PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gracie
vs
Knight

180 cm
27
180 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
187 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jed Knight!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Knight.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie has Knight pressed against the cage, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Gracie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Knight manages to get underhooks.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Knight holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knight blocks it with crossed arms.

Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie slips under a jab from Knight.
Knight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Knight lands a lovely overhand right.
Knight misses with a leg kick

and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Knight pushes Gracie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jed Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Knight breaks away and moves out of range.
Jed Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Knight misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gracie for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knight to keep the fight standing.
Gracie has Knight pushed against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knight to keep the fight standing.

Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Knight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knight trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie controlling Knight's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Knight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knight has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Knight trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A cross from Knight lands.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Knight.
Gracie slips a straight right by Knight.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
As Knight tries to get set, Gracie tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knight defends it nicely.
A nice side step and Knight releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Knight breaks away and moves out of range.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.

Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knight did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Knight is trying to escape back to his feet but Gracie uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knight kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Knight avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Knight misses.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knight checks it well.
Knight misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knight sprawls and moves away.
Knight blocks a head kick by Gracie.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Gracie settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.

Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Knight tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Knight's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Knight misses with a lunging right hand

and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Gracie keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Knight blocks with his arms.
Knight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knight smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.

Knight breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Knight.
Gracie tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.

Gracie darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has Knight pressed against the cage, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.

Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knight sprawls and moves away.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.

It looks like Ramon Gracie has been cut.
A big left from Knight misses.
A jab lands there for Knight.
Gracie throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Knight manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knight works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Knight.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knight misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gracie's cut.
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.

Knight throws a right hand that misses

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie prevents Knight from getting back to his feet.
Knight keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Knight wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Gracie gets a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Knight pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.

Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight lands with a right hand.
Gracie tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight staying out of range there.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.
Knight trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.
Gracie trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ramon Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knight manages to circle out of the way.
Knight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Knight.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Knight working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knight to keep the fight standing.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knight lands a nice uppercut.
Knight tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Ramon Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.

Knight manages to break the clinch.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Knight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knight lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Knight throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie slips under a jab from Knight.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knight sprawls and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight thinks about the counter body kick.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knight misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Knight connects with a jab.
Jed Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knight misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Knight!
Jed Knight is the new welterweight champion!
Jed Knight looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'You are witnessing an era of greatness. Take it in and savor it. You'll remember this forever.'.