PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Knight
vs
Crowe

190 cm
27
211 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

181 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Knight jabs Crowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crowe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crowe takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe lands the left hand.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Knight cracks Crowe with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight tests Crowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crowe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.
Crowe throws a half hearted mid kick.

Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crowe.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crowe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crowe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Crowe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Knight manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight clobbers Crowe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crowe is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
Knight feints and then cracks Crowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowe down.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight misses with a right hand

and Crowe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Knight.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Knight avoids a wild elbow strike from Crowe.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.

Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Knight instigates a clinch.
Knight tries to circle away but Crowe has him pinned against the cage.
Crowe tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crowe prevents Knight from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe lands an elbow that stopped Knight in his tracks for a moment.
Crowe stops a takedown attempt from Knight.

Knight gets control of Crowe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Knight will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crowe!
Crowe wants to control but Knight is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Knight misses the jab.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crowe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left lands for Knight.
Knight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knight moves away from the strike by Crowe.
Crowe lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body kick there by Knight.
Julian Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crowe throws a low kick but Knight moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but Crowe shows good takedown defense.

Knight clinches up with Crowe and pushes him back against the cage.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Knight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight blocks an elbow strike.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knight dodges an elbow strike from Crowe.
Knight blocking some punches.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Knight.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Crowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knight's defenses.
Crowe looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe working Knight over with knees to the body.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Crowe tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Knight.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe throws an elbow but it misses.
Julian Knight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knight is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crowe to keep the fight standing.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe blocking some punches.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Knight.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
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 Julian Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Crowe checks a leg kick nicely.
Crowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knight counters with a thumping low kick.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.

Knight bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knight working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Knight throws an elbow but Crowe slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Knight seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Knight working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knight throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Crowe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Crowe wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
Crowe won't allow Knight to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Crowe desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knight.
Crowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Crowe is predictable there
and Knight counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight feints and then cracks Crowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowe down.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crowe misses with an uppercut.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eli Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight misses with a leg kick

and Crowe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knight or not.
Crowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crowe tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight lands a right hand.

Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crowe with a hook.
Crowe throws a low kick, looking for Knight's leg but Knight calmly moves out of range.
Crowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knight's sensitive parts.

Knight forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Knight tries to work over Crowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Crowe as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Julian Knight!

Julian Knight wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Julian Knight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Eli Crowe stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dang, sumbitch poked me in mah eye!'.