PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Sizemore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Newton Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sizemore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Who Told You? by Reprazent. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sizemore
vs
Knuckles

188 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronny Sizemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Newton Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sizemore closes the distance and clinches.
Sizemore prevents Knuckles from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Sizemore has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Knuckles goes down! Sizemore dives on top of him - Knuckles manages to get guard.

It looks like Newton Knuckles has been cut.
Knuckles pulls Sizemore in close to his closed guard and prevents Sizemore from doing any damage or advancing position.
Knuckles trying to control the position.

Sizemore stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sizemore tries to clinch but Knuckles moves out of range.

Sizemore has closed the distance and engaged Knuckles in a clinch.
Sizemore scores with a knee to the head.
Sizemore with a knee to the head.
Sizemore scores with a knee to the head.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sizemore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sizemore keeps control of Knuckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knuckles takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knuckles manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Sizemore gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sizemore drops Knuckles with a right and a left! Sizemore comes rushing in but Knuckles regains his composure and manages to keep Sizemore in guard.

Knuckles is rocked!

That has opened up Newton Knuckles's cut even more.
Knuckles throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Knuckles is still in real trouble! Can Sizemore finish him?
Knuckles looking to control.
Knuckles seems to have recovered his senses.

Sizemore decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sizemore is breathing heavily.

Sizemore has Knuckles up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sizemore as Knuckles tries to tie him up.
Sizemore lands a knee to the head.
Knuckles misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sizemore lands a knee to the head.
Sizemore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knuckles can't break the clinch.
Knuckles tries to pull guard but Sizemore won't allow it.
Knuckles stalling in the clinch but Sizemore improves position.
Sizemore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knuckles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sizemore has him pressed against the cage.
Knuckles misses with a body punch.
Sizemore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sizemore.
Sizemore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knuckles blocks it with crossed arms.
Sizemore lands a knee to the body.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow.
Sizemore lands a knee to the head.
Sizemore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sizemore throws an elbow but misses.
Knuckles tries for a takedown but Sizemore manages to get underhooks.
Ronny Sizemore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Newton Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Knuckles manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knuckles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sizemore's guard.
Sizemore is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knuckles advances to half guard.
Sizemore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knuckles is working away from the top position though.
Knuckles wants to stand up but Sizemore has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sizemore is controlling Knuckles's trapped leg to prevent Knuckles from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore tries to kick Knuckles off but Knuckles keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sizemore is looking to improve his position.
Knuckles trying to control the action but Sizemore is working from the bottom.
Sizemore trying to hold on to Knuckles's head to control him but Knuckles postures up.
Knuckles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sizemore keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Sizemore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Newton Knuckles's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Knuckles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sizemore stuffs the takedown attempt from Knuckles. Knuckles gets slowly back to his feet.
Sizemore tries to clinch up.

Sizemore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knuckles can't break the clinch.
Sizemore lands an elbow that stopped Knuckles in his tracks for a moment.
Knuckles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sizemore prevents it.
Sizemore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow.

Knuckles gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sizemore managing to control the position.
Knuckles postures up in Sizemore's guard and throws a big left but Sizemore blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore wants to get back to his feet but Knuckles is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Sizemore scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knuckles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knuckles shoots in for a double leg but Sizemore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ronny Sizemore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Newton Knuckles.

Sizemore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sizemore lands an elbow inside that Knuckles shrugs off.

The cut above Newton Knuckles's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sizemore connects with a knee to the head.
Sizemore with a knee to the head.
Sizemore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sizemore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knuckles has Sizemore pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sizemore manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Sizemore.
Sizemore lands an elbow inside.
Knuckles is looking to break free of the clinch but Sizemore has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore lands an elbow inside.
Sizemore prevents Knuckles from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sizemore.
Sizemore lands an elbow inside.
Knuckles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sizemore smiles and moves away.
Knuckles throws a combination. Sizemore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knuckles.
Sizemore moves in looking to clinch but Knuckles pushes him off.
Knuckles is looking to chop away at Sizemore's legs.
Sizemore throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Sizemore has Knuckles up against the cage in a clinch.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knuckles wants a takedown.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Knuckles's ribcage.
Sizemore landing knees to the head.
Sizemore keeps control of Knuckles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knuckles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sizemore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sizemore.
Knuckles can't break the clinch.
Sizemore lands a nice elbow.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sizemore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sizemore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sizemore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knuckles.
Sizemore scores with a knee to the head.
Knuckles can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Sizemore.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sizemore landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sizemore throws an elbow but misses.
Knuckles wants to get back to striking at distance but Sizemore won't allow it.
Knuckles takes a knee right on the jaw!

Knuckles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knuckles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sizemore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sizemore tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knuckles misses with a takedown attempt - Sizemore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sizemore tries to clinch up.
Knuckles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sizemore tries to clinch up.
Sizemore tries to clinch there but Knuckles circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Sizemore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Newton Knuckles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Knuckles misses with a kick to the body
and Sizemore counters with a left and a right that stings Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a nice looking combination but Sizemore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knuckles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Sizemore takes the fight into the clinch.
Knuckles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sizemore gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knuckles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sizemore lands a knee to the head.

Newton Knuckles's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sizemore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knuckles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch but Sizemore keeps him there for the moment.
Sizemore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knuckles's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sizemore.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sizemore.
Sizemore tries a knee to the head but Knuckles blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Knuckles's ribcage.

Knuckles gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sizemore is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles prevents Sizemore from improving his position.

Knuckles postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sizemore to stand up.
Knuckles throws a nice looking combination but Sizemore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sizemore tries to land a body kick
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
Sizemore tries to clinch there but Knuckles circles away.

Knuckles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knuckles prevents Sizemore from escaping the position.

Sizemore bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sizemore can pounce on him.
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sizemore as he avoids it easily.
Ronny Sizemore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Newton Knuckles.
Sizemore scores with a jab to the body.

Sizemore gets a clinch.
Sizemore landing knees to the head.
Knuckles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sizemore gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sizemore with a knee to the head.
Knuckles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knuckles takes an elbow to the temple.
Knuckles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sizemore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles looking to slow down the pace here.
Ronny Sizemore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sizemore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knuckles blocks it with crossed arms.
Sizemore connects with a knee to the head.
Sizemore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knuckles avoiding damage as Sizemore throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sizemore as Knuckles tries to tie him up.
Sizemore misses with a knee strike.
Sizemore lands an elbow just above Knuckles 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sizemore.
Knuckles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knuckles tries to pull guard but Sizemore won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Sizemore.
Sizemore lands an elbow just above Knuckles 's eye.
Knuckles wants to stall.
Sizemore lands a knee to the head.
Sizemore missing with knees to the body.
Knuckles can't get the takedown.
Sizemore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sizemore scores with a knee to the head.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knuckles has Sizemore pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sizemore manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knuckles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sizemore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sizemore with a knee to the head.
Sizemore tries to land a knee to the head but Knuckles blocks with his arms.
Sizemore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knuckles blocks it with crossed arms.
Sizemore misses with an elbow over the top.
Knuckles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sizemore avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sizemore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sizemore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knuckles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ronny Sizemore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knuckles tries to break the clinch but Sizemore is controlling the position.
Knuckles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sizemore gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sizemore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sizemore crunches a lovely knee into Knuckles's ribcage.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sizemore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sizemore landing knees to the head.
Newton Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sizemore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knuckles takes an elbow to the forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Sizemore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sizemore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Sizemore!