PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Knight (ranked 25138 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Brouwer (ranked 4215 p4p, 550 weight class). Dave Brouwer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rudolf Knight's chin.

Knight
vs
Brouwer

197 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudolf Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Brouwer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.

Knight moves into the clinch.
Brouwer wants to take the fight to the mat but Knight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knight trying to stall but Brouwer improves his position.
Knight is struggling to control the position.
Knight is pushing Brouwer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Brouwer is controlling him.
Brouwer jumps guard but Knight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brouwer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Knight regains guard immediately.
Brouwer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Knight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brouwer is stalling in the full guard.
Brouwer advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knight trying to control but Brouwer postures up.
Well, if Brouwer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Knight is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brouwer not doing much here.

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

Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brouwer wants a takedown.
Rudolf Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Brouwer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer lands a nice knee to the body.
Knight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brouwer is keeping busy.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brouwer backwards.
Knight slowing the pace effectively.
Knight is pressed up against the cage. Brouwer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knight down to the mat. Knight avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brouwer.

Brouwer moves into the clinch.
Brouwer jumps guard but Knight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Knight breaks the clinch.

Knight closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Brouwer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight trying to control but Brouwer postures up.
Brouwer is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Knight reverses the position - he's now on top in Brouwer's guard.
Knight has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brouwer is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Knight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brouwer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knight has managed to get both his arms back between Brouwer's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rudolf Knight will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Knight fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brouwer paws at him with a jab and circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Knight enables Brouwer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Knight manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dave Brouwer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brouwer forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brouwer is trying to control. Knight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brouwer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is not content to let Brouwer control the position.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brouwer controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brouwer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Brouwer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Brouwer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brouwer throws a head kick that misses.
Knight went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brouwer looks for a takedown but Knight sprawls well.
Knight has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Brouwer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice sprawl there from Knight as Brouwer shoots in.
Brouwer is breathing heavily.
Knight tries to clinch up but Brouwer circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Brouwer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brouwer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brouwer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rudolf Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Brouwer.
Knight tries to clinch there but Brouwer circles away.
Brouwer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Brouwer circles away.
Knight slaps away a takedown attempt from Brouwer, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brouwer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knight landing with the ground and pound.

Knight decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Knight clinches up against the cage.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Brouwer won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Brouwer drags the fight down to the ground.
Knight postures up in Brouwer's guard and throws a big left but Brouwer blocks it.
Knight working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brouwer's head.

Brouwer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Knight uses it to pass to side control.

Knight tries for a kimura but Brouwer is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudolf Knight dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brouwer throws a combination that misses
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brouwer swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Knight wants to clinch.
Knight is looking to clinch but Brouwer is avoiding it.

Knight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knight taking a breather.

Brouwer decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight wants to stand but Brouwer is controlling his posture from full guard.

Brouwer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Knight is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Brouwer.
Knight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brouwer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Knight off and has taken his back!

Knight defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Knight is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Brouwer.
Brouwer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brouwer has the hooks in. Knight is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Knight covering up well under a series of strikes from Brouwer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brouwer is persistently looking for the submission but Knight is defending it well.
Brouwer is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control the action but Brouwer just sinks the hooks in.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
You can see the frustration on Knight's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Knight is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Brouwer controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brouwer trying to control momentarily.
Brouwer biding his time, looking for the opening.
Brouwer tries to keep control of the position but Knight is staying busy.
Brouwer biding his time, controlling Knight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brouwer is trying to control but Knight is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Brouwer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudolf Knight!