PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Slowinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Knope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slowinski
vs
Knope

191 cm
27
240 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

198 cm
23
250 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pawel Slowinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Knope!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knope lands with a good body shot.
Knope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knope scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knope keeps the fight on the outside.

Knope looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Knope loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knope lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knope passes into half guard.
Knope not doing much here.
Knope working over Slowinski with some ground and pound. Slowinski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knope looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slowinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knope sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slowinski defending well though.
Knope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knope lands with a punch from half guard.
Knope working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knope lands a nice short elbow.
Slowinski is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knope connects with a nice short shot to Slowinski's temple.
Knope frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Slowinski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knope postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Slowinski looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knope is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Slowinski is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Slowinski flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Knope anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Slowinski and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Knope slips an arm under Slowinski chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Knope has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Knope is squeezing on Slowinski like an anaconda would it's prey. Slowinski fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Knope!
Ben Knope thanked the fans post fight for their support.