PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Knight (ranked 5564 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Joseph (ranked 5486 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Knight
vs
Joseph

171 cm
21
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoine Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joseph moves into the clinch successfully.

Joseph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joseph fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knight throws a big counter combination but Joseph scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joseph avoids the head kick by Knight.
A nice combination there by Joseph.

It looks like Antoine Knight has been cut.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Joseph. Joseph gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Knight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Knight.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Joseph has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Joseph.

Joseph breaks from the clinch.
Knight really is a fat lump.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.
Joseph throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.

Joseph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knight is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight taking a breather.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joseph jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knight walks away with a smile on his face. Joseph gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Antoine Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Joseph.
Joseph fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knight avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a combination

and Knight counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Joseph takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joseph stalling the fight.
Joseph is pressed up against the cage. Knight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joseph down to the mat. Joseph avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A combination from Knight does no damage.

Joseph closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knight to the mat! Knight manages to get full guard.

Knight wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Joseph. Joseph gets slowly back to his feet.
Joseph looks winded!
Knight looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knight.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Joseph works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Joseph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Knight's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Joseph rushes Knight and presses him up against the cage.
Joseph throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Knight.
Knight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joseph avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Joseph wants to break the clinch but can't.

Joseph pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Knight drops back, looking for a kneebar! Joseph looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Joseph looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Joseph!

Joseph tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joseph wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knight, who protects the arm well.

Joseph decides to stand up, so the ref orders Knight to his feet.

Joseph has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knight.

That's two 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.
Joseph wants to break free but Knight has control.
Knight prevents Joseph from breaking the clinch.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knight tries to score a body lock takedown but Joseph shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Joseph throws an elbow that misses.
Knight blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Joseph avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on Joseph - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joseph is pressed up against the cage. Knight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joseph down to the mat. Joseph avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Knight gets tackled into the cage by Joseph. Joseph maintains the clinch.
Joseph tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joseph being controlled against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antoine Knight'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. This is the final round!

Knight misses with a two punch combination.
And Joseph tries to counter it with a takedown but Knight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Joseph dives in and grabs Knight's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes down on Joseph's head and hops out.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Knight as Joseph shoots in.
Knight is looking for a counter combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joseph tries to score a body lock takedown but Knight shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Antoine Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Joseph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knight avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joseph is pressed up against the cage. Knight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joseph down to the mat. Joseph avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.

Joseph drops Knight with a nice combination! Joseph dives into Knight's guard, looking to finish!

Knight is rocked!
Joseph won't allow Knight to sweep him here.
Oh Knight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joseph cracks Knight with a solid left hand.
Joseph postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Knight covers up, he's hurt! Joseph keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Joseph and the ref steps in to end the fight! Joseph can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Joseph!