PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Knight
vs
Judah

190 cm
29
211 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

185 cm
32
212 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight lands a jab to the nose.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Judah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Judah throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Judah misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Judah moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight tries to counter with a takedown but Judah is quick to defend against it.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight with a jab.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
Judah steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Julian Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight scores with a punch to the head.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Judah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Judah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Judah lands with a good body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah blocking some punches.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
Knight is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Judah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knight tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judah throws an elbow but it misses.
Judah gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah.
Knight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judahs head.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Knight tries for a takedown but Judah manages to get underhooks.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
A frustrated look appears on Knight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Judah blocking some punches.
Judah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knight's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.
Judah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knight is pushing Judah up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Judah lands a shoulder strike.
Judah stops a takedown attempt from Knight.
Judah stops a takedown attempt from Knight.
Judah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knight takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Judah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knight's brow.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Judah - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Judah misses with a body punch.
A short left from Judah.
Judah lands an elbow inside.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.

Knight is rocked!
Judah gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Judah lands a shot to the body.
Judah unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Knight! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Judah is unloading with more strikes now! Knight drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Judah!
David Judah is the new light heavyweight champion!