PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knight's choice of entrance music: Ya uedu zhit v London. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mclean
vs
Knight

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 London, Lenny Mclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Knight!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean stalks Knight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knight's face. Knight staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Arthur Knight has been cut.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Mclean moves out of range easily.

Knight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mclean, pushing him back against the cage.
Mclean tries to break free but Knight pushes him back against the cage.
Mclean throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.

Knight gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mclean keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Knight postures up.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Mclean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight with a nice head shot there.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mclean throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Mclean working for a triangle but Knight defends it easily.
Knight is stalling in the full guard.
Mclean trying to keep a closed guard but Knight is proving a slippery customer.

Mclean escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knight gets to his feet. Mclean looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mclean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Knight rushes Mclean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knight delivers a nice body kick.
Mclean is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mclean throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.

Knight looking to score a takedown here. Mclean is defending well but Knight drives through and ends up in Mclean's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mclean's head.

Knight stands and steps away. Mclean gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Knight throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Knight moves into range and clinches up with Mclean.

Knight turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
It looks like Knight might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Knight stands up and beckons Mclean to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean has his takedown stuffed
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Knight clinches.

Knight pulls Mclean into guard.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knight is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knight can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mclean throws an elbow that misses. Knight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mclean's guard. Nice move by Knight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Knight's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mclean is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mclean stuffs the takedown.

Knight shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mclean is trying to defend but Knight finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Knight trying to control the pace.
Mclean is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knight's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knight's back!
Knight tries to break free.
Mclean gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mclean's guard. Nice work there by Knight.
Mclean wants to stand and escape but Knight is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight lands a couple of elbows.

Knight decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mclean, up you get!
Mclean wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Mclean doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Mclean with a poor takedown
and Knight counters with a good low kick that Mclean was not able to check.

Knight gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Knight decides to stand back up. Knight steps back and let's Mclean get back to his feet.
Mclean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight scores with a head kick.
Lenny Mclean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mclean gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Knight to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knight makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knight controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mclean keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Knight is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Mclean is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight controlling from the top position.

Arthur Knight has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mclean shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.

Knight closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mclean's guard.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Mclean is retaining full guard.
Mclean wants to control the position but Knight says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Knight looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is pressing down on Mclean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mclean is holding on for now.
Arthur Knight has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arthur Knight's cut.
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!

Mclean leaves Knight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knight has his takedown stuffed
and Mclean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mclean throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.

Mclean has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mclean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mclean.
Mclean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Knight tightens his grip and picks Mclean up, before dumping him to the ground. Mclean manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
Knight slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mclean takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knight working the head with strikes.

Knight decides to stand back up.

Mclean shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mclean wants to stand but Knight has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knight desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Knight is trying to stand back up but Mclean is controlling him
Knight is positioning himself well to prevent Mclean advancing to mount.
Knight is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mclean fails with the takedown.

Knight drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Knight lands a few punches from side control.

Knight tries for a kimura but Mclean is defending well.
Knight content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight working the ground and pound.

Knight stands up and beckons Mclean to his feet.

Knight drives through and clinches with Mclean against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mclean blocks it with crossed arms.
Lenny Mclean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mclean wants a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Knight!
A pretty intense looking Arthur Knight took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.