PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garfield Mcknight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mcknight
vs
O Brien

182 cm
18
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Garfield Mcknight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcknight slips a jab and a cross from O Brien.
An inside leg kick lands from O Brien.
Mcknight shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Brien defends it nicely.
O Brien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Brien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcknight.
Mcknight moves forwards but O Brien connects with a nice, crisp jab.

O Brien scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mcknight trying to control from the bottom.
Mcknight holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mcknight pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
O Brien not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mcknight is looking to control O Brien's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mcknight avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcknight is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because O Brien is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mcknight blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Brien.
O Brien is looking to take a break and control but Mcknight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
O Brien swinging wildly here.

O Brien scores with a takedown into Mcknight's guard.
Mcknight is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Mcknight keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mcknight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Brien must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Brien throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien is looking to stand up but Mcknight won't let him.
O Brien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien connects with a crisp jab.
O Brien uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcknight has time to react.
Mcknight has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Brien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcknight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Brien scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Brien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcknight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcknight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Brien sprawls well. O Brien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcknight gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garfield Mcknight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Brien moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Brien goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mcknight moves out of range of the body kick from O Brien.
Mcknight moves out of range of the body kick.
O Brien swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

O Brien feints and as Mcknight raises his hands in defense, O Brien changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Brien looks winded!
Mcknight keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
O Brien throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny O Brien dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

O Brien misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some wild striking there from O Brien.
Mcknight blocks the body kick.
O Brien scores with a hook.
O Brien scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Brien misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenny O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcknight misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for O Brien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

O Brien drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Brien is in close to Mcknight's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mcknight wants to sweep here but O Brien controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcknight is looking to stand up but O Brien isn't so interested in that idea.
O Brien trying to control but Mcknight is working from the bottom.
O Brien tries to stand but Mcknight is controlling from the bottom.
O Brien controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
O Brien trying to control but Mcknight is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
An inside leg kick lands from O Brien.
A head kick misses from O Brien.
Mcknight shoots for a double leg takedown but O Brien sprawls well. He's pushed Mcknight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Brien works over Mcknight's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for O Brien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcknight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Brien is breathing heavily.
O Brien misses with a body kick.
Mcknight avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Brien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcknight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Brien tries to avoid it but Mcknight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Brien to the ground. O Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Brien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcknight momentarily.
O Brien lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice sprawl there from O Brien as Mcknight shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garfield Mcknight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcknight misses with a wild combination.
O Brien misses with a double jab.
Mcknight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donk. O Brien catches Mcknight right on the button with a cross.
O Brien misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Brien drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcknight is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, O Brien asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mcknight can't do much from the bottom here.

O Brien decides to stand back up. O Brien steps back and let's Mcknight get back to his feet.
A jab from O Brien does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Mcknight shoots in but O Brien avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Mcknight avoids them all with ease.
Garfield Mcknight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

O Brien dives in and scores a takedown into Mcknight's guard.
O Brien trying to control but Mcknight is working from the bottom.
O Brien is looking to stand up but Mcknight won't let him.
O Brien looking to sit in guard and control but Mcknight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcknight landing with the ground and pound.
Mcknight throwing strikes but missing.
Mcknight postures up.
Mcknight is looking to work some ground and pound but O Brien has wrist control.
O Brien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcknight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Brien is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mcknight walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Brien.
O Brien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcknight fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from O Brien misses.
O Brien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Brien lands a leg kick that knocks Mcknight off balance momentarily.

O Brien feints and as Mcknight raises his hands in defense, O Brien changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mcknight is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws an elbow that misses. Mcknight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Brien's guard. Nice move by Mcknight!

O Brien wants to control but Mcknight passes easily into half guard.
Mcknight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Brien has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcknight is working away from the top position though.
Mcknight working O Brien over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight thows a huge punch but O Brien dodges it nicely.
O Brien wants to control the action here but instead Mcknight manages to pass to full mount!
O Brien is looking to improve his position but Mcknight isn't that keen on the idea.
Mcknight lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Brien really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garfield Mcknight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny O Brien is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcknight throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenny O Brien.
Well O Brien has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny O Brien!
As Kenny O Brien got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm here and it's time for every fighter in the division to look over their shoulder. Nobody is safe now. They're all trembling and rightly so.'.