PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Messer (ranked 4214 p4p, 142 weight class) and Harald Knochmal (ranked 4191 p4p, 140 weight class). Messer's entrance music is Lumberjacks march-by Conway Twittie. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Messer
vs
Knochmal

199 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Evil Empire Nutrition - 151Q $100

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Messer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harald Knochmal!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knochmal.
Messer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Messer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knochmal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Messer circles away quickly and effectively.
Knochmal 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.
Messer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knochmal throws out a loose jab but Messer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Messer throws a hook to the side of Knochmal's head but Knochmal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knochmal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Messer.
A big right from Knochmal misses.
Some wild striking there from Messer.

Knochmal clinches up against the cage.
Knochmal is trying to force a seperation but Messer has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Messer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knochmal throws an off balance right hand
letting Messer counter with a right hand.
Knochmal throws a hook but Messer blocks it.
Messer throws a good cross that connects.
Knochmal misses with a series of wild punches.
Messer appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messer ducks right into an uppercut from Knochmal.
Messer connects with a single shot there.
Messer throws a combination. Knochmal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Knochmal is rocked!
Harald Knochmal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knochmal walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Messer! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Messer!
Jeff Messer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.