PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestlefuck Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrestlefuck Wrestling acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Knox
vs
Wrestling

199 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donovan Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestlefuck Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestling misses with a wild body shot.
Knox fails to land the takedown.
Wrestling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox goes for a double leg but Wrestling avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wrestling continues to drive forward.
Knox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wrestling pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donovan Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrestling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
A big right from Wrestling misses.
Knox tries for a takedown but Wrestling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big right from Wrestling misses.
Knox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters circling - Wrestling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wrestling throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Wrestling pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wrestling. Those never looked like landing.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Wrestling cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Wrestling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wrestling throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Wrestling.
Wrestling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrestling misses with the combination.
Wrestling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wrestling swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wrestling holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knox prevents Wrestling from breaking the clinch.
Wrestling working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wrestling.
Knox is looking for a takedown.
Wrestling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox prevents Wrestling from breaking the clinch.
Knox keeps control of Wrestling as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wrestling fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wrestling throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Knox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knox is trying to drag Wrestling to the mat but Wrestling just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Wrestling tries to break the clinch but Knox is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wrestling wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox fails to pull guard.
Knox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knox tries to pull guard but Wrestling forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wrestling is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wrestling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrestling lands a nice shot to the body.
Wrestling is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Wrestling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrestling throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Knox tries to clinch but Wrestling is having none of it.
Wrestling misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wrestling thows a body shot but no joy.
Knox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wrestling pinned against the cage. Wrestling gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Wrestling misses.
Wrestling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wrestling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox tries for a takedown but Wrestling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wrestling is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Wrestling misses.
Wrestling misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestlefuck Wrestling dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wrestling misses with a looping right.
Wrestling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrestling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Wrestling gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Knox to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Knox seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Knox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wrestling is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to control from the top but Wrestling keeps moving.
Knox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wrestling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

We're going to have a standup here because Donovan Knox wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Knox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wrestling throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wrestling misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrestling.
Wrestling throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wrestling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wrestling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wrestling enables Knox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wrestling manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling wants to stand and escape but Knox is having none of it.
Wrestling keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Donovan Knox just wasn't active enough.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Wrestling.
Wrestling blocks a head kick by Knox.
Wrestling misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Wrestling.
Wrestling throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrestlings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Knox has Wrestling up against the cage in a clinch.
Wrestling is trying to force a seperation but Knox has the dominant position.
Wrestling is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wrestling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wrestling wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox has Wrestling pressed against the cage, preventing Wrestling from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wrestling working hard to break the clinch.
Wrestling works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wrestling displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knox up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrestling wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Donovan Knox will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wrestling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Wrestling misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wrestling defends well and Knox ends up having to push Wrestling into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Knox tries to score a body lock takedown but Wrestling shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donovan Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrestling has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox tries to pull guard but Wrestling won't allow it.
Wrestling wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox fails to pull guard.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wrestling's efforts to push away.
Knox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wrestling has Knox pressed against the cage, preventing Knox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Wrestling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrestling wants to break free but Knox has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wrestling is defending well.
Wrestling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrestling lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knox or not.
A frustrated look appears on Wrestling's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wrestling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrestling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrestling is trying to push Knox away but Knox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wrestling managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Wrestling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wrestling is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Wrestling prevents the takedown attempt.

Wrestling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrestling misses with a double jab.
Wrestling works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Wrestling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donovan Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wrestling dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
Wrestling misses the shot to the body.
Wrestling swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
A slow jab from Wrestling misses its intended target.
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wrestling is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Wrestling circles away and we're back to standing.
Knox shoots in looking for a takedown. Wrestling tries to sprawl out of it but Knox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wrestling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Wrestling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrestling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wrestling misses with a looping right.
Wrestling misses with a straight left.
Wrestling misses the shot to the body.
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wrestling is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Wrestling circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Wrestling had a free shot at his head there.
Wrestling throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Wrestling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Wrestling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wrestling tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wrestling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Wrestling.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox shoots in looking for a takedown. Wrestling tries to sprawl out of it but Knox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wrestling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Wrestling.
Wrestling throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Wrestling misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrestling. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox tries to clinch up but Wrestling circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox looks for a takedown but Wrestling sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestlefuck Wrestling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wrestling has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestlefuck Wrestling!