PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Mott struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Knockout
vs
Mott

195 cm
26
220 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
25
225 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

GREEN!160

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mott!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott scores with a jab.

It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
Knockout avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knockout lands a head shot.
Mott misses with a hook.
Knockout throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mott counters with a two punch combo.
Mott takes one on the button.
Knockout misses with a hook.
Knockout throws a looping overhand right but Mott ducks down to avoid it.
Mott unleashes a big counter combination but Knockout bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mott blocks a jab.
Mott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knockout, pushing him back against the cage.
Mott landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout is looking to break free of the clinch but Mott has double underhooks.
Mott keeps control of Knockout as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mott.
Mott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knockout looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knockout takes a shot to the head.
Mott pushes Knockout back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mott.
Mott prevents Knockout from breaking the clinch.
Mott swings wildly with an uppercut but Knockout uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Mott.
Mott throws a punch but it's blocked by Knockout.
Mott missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott is working Knockout over against the cage.

Knockout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Mott misses
and Knockout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knockout pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mott is out of range and Knockout settles back down.
Mott slips a jab from Knockout.
Mott throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Knockout to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knockout gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mott tries to clinch but Knockout is having none of it.
Mott throws a series of punches but Knockout moves out of range.

Mott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knockout tries to break the clinch but Mott is controlling the position.
Knockout blocking some punches.
Mott lands a shot to the body.
Mott missing with knees to the body.
Mott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knockout misses with a body punch.
Knockout's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knockout tries a body shot but Mott blocks it.

Knockout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looks like Knockout has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Knockout slips a jab and a cross from Mott.
Knockout throws the left hand but Mott avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout slips a straight right by Mott.
Mott slips under a jab.
Mott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knockout manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mott moves in looking to clinch but Knockout pushes him off.
Mott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knockout counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knockout bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mott lands a nice hook to Knockout's body. Knockout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knockout was well out of range. Poor timing from Mott.
Mott slips a straight right by Knockout.
Mott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knockout misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Mott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Knockout's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mott blocks a jab.

Mott moves into the clinch.
Mott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knockout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mott has him pressed against the cage.
Juan Mott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mott struggles to land a body shot inside as Knockout controls his hands.
Knockout is trying to break free.
Mott trying to control the position but instead, Knockout has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mott into the cage.
A short right from Knockout on the inside.
Mott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knockout tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knockout has had enough of the clinch but Mott keeps him there for the moment.
Mott has Knockout pressed against the cage, preventing Knockout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knockout on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Knockout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knockout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knockout throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout throws a big shot that misses.
Knockout blocks a low kick nicely.
Mott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knockout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Juan Mott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knockout slips under a jab from Mott.
Mott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knockout displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mott throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Knockout misses the target.
Mott is looking to clinch but Knockout is avoiding it.
Knockout misses the jab.
Mott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knockout.
Knockout takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knockout misses with a looping left.
Mott scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knockout takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Mott. Those never looked like landing.
Knockout uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mott.
Mott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knockout loads up on a big right hand but Mott slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Knockout throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mott now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knockout throws an overhand right that lands on Mott's shoulder, as Mott tries to avoid the shot.
Knockout moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good leg kick by Knockout there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mott looks to score with a jab to the body but Knockout is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mott misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Knockout.
Knockout swings widly with a right hand
and Mott counters with a two punch combo.
Mott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knockout avoids the body shot from Mott.
It looked like Knockout wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knockout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mott.
Knockout cracks Mott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knockout slips under a jab.
A big left from Knockout misses.
Knockout looks to land a left hand but Mott moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knockout is looking to counter punch.
Mott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knockout moves away.
Mott misses with the combination.
Knockout feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mott thows a leg kick but Knockout checks it
and Knockout counters with a thumping low kick.
Mott is breathing heavily.
Mott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knockout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knockout slips a straight right by Mott.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knockout, right into the meat.
Mott tries to move into range but Knockout moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knockout throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knockout fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juan Mott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Oscar Knockout's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Knockout scores with a nice right hand.
Knockout looks to throw the jab but Mott is out of range.
Good leg kick by Mott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mott throws a leg kick which misses Knockout's front leg but catches the back leg as Knockout tries to avoid it.
Knockout keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knockout.
Mott throws a combination. Knockout tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mott looks to throw a body kick
and Knockout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mott throws a jab when Knockout was well out of range.
Knockout swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Knockout - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout scores with a jab.
Mott misses with a body shot.
Knockout throws a hook but Mott blocks it.
Knockout lands with an overhand left.
Knockout lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knockout misses with a straight right.
Knockout throws an off balance right hand
and Mott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knockout ducks right into an uppercut from Mott.
Knockout throws the left hand but Mott avoids the punch easily.
Knockout is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mott.
Knockout feints a jab promting Mott to slip. Knockout then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Mott.
Knockout ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knockout throws a jab when Mott was well out of range.
Mott misses with the combination.
It looked like Knockout wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knockout. Knockout obviously looking to wear him down.
Mott misses with a wild body shot.
Knockout half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knockout.
Knockout throws a hook but Mott avoids it easily.
Mott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mott with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott slips under a jab.
Donk. Knockout catches Mott right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knockout. That's going to slow Mott down.
Mott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knockout can pounce on him.

Mott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mott misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Knockout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oscar Knockout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oscar Knockout is winning the standup battle so far.
Knockout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Mott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knockout misses with a hook.
Mott throws out a counter right but Knockout avoids it with no problem.
Knockout takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott throws a combination that misses
enabling Knockout to counter with a crisp jab.
Mott misses with a hook. Knockout ducked under it nicely.
Mott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mott checks a low kick from Knockout.
Mott misses with a jab to the body
letting Knockout counter with a right hand.
Mott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mott throws a right hand that Knockout ducks under and follows up with a left that Knockout also avoids with ease.
Knockout jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oscar Knockout.
I think Mott 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Mott!