Alailefaleula shoots in.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.
Sven Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuisamoa Alailefaleula .

Alailefaleula gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight is working hard here to advance position.
Alailefaleula misses with a head shot. Knight uses the momentum to regain guard.
Knight trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight 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.
Alailefaleula scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alailefaleula postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tuisamoa Alailefaleula has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alailefaleula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
Knight 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.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Alailefaleula is proving a slippery customer.

Alailefaleula avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight controls Alailefaleula momentarily but Alailefaleula frees himself.
Alailefaleula trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alailefaleula is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuisamoa Alailefaleula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alailefaleula has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuisamoa Alailefaleula !