PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Knope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir has chosen M.A.S.H Theme as his entrance music. Abed Nadir acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Knope
vs
Nadir

198 cm
27
250 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

188 cm
36
240 lbs
24 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Max Octane Fight Wear

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Knope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abed Nadir!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nadir rushes Knope and presses him up against the cage.
Knope tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
Knope stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Knope.

It looks like Abed Nadir has been cut.
Knope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nadir's brow.
Knope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knope throws an elbow but it misses.
Knope lands a nice elbow.
Nadir blocks an elbow strike from Knope.
Knope's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knope tries a body shot but Nadir blocks it.
Knope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Knope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nadir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knope misses with an elbow strike.
Nadir avoids the elbow strike from Knope, against the cage.
Knope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nadir is looking to control Knope's arms but Knope gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nadir has his back to the cage.
Knope managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Knope avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Knope lands a right hand.
Knope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knope trying to stall but Nadir improves his position.
Knope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nadir is defending well for now.
Nadir blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knope misses with a body punch.
Knope putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nadir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knope tries a knee to the head but Nadir blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Knope.
Nadir managing to block the knees to the body from Knope.
A short right from Knope on the inside.
Knope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knope slows down the pace here.
Knope leaning against his opponent.
Knope putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nadir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Knope.
Nadir taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knope scores with a shoulder strike.
Nadir stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Knope.
Nadir looks winded!
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knope avoids it.
Knope pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knope is looking to take this one to the mat.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knope lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nadir.
Knope stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knope misses with an elbow over the top.
Nadir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knope pushes off an throws an elbow but Nadir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nadir blocks an elbow strike from Knope.
Knope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nadir tries to work over Knope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Knope has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nadir regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nadir pulls Knope in close to his closed guard and prevents Knope from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Knope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abed Nadir's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nadir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knope was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadir.
Knope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nadir can do to turn this around?

Knope shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nadir napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Nadir's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nadir is not content to let Knope control the position.
Knope landing strikes.
Knope throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir tries to improve position but can't.
Nadir is trying to control Knope's posture but Knope avoids it.
Knope throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knope tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Knope is working Nadir over with some ground and pound from side control.
Knope postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Knope is looking to take a break and control but Nadir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nadir tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Knope stands up and beckons Nadir to his feet.

Knope rushes Nadir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knope misses with a punch to the body.
Knope dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
Knope has a couple of punches blocked by Nadir.
Nadir dodges an elbow strike from Knope.
Knope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nadir is defending well for now.
Knope misses with an elbow over the top.
Knope tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nadir's brow.
Knope is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short body shot lands from Nadir as the two fighters clinch.
Knope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nadir.
Knope lands a nice elbow.
Nadir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nadir is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Knope.
Nadir is breathing heavily.
Knope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knope is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nadir blocks an elbow strike from Knope.
Knope tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
Nadir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nadir avoids a wild elbow strike from Knope.
Knope lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knope lands with a left to the head.
Knope being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knope lands an elbow that stopped Nadir in his tracks for a moment.
Nadir avoids the elbow strike from Knope, against the cage.
Knope avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Nadir is pushing Knope up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nadir prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Knope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knope throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nadir blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knope is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Knope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abed Nadir's cut.
That's time! Knope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nadir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knope.
Knope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nadir.
Nadir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nadir misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Knope!
Knope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nadir doesn't seem bothered though.
Knope connects with a body shot that sends Nadir's belly button to the back.
Nadir swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Knope drives through and clinches with Nadir against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knope pushes off an throws an elbow but Nadir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nadir is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nadir avoids it.
Knope can't find room to land a body shot as Nadir controls the action.
Nadir stalling in the clinch but Knope improves position.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knope avoids it.
Knope tries for a takedown but Nadir manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir avoids the elbow strike from Knope, against the cage.
Nadir taking a breather.
Knope lands a shot to the body.
Nadir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knope stalling against the cage.
Knope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knope tries to throw a body punch but Nadir avoids it by throwing Knope back against the cage.
Nadir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knope's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Nadir letting Knope take a breather here.
Nadir avoids a wild elbow strike from Knope.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Knope.
Knope leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nadir avoids a wild elbow strike from Knope.
Nadir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ben Knope has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nadir letting Knope take a breather here.
Knope lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Knope.
Nadir content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Knope gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nadir taking some punishment here, with Knope in his half guard.
Knope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Knope seems to be looking for submissions.
Nadir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knope.
Nadir desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Knope trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nadir is not content to let Knope control the position.
Knope sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nadir defending well though.
Ben Knope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knope is thwarting Nadir's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knope trying to control the action but Nadir is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Knope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knope has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Knope!
Ben Knope decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.