PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Tordin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Knockout has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Knockout
vs
Tordin

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Tordin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tordin.
Tordin tries for a takedown but Knockout sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tordin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knockout as he avoids it easily.
Tordin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tordin duly obliges.

Tordin moves into range and clinches up with Knockout.
Knockout prevents a takedown attempt there.
Will Knockout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Tordin.
Tordin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tordin manages to break the clinch.
Knockout on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knockout shoots and misses
and Tordin counters with a stiff right hand.

Knockout is rocked!

Tordin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knockout's guard.
Oh Knockout is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knockout manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tordin manages to get himself to full guard.
Knockout seems to have got his legs back now.
Knockout passes Tordin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Tordin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Knockout throws a sloppy head kick and Tordin moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knockout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Knockout closes the distance and clinches.

Tordin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knockout tries to clinch

and Tordin moves into the clinch.
Knockout tries to score a body lock takedown but Tordin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Knockout gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Knockout trying to control the position from guard on top but Tordin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tordin is looking to stand back up but Knockout counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tordin.
Tordin tries to improve position but can't.
Tordin looks gassed!
Knockout working away.
Tordin is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Knockout working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Knockout wants to control but Tordin is keeping him busy.
Tordin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Knockout asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Knockout is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tordin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knockout is looking to take a break and control but Tordin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Knockout stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Knockout closes the distance but Tordin moves to the side

and Tordin counters by moving into the clinch.

Knockout has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tordin is trying to keep an underhook but Knockout manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Knockout decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tordin keeps the fight on the outside.

Knockout has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knockout keeps control of Tordin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tordin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knockout just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knockout.
Knockout trying to land knees to the body.
Tordin is trying to stall.
Knockout tries to pull guard but Tordin holds him up against the cage and eventually Knockout drops back down to his feet.
Knockout prevents Tordin from breaking the clinch.
Knockout can't get the takedown.

Tordin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tordin throws a good cross that connects.

Tordin has Knockout up against the cage in a clinch.
Tordin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knockout or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tordin breaks the clinch.
Knockout fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tordin gets a clinch.

Tordin breaks the clinch.

Tordin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Tordin escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tordin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knockout's waist but Knockout gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tordin off to one side.
Tordin connects with a nice looking jab.
Tordin shoots and misses

and Knockout counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tordin breaks from the clinch.

Tordin clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Knockout fails to land.

Tordin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Knockout regains guard.
Tordin wants to control from the top but Knockout keeps moving.

Tordin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tordin closes the distance and clinches.
Tordin lands with a right to the head.
Tordin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Tordin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knockout misses with a takedown
and Tordin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tordin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knockout struggling a bit here.
Knockout gets back to half guard.
Knockout moves into full guard.
Knockout thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tordin trying to control but Knockout is working from the bottom.
Knockout is trying to keep Tordin in close.
Tordin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tordin gets to his feet - Knockout follows without any prompting.
Tordin tries to clinch up but Knockout circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Tordin as Knockout shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Tordin 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.

Tordin gets a takedown into half guard.
Tordin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knockout knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tordin wants to get back to his feet.
Tordin wants to take a breather but Knockout is having none of it.
Tordin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Knockout is looking to improve his position.
Tordin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knockout with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knockout is trying to get back to full guard.
Tordin uses his free foot to push down on Knockout's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tordin tries to control but Knockout wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tordin dominating with strikes here.
Tordin looking to finish Knockout with some ground and pound. This is bad for Knockout!
Knockout can't escape the position.
Tordin with good strikes from the mount here!
Tordin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tordin tries to control but Knockout wriggling away.
Tordin scoring with strikes but Knockout is staying in there.
Knockout is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tordin with good strikes from the mount here!
Tordin landing punches.

Tordin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Knockout is on top in guard.

Tordin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Knockout throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tordin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knockout throws a one two combo.
Good exchange - Tordin coming out on top.
Tordin tries to clinch there but Knockout circles away.
Knockout fails with a takedown attempt.

