PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Renegade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Knight looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Knight
vs
Gonzales

179 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzales.
Gonzales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzales throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Gonzales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzales fails to land with a series of punches.
Franco Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Knight has Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.

Knight successfully pulls guard.
Gonzales tries to stand but Knight is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzales is looking to work some ground and pound but Knight has wrist control.

Gonzales stands up and waves to Knight to follow him.
Knight throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzales's waist but Gonzales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knight off to one side.
Gonzales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzales shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gonzales shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knight is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales is looking to stand up but Knight won't let him.
Gonzales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzales manages to get himself to full guard.
Knight works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knight is tying to control. Gonzales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonzales tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Knight is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gonzales defends it well.
Gonzales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knight prevents Gonzales from standing back up.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knight trying to control from half guard but Gonzales is working away.
Knight working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to free his trapped foot but Gonzales is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Knight seems content to control.
Knight stops Gonzales from getting back to his feet.
Knight working over Gonzales with some ground and pound. Gonzales looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzales can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzales connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Gonzales is trying to stand back up but Knight is controlling him
Gonzales regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gonzales looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzales is looking to stand up but Knight isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gonzales works over Knight's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knight but Knight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight tries for a takedown but Gonzales sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzales pinned against the cage. Gonzales gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knight will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzales swivels and escapes.
Knight plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzales misses with a series of wild punches.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzales with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knight moves into the clinch.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight jumps guard but Gonzales stands there with Knight around his waist. Knight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knight keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Knight is controlling the position.

Knight successfully pulls guard.
Knight manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Knight connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Knight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knight scoring with strikes but Gonzales is staying in there.
Knight looking to control but Gonzales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Knight is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Knight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Knight!