PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shovel Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shovel Knight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shovel Knight will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brynjar
vs
Knight

170 cm
19
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Spartan Nutrition

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nebojša Brynjar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shovel Knight!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight connects with a leg kick. Brynjar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brynjar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brynjar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knight.
Knight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Brynjar clinches up against the cage.
Knight prevents a body shot from Brynjar.
Knight is trying to push Brynjar away but Brynjar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Brynjar on the inside.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Brynjar leaning against his opponent.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Brynjar controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brynjar.
Brynjar lands a shot to the body.
Brynjar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brynjar lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brynjar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brynjar presses Knight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brynjar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brynjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brynjar keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Brynjar on the inside.
Knight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knight working hard to break the clinch.
Brynjar scores with a shoulder strike.
Brynjar slowing the pace effectively.
Knight tries to break free but Brynjar pushes him back against the cage.
Brynjar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
Brynjar lands with a left to the head.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brynjar lands with a light punch inside.

Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nebojša Brynjar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brynjar throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Brynjar moved away.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brynjar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brynjar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Brynjar is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Brynjar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brynjar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brynjar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight looking to stall.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Brynjar cracks Knight with a nice body shot.
Knight is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brynjar to keep the fight standing.
Knight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brynjar smiles and moves away.
Nebojša Brynjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shovel Knight.
Knight throws a front kick that sends Brynjar stumbling back into the cage.
Brynjar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Brynjar checks the leg kick.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight motions for Brynjar to come forward. Knight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brynjar blocks the body kick.
Knight throws a body punch but Brynjar moves out of range.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Brynjar.
Brynjar cracks Knight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Knight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brynjar throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Brynjar throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight is looking to chop away at Brynjar's legs.
The fighters circling - Brynjar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Knight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brynjar looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight throws out a counter right but Brynjar avoids it with no problem.
Brynjar lands a jab to the nose.
Brynjar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Brynjar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brynjar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brynjar throws a body shot but no joy.
As Brynjar backs off Knight throws a huge counter combo but Brynjar manages to avoid it all.
Knight jabs Brynjar right on the nose. Brynjar blinks but takes it well.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brynjar throws out the jab.
Brynjar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brynjar throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Brynjar misses with a straight left.
Knight replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brynjar blocks it well.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight throws a leg kick but Brynjar moved away.
Brynjar's corner calls for a 1-2. Brynjar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Brynjar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nebojša Brynjar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brynjar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight moves away from the strike by Brynjar.
Brynjar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Brynjar misses the target.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Brynjar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Knight is rocked!
Knight walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Brynjar! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nebojša Brynjar!
Our winner, Nebojša Brynjar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.