Knockout tries to keep at a distance but Tordin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knockout fails to pull guard.
Tordin'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.

Tordin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tordin is looking to clinch but Knockout is avoiding it.

Tordin closes the distance and clinches.

Tordin breaks from the clinch.
Tordin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tordin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knockout ducks right into an uppercut from Tordin.

Tordin clinches up against the cage.

Knockout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knockout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tordin tries to clinch there but Knockout circles away.
Tordin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tordin gets caught flat footed, as Knockout shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Tordin pushes Knockout off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Knockout on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knockout will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Knockout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knockout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tordin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Knockout rushes Tordin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tordin breaks from the clinch.
Tordin keeps the fight on the outside.
Tordin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Knockout counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Tordin kicks Knockout off and gets back to his feet.
Tordin tries to clinch there but Knockout circles away.

Tordin moves into range and clinches up with Knockout.
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!
Tordin lands a left hand.
Tordin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Tordin breaks from the clinch.
Tordin moves in looking to clinch but Knockout pushes him off.
Knockout punishes Tordin's body with a nice straight punch.
Knockout shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tordin as he jumps to the side.
Tordin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout tries to clinch up.
Tordin misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Knockout to counter with a crisp jab.
Knockout will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tordin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knockout pinned against the cage. Knockout gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tordin tries to clinch up but Knockout circles away and keeps his distance.
Tordin tries to clinch up.
Knockout looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tordin is fending him off so far but Knockout persists. Nope, Tordin circles away and we're back to standing.
Knockout misses with a wild combination.
Tordin closes the distance but Knockout moves to the side

and Knockout counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tordin won't be happy with that.
Tordin pushes Knockout away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Knockout gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tordin is looking for a sweep.
Knockout avoids the strikes from the bottom by Tordin.

Knockout is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tordin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tordin regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knockout blocks the strikes from Tordin.

Knockout escapes and gets back to his feet.

Knockout drives through and clinches with Tordin against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leonardo Tordin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Knockout closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tordin circles away.
Knockout tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tordin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Leonardo Tordin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knockout looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tordin is one step ahead there.
Tordin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knockout swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tordin trying to control but Knockout is working from the bottom.
Tordin works over Knockout with some ground and pound from guard.
Tordin working some strikes from top position.
Knockout has a closed guard, preventing Tordin from standing up.
Tordin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knockout swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Tordin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Knockout swats away the attempt to clinch by Tordin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tordin misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tordin counters by moving into the clinch.
Knockout leaning his opponent against the cage.

Tordin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tordin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tordin, as that shot connected.
Tordin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Tordin clinches up with Knockout and pushes him back against the cage.

Knockout is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tordin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Knockout to the mat. Knockout regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tordin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tordin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knockout has a closed guard, preventing Tordin from standing up.
Knockout wants to sweep here but Tordin controlling him for the moment.
Tordin tries to free his leg and advance position but Knockout is retaining full guard.
Tordin wants to control from the top but Knockout keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout is looking to stand up but Tordin isn't so interested in that idea.

Knockout looking for a guillotine here but Tordin defends easily.

Tordin gets to his feet - Knockout follows without any prompting.
Knockout avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knockout throws a lazy head kick
and Tordin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tordin lands with a cross.
Tordin scores with a nice right hand.
Knockout takes one to the side of the head.
Tordin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Knockout counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tordin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knockout wants to pass the guard but Tordin is keeping the position.
Tordin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Knockout might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tordin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knockout is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tordin landing strikes from the mount and Knockout is in trouble!
Tordin is landing with some decent strikes but Knockout is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tordin landing punches.

It looks like Will Knockout has been cut.
Tordin content just to control the position here.
Tordin scoring with strikes but Knockout is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tordin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tordin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knockout?
Tordin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tordin lands a big elbow.

Will Knockout's cut is getting worse.
Knockout is in a horrible position here. Tordin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Will Knockout's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Tordin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Knockout has worked his arm free - good work by Knockout!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tordin lands some shots froms side control.

Tordin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tordin closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Knockout out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Tordin!