PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Welcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Knowles
vs
Welcher

152 cm
20
151 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Knowles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Welcher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welcher lands a jab to Knowles's midsection.
Welcher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knowles could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Welcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Welcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Welcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Welcher.
Welcher tries to bum rush Knowles with a series of wild strikes but Knowles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Welcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Welcher scores with a four punch combination!
Welcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Knowles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Knowles decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Welcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Knowles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Knowles is trying to work for a kimura but Welcher is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knowles stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Welcher to get to his feet.
Knowles looks for a takedown but Welcher sprawls well.
Welcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dylan Welcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Welcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Knowles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Welcher connects with a right hand. Knowles shakes it off.
Welcher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knowles back to the cage. Welcher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Welcher misses.

Knowles gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Knowles stands up and beckons Welcher to his feet.
Welcher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Welcher looks winded!
An inside leg kick lands from Knowles.

Knowles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Welcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knowles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Knowles gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Welcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Knowles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Knowles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Knowles gets the takedown into side control.

Welcher sneaks out the side door and pushes Knowles away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welcher blocks a low kick nicely.
Welcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Welcher lands with a cross.
Welcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knowles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Knowles moves into range and clinches up with Welcher.
Welcher tries to break free but Knowles pushes him back against the cage.
Welcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Knowles has double underhooks.
Welcher is trying to break free.
Knowles content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Welcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knowles slips a jab and a cross from Welcher.
Knowles moves out of range as Welcher strikes.
Welcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Knowles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knowles breaks from the clinch.
Welcher blocks a head kick by Knowles.
Welcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welcher misses with a double jab

and Knowles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Knowles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Welcher misses with a double jab

and Knowles moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Knowles breaks from the clinch.
Knowles shoots for a takedown but Welcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Welcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knowles is looking to counter the offense by Welcher and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Welcher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Welcher misses with an uppercut
and Knowles counters with a nice leg kick.
Welcher throws a left and a right that both miss

and Knowles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knowles misses with an elbow strike.
Knowles throws an elbow but it misses.
Welcher dodges an elbow strike from Knowles.

Knowles breaks the clinch.
Welcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knowles circles away quickly and effectively.
Welcher throws a right hand that Knowles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knowles also avoids with ease.
Knowles is looking to counter the offense by Welcher and move into the clinch.
Knowles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Welcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welcher throws a good cross that connects.
Welcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knowles moves away.
Welcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Knowles moves into the clinch.
Welcher wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles misses with an elbow over the top.
Welcher tries to break free but Knowles pushes him back against the cage.
Knowles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Welcher backwards.

Knowles breaks the clinch.
Welcher misses with a combination

and Knowles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Knowles breaks from the clinch.
Welcher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Welcher duly obliges.
Welcher is breathing heavily.
Welcher tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knowles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Welcher pinned against the cage. Welcher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Welcher.
Knowles looks to throw the jab but Welcher is out of range.
Welcher looks to land a combination but Knowles avoids it well.
Welcher misses with a two punch combination.
Welcher lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welcher throws a combination that misses

and Knowles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knowles.
Welcher can't break the clinch.

Knowles breaks from the clinch.

Knowles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Welcher has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Knowles is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knowles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knowles misses with a wild body shot.
Welcher lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knowles tries for a takedown but Welcher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Knowles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Knowles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knowles leaning against his opponent.
Knowles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Welcher's defenses.

Knowles manages to break the clinch.
Welcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Welcher misses with a combination

and Knowles counters by moving into the clinch.

Knowles breaks the clinch.
Knowles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Welcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Welcher both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Welcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Knowles counters by moving into the clinch.
Knowles keeps control of Welcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Knowles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dylan Welcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Welcher throws a left and a right that both miss

and Knowles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knowles.

Knowles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Knowles instigates a clinch.

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

Welcher gets caught napping as Knowles dives in and scores a takedown. Welcher manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knowles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Welcher's head.
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 Carl Knowles will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Knowles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Welcher punishes Knowles's body with a nice straight punch.
Welcher throws a series of punches but Knowles avoids them all with ease.

Knowles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Welcher is trying to defend but Knowles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carl Knowles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Knowles escapes and gets back to his feet.

Knowles closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knowles lands a nice forearm strike.
Knowles slows the pace down.
Welcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knowles working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knowles stands up.
Welcher throws a series of punches but Knowles avoids them all with ease.
Knowles shoots in for a takedown but Welcher shows good takedown defense.
Knowles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knowles blocks a jab.
Knowles tries to counter by clinching up but Welcher breaks away and moves out of range.
Welcher throws a combination that misses

and Knowles moves into the clinch.
Knowles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Welcher's elbow.

Knowles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knowles on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Knowles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knowles has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Knowles.
Welcher blocks an elbow strike.

Knowles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Welcher misses with a combination

and Knowles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knowles.

Knowles breaks the clinch.
Welcher misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welcher throws a right hand that misses

and Knowles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Knowles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Welcher misses with a double jab

and Knowles moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knowles manages to break the clinch.
Welcher throws a combination that misses

and Knowles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knowles.

Knowles breaks the clinch.

Knowles dives in and scores a takedown into Welcher's guard.

Knowles gets to his feet - Welcher follows without any prompting.

Knowles closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Knowles lands an elbow.
Welcher takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knowles working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knowles has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Knowles closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Welcher is looking to get back to his feet here but Knowles is keeping cool and he's managed to take Welcher's back.
Knowles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Knowles is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Welcher won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Knowles off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carl Knowles!