PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Knuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vanderbeet
vs
Knuckle

160 cm
21
142 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

171 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fight Night Nutrition

No Contest Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Knuckle!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckle tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanderbeet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Vanderbeet clinches.
Knuckle is trying to break the clinch but Vanderbeet is controlling him.

Vanderbeet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vanderbeet closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Knuckle's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanderbeet slips nicely into half guard.
Vanderbeet 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.
Vanderbeet working Knuckle over with strikes.
Knuckle controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nice strikes from Vanderbeet there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanderbeet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vanderbeet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knuckle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knuckle is looking to improve his position.
Vanderbeet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knuckle taking some punishment here, with Vanderbeet in his half guard.
Vanderbeet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vanderbeet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vanderbeet.
Knuckle is trying to stand back up but Vanderbeet is controlling him
Knuckle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knuckle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vanderbeet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knuckle defending well though.
Knuckle looks like he's trying to stand up.

Vanderbeet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knuckle taking some punishment here, with Vanderbeet in his half guard.
Vanderbeet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vanderbeet working Knuckle over with strikes.
Vanderbeet not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Knuckle has one foot on Vanderbeet's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Knuckle fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knuckle misses with a combination
letting Vanderbeet counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Knuckle as Vanderbeet shoots in.
Knuckle fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanderbeet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vanderbeet closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Knuckle's guard.
Vanderbeet lands a couple of elbows.

Knuckle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chuck Knuckle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vanderbeet gets caught napping as Knuckle dives in and scores a takedown. Vanderbeet manages to retain guard.
Vanderbeet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knuckle is one step ahead there.
Knuckle wants to stand but Vanderbeet is controlling his posture from full guard.

Knuckle gets to his feet - Vanderbeet follows without any prompting.

Vanderbeet tries to sprawl but Knuckle drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is trying to get back to full guard.
Vanderbeet controlling the position for now.
Vanderbeet wants to control but Knuckle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vanderbeet is trying to get back to full guard.
Vanderbeet is working hard here to advance position.
Knuckle is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Vanderbeet controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Horacio Vanderbeet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Knuckle. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet slips a jab and a cross from Knuckle.
Knuckle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knuckle tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanderbeet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Vanderbeet shoots in and gets a takedown into Knuckle's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderbeet distracts Knuckle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knuckle wants to sweep here but Vanderbeet controlling him for the moment.
Vanderbeet is in close to Knuckle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vanderbeet is working Knuckle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vanderbeet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vanderbeet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vanderbeet stops Knuckle from standing up.
Vanderbeet chips away with some ground and pound.
Vanderbeet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanderbeet connects with a couple of short punches.
Knuckle wants to stand but Vanderbeet is controlling the position.
Knuckle keeping full guard, as Vanderbeet tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horacio Vanderbeet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vanderbeet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vanderbeet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knuckle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horacio Vanderbeet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knuckle working a defensive guard here.
Vanderbeet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knuckle trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vanderbeet postures up in Knuckle's guard and throws a big left but Knuckle blocks it.
Vanderbeet chips away with some ground and pound.
Vanderbeet prevents Knuckle from getting back to his feet.
Vanderbeet lands a couple of digs.
Knuckle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knuckle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vanderbeet stops Knuckle from standing up.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knuckle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knuckle controls Vanderbeet momentarily but Vanderbeet frees himself.
Vanderbeet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vanderbeet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanderbeet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knuckle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knuckle is trying to control the position but Vanderbeet postures up.
Knuckle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vanderbeet postures up in Knuckle's guard and throws a big left but Knuckle blocks it.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes from guard but Knuckle blocks nicely.
Vanderbeet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knuckle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Knuckle drops back looking for a leg! Vanderbeet is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vanderbeet manages to kick Knuckle off! Knuckle jumps back into Vanderbeet's guard.
Knuckle wants to stand but Vanderbeet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knuckle is breathing heavily.
Vanderbeet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knuckle is one step ahead there.
Vanderbeet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knuckle!

Vanderbeet is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Knuckle has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Knuckle wants to hold on but Vanderbeet pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Knuckle is trying to escape the mount.
Knuckle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knuckle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vanderbeet haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Knuckle holds on to Vanderbeet around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Vanderbeet is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knuckle is in a horrible position here. Vanderbeet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vanderbeet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knuckle is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanderbeet scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knuckle?
You get the feeling that Knuckle really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Vanderbeet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle is in a horrible position here. Vanderbeet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Knuckle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vanderbeet breaks from Knuckle's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Knuckle is rocked!
Knuckle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Knuckle is still in real trouble! Can Vanderbeet finish him?
Vanderbeet fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vanderbeet is landing with some decent strikes but Knuckle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vanderbeet prevents Knuckle from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vanderbeet cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Vanderbeet! Knuckle is hurt baaadly! Vanderbeet is firing away with more strikes - Knuckle is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horacio Vanderbeet!
Horacio Vanderbeet opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.