PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammie Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kola Dum Knightling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kola Dum Knightling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sears
vs
Dum Knightling

188 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammie Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kola Dum Knightling!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dum Knightling pushes Sears up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dum Knightling takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Sears pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sears closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sears.
Sears tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dum Knightling just stands there and leans against the cage.

Dum Knightling gets control of Sears's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dum Knightling will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Sears gets to his feet - Dum Knightling follows without any prompting.

Sears gets caught flat footed, as Dum Knightling shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dum Knightling preventing the sweep.
Sears utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Dum Knightling from controlling successfully.
Sears is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Sears looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dum Knightling wants to pass the guard but Sears is keeping the position.
Sears trying to strike off his back.
Dum Knightling preventing the sweep.

Sears uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Dum Knightling drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sears tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Dum Knightling is not going to allow Sears to sit and survive in this position.
Sears tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears wants to control his opponent's hands but Dum Knightling gets his hands free.
Sears is trying to break free.
Sears is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sears wants to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sears wants to control his opponent's hands but Dum Knightling gets his hands free.
Dum Knightling struggling to land strikes to the head as Sears covers up.
Sears rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sears is pressing down on Dum Knightling's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dum Knightling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dum Knightling preventing the sweep.
Sears managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sears is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dum Knightling is trying to control the position but Sears postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sears accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sears landing with the ground and pound.
Dum Knightling working a defensive guard but Sears manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dum Knightling is trying to improve his position.

Sears working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sears wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dum Knightling, who protects the arm well.

Sears wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dum Knightling, who protects the arm well.
Dum Knightling wants to get back to his feet but Sears is dominant here and he's now got Dum Knightling's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammie Sears dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sears gets caught flat footed, as Dum Knightling shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sears manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dum Knightling manages to get himself to full guard.

Sears decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dum Knightling slaps away a takedown attempt from Sears, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sears chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dum Knightling can pounce on him.

Sears darts in and clinches Dum Knightling up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dum Knightling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dum Knightling successfully pulls guard.
Dum Knightling wants to control the position but Sears says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dum Knightling trying to control from the bottom.
Dum Knightling has hold of Sears's hands but Sears slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Dum Knightling has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sears escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sears!

Sears tries for a kimura but Dum Knightling is defending well.

Sears tries for a kimura but Dum Knightling is defending well.
Dum Knightling is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sears tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sears wants to control but Dum Knightling is keeping him busy.

Sears is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dum Knightling knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Sears wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dum Knightling, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sears decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sears looks for a takedown but Dum Knightling sprawls well.

Sears feints and as Dum Knightling raises his hands in defense, Sears changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sears working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dum Knightling's head.
Dum Knightling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sears would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sears gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sammie Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Dum Knightling as Sears shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammie Sears. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dum Knightling tries a head kick but it misses.

Dum Knightling rushes Sears and presses him up against the cage.
Sears blocks a body shot from Dum Knightling.
Sears fails to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dum Knightling breaks from the clinch.

Sears tries to keep at a distance but Dum Knightling has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sears has Dum Knightling pressed against the cage, preventing Dum Knightling from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sammie Sears will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dum Knightling keeps the fight on the outside.

Dum Knightling shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sears is trying to defend but Dum Knightling finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sears slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dum Knightling throwing strikes but missing.
Sears will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Sears working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dum Knightling doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dum Knightling manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Sears manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dum Knightling pulls guard.
Dum Knightling is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sears dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dum Knightling struggling a bit here.
Dum Knightling tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sears wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dum Knightling is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sears has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sears is working Dum Knightling over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dum Knightling defending against the ground and pound.

Sears working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sears is putting a hurting on Dum Knightling here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sears looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dum Knightling is trying to control Sears's posture but Sears avoids it.
Dum Knightling looks to move to half guard but instead Sears has passed into mount! Damn!

Sears looking to secure an arm triangle but Dum Knightling defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dum Knightling?

Sears is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dum Knightling can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dum Knightling looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Dum Knightling is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sears gets his way!
Dum Knightling manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sears's guard. Nice work there by Dum Knightling.
Dum Knightling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sears bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dum Knightling's guard.

Sears scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sears working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sears missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sears scoring with some ground and pound.
Sears chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sears postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kola Dum Knightling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammie Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sears throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammie Sears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sears, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammie Sears!