PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Johny Rico enters the cage!

Knight
vs
Rico

175 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Atlantis

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico lands a slapping body shot.

Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rico wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knight trying to control the position here.
Rico postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rico tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rico advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Knight!
Rico throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rico thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Rico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Knight slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rico is looking to stall here but Knight recovers full guard.
Knight wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico stands and throws Knight's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knight tries to improve position but can't.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rico has eaten all the pies!
Who's going to make the next move?
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rico tries to score with some ground and pound. Knight controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Knight gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Knight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico wants to control the pace but Knight is squirming around nicely.
Rico throws some wild stikes that Knight manages to avoid easily.
Knight wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rico.
Rico throwing strikes here but Knight is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rico punching from mount but Knight doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico content just to control the position here.
Rico punching from mount but Knight doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rico looking to ground and pound but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico avoids the attempt from Knight to control.
Rico punching from mount but Knight doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Rico dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rico scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
Knight wants to sweep here but Rico controlling him for the moment.
Rico looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Knight's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rico trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight with a nice head shot there.
Rico is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Knight shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rico wants to control but Knight is keeping busy.
Rico wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knight lands with a punch from half guard.
Johny Rico has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight not doing much here.
Rico is trying to get back to full guard.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rico tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Rico wants to control but Knight is keeping busy.
Rico works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knight wants to control from the top but Rico keeps moving.
Knight is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Knight wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rico throws a good cross that connects.

Rico feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rico with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico postures up.
Rico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rico!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knight lands a nice shot to the head.
Rico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rico wants to control but Knight is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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 Carlos Knight will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Knight gets a takedown into half guard.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knight takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rico trying to control here.
Knight controlling the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Knight seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rico for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Knight wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Knight drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight passes Rico's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rico is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rico is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knight controlling the action here.
Rico wants to get back to full guard.
Rico is staying active underneath Knight, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rico trying to control here.
Rico avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Rico is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Carlos Knight wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rico fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Knight to the ground. Rico is now in Knight's guard.
Knight pulls Rico in close to prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rico looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rico is pulling down on Knight's head. It's preventing any offense from Knight, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is stalling in the full guard.
Rico wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
Rico controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself.

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

Knight shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rico manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rico is trying to control the position but Knight postures up.
Knight is pushing down on Rico's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rico is fighting to maintain full guard but Knight has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico wants to get back to full guard.

Knight is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rico wants to get back to full guard.
Rico is trying to control but can't.
Rico tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg.
Knight trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rico is looking to control Knight's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rico avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johny Rico.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knight is defended easily by Rico.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!