PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Knight (ranked 8566 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babul Abubalib (ranked 25453 p4p, 0 weight class). Babul Abubalib will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Knight
vs
Abubalib

171 cm
21
214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Babul Abubalib!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knight takes the fight into the clinch.
Abubalib tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abubalib tries to circle away but Knight has him pinned against the cage.

Knight has clasped his hands together around Abubalib's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Abubalib is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
Knight landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Abubalib taking punishment in the form of punches.
Abubalib really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Knight.

Knight looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Knight thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abubalib tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knight wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abubalib taking a bit of punishment here - Knight scoring with strikes.
Knight working the body and head with strikes.
Abubalib looks winded!

Knight is trying to get an arm triangle but Abubalib is defending well.

Knight is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abubalib has escaped the position, nice work there.

Abubalib wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Knight has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Abubalib's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Abubalib is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Knight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Antoine Knight!