PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Left Knee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Mfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Knee
vs
Mfer

188 cm
26
174 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Knee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jones Mfer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knee looks to land a right hand but Mfer moved out of range.
Knee lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.
Knee walks into a left hand.
Knee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Knee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knee.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knee.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer misses with a body kick.
Mfer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knee is out of range.
Jones Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee connects with a solid leg kick.
Mfer tries to clinch up but Knee circles away and keeps his distance.
Knee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mfer stalks Knee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knee's face. Knee staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Knee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer wants to slow Knee down by chopping away at his legs.
Knee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knee checks a leg kick.
Mfer sizes up Knee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knee slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knee lands a nice looking body shot.
Knee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mfer looks to land a body kick but Knee moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knee.
Mfer jabs at Knee's body.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knee half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Knee is just out of range.
Knee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick.
Knee moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Knee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mfer.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Knee saw that one coming.
Knee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Knee tried to score with a low kick but Mfer checks it.
Mfer looks for the body kick but Knee saw that one coming.
Knee throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer throws a hook but Knee blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mfer.
Knee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mfer.
Knee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Mfer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knee looks to throw the jab but Mfer is out of range.
Mfer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mfer. That snapped Knee's head back.
An inside leg kick from Mfer misses.
That kick from Mfer tenderised Knee's leg. Knee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer throws a hook but Knee blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Knee as he checks the leg kick.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Knee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick from Knee.
Knee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Knee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
Knee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mfer. Mfer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Knee moves away and avoids it.
Knee keeps Mfer at a distance using the push kick.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses
letting Knee counter with a right hand.
Mfer scores with a sloppy right hand. Knee should have avoided that one.
Mfer blocks a jab.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mfer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knee on the side of the head.
Knee throws a low kick but Mfer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Mfer 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.

Good work by Knee as he checks the leg kick.
Mfer misses the jab.
Knee is looking to counter with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knee. That's going to slow Mfer down.
Knee slips under a jab.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Knee feints and then cracks Mfer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mfer down.
Jones Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knee lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Knee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer misses with a hook. Knee ducked under it nicely.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knee tries to land a leg kick but Mfer saw it coming and moves away.
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Knee's head but Knee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knee feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knee misses with a hook.
Knee scores with a leg kick.
Knee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mfer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mfer misses the jab.
Knee throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knee is able to avoid easily.
Mfer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mfer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knee throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mfer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
Mfer misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer tried to score with a low kick but Knee checks it.
Knee feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer takes a swing at Knee's ribcage but misses.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Knee.
Knee looks to land a left hand but Mfer moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Mfer moves into the clinch.

Knee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses.
Mfer is looking to score with low kicks.
Knee walks into a straight right hand from Mfer.
Knee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Knee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mfer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knee counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee moves forwards but Mfer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knee misses with a kick to the body.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knee connects with a single shot there.
Mfer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mfer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Knee.
Knee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knee was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Knee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Knee throws a leg kick
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
Mfer misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Knee misses the target.
Knee connects with a solid leg kick.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Knee avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Knee feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knee counters with an outside leg kick.
Mfer throws a low kick, looking for Knee's leg but Knee calmly moves out of range.
Knee motions for Mfer to come forward. Knee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer misses with a body kick.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Mfer throws a body punch but Knee moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Knee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mfer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Mfer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knee moves out of range of the body kick.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Knee sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Mfer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mfer blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Knee.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Knee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mfer throws the left hand but Knee avoids the punch easily.
Knee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knee throws a head kick that misses.
Mfer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick
and Knee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mfer. Mfer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mfer throws a push kick but Knee slaps the foot to one side.
A left and a right from Mfer both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Mfer finds it's way through Knee's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer tries to land a front kick but Knee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mfer throws a good cross that connects.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Knee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Mfer swings for the body but Knee moves out of range.
Mfer scores with the left hand. Knee knows he should have avoided that one.

Mfer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knee looking to stall.
Mfer tries a body shot but Knee blocks it.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Knee avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knee misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mfer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knee blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer has Knee pressed against the cage, preventing Knee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Knee manages to break the clinch.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer feints and then cracks Knee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knee down.
Knee connects with a solid leg kick.
Knee tries to land a front kick but Mfer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from Mfer tenderised Knee's leg. Knee is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Mfer tenderised Knee's leg. Knee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mfer connects with a single shot there.
Knee is looking to slow Mfer down with leg kicks.
Knee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Left Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer throws a body punch but Knee moves out of range.
Knee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Knee counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer thows a leg kick but Knee checks it
and Knee counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knee.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a leg kick that knocks Knee off balance momentarily.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer throws a low kick but Knee avoids it.
Knee throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mfer avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knee misses with a low kick.
Knee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knee cracks Mfer with an open hand slap.
Knee feints and then cracks Mfer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mfer down.
Knee misses with a low kick.
Mfer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mfer thuds his shin into the meat of Knee's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Mfer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mfer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Mfer!