PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Whitney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Knicknack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Knicknack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blake
vs
Knicknack

224 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

162 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Whitney Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Knicknack!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Knicknack tries to clinch up.

Knicknack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake slows down the pace here.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Knicknack.
Knicknack tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knicknack misses with a body punch.
Blake tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Knicknack manages to break the clinch.
Blake takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Blake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Knicknack on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake looks up at the clock and then as Knicknack takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blake smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Blake landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blake scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blake is working Knicknack over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Blake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Knicknack is trying to get back to his feet.
Blake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blake looks up at the clock and then as Knicknack takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blake smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Blake working the head and body with strikes.
Blake grinds an elbow into Knicknack's temple.

Knicknack tries to escape back to his feet but Blake has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Knicknack's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Knicknack is tapping! Blake saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Whitney Blake!