PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raul Salvatierra (ranked 1479 p4p, 172 weight class) and Jed Knight (ranked 1270 p4p, 149 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salvatierra
vs
Knight

189 cm
26
183 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

182 cm
31
172 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Salvatierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jed Knight!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salvatierra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Salvatierra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jed Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvatierra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Salvatierra misses the target.
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salvatierra can pounce on him.
Salvatierra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salvatierra was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Salvatierra is looking for a counter combo.
Good leg kick by Knight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight takes a swing at Salvatierra's ribcage but misses.
Salvatierra was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSalvatierra.
Knight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Knight tenderised Salvatierra's leg. Salvatierra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvatierra throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight scores with a sloppy right hand. Salvatierra should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight throws a solid leg kick but Salvatierra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knight.
Salvatierra looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Salvatierra moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knight scores with a hook.
Knight cracks the inside of Salvatierra's front leg.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Salvatierra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvatierra throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knight tries a low kick but Salvatierra avoids it.
Salvatierra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salvatierra rather than just go for the knockout.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatierra moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Salvatierra misses the target.
Knight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Salvatierra throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatierra is just out of range.
Salvatierra appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Salvatierra was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Salvatierra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salvatierra.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salvatierra checks a leg kick.
Salvatierra fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salvatierra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Salvatierra moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Salvatierra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Salvatierra's head but Salvatierra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Salvatierra misses the target.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Salvatierra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Salvatierra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatierra is just out of range.
Knight throws a body kick that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
Knight misses with a double jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvatierra manages to avoid it.
Salvatierra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatierra moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Salvatierra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Salvatierra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Salvatierra is looking for a counter combo.
Salvatierra moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Salvatierra was looking to counter with a kick there.
Knight lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Salvatierra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Salvatierra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatierra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight throws a leg kick but Salvatierra checks it.
Salvatierra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatierra moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight swings for the body but Salvatierra moves out of range.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvatierra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight cracks Salvatierra with a good jab.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatierra moves away.
A quick step to the side and Salvatierra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jed Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatierra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salvatierra connects with a crisp jab.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salvatierra was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Salvatierra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Salvatierra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatierra fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salvatierra throws a leg kick but Knight moved away.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salvatierra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
An attempted straight right counter from Salvatierra misses the target.
Salvatierra connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvatierra throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with the body kick
and Salvatierra counters with a leg kick.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Salvatierra off balance momentarily.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
Salvatierra was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight throws a body punch but Salvatierra moves out of range.
Salvatierra throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight misses with a body punch
and Salvatierra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight lands a head shot.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight is looking to land body kicks.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salvatierra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Knight looks to throw a body kick
and Salvatierra counters with a straight right hand.
Salvatierra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Salvatierra's front leg but catches the back leg as Salvatierra tries to avoid it.
Knight throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Salvatierra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knight throws a hook but Salvatierra avoids it easily.
Knight looks for the body kick but Salvatierra saw that one coming.
Salvatierra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Salvatierra has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Salvatierra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Salvatierra's ribs.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salvatierra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body punch
letting Salvatierra counter with a right hand.
Knight throws the left hand but Salvatierra avoids the punch easily.
Salvatierra appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Salvatierra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatierra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Knight throws a body punch but Salvatierra moves out of range.
Salvatierra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salvatierra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Knight misses.
Salvatierra is looking to counter with a body kick.
Knight misses with a body shot.
It looked like Salvatierra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salvatierra walks into a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Salvatierra might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Salvatierra moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Salvatierra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Knight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Knight slips under a jab.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salvatierra avoids the body shot from Knight.
It looked like Salvatierra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Salvatierra's head.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight throws a head kick that misses
and Salvatierra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight dips to his left and cracks Salvatierra with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salvatierra throws out the jab.
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salvatierra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatierra avoids the body shot from Knight.
Salvatierra throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Salvatierra fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
Salvatierra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salvatierra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salvatierra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Salvatierra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salvatierra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
It looked like Salvatierra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salvatierra misses the jab.
Salvatierra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salvatierra throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knight lands a jab to the nose.
Raul Salvatierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salvatierra was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Salvatierra throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salvatierra checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Salvatierra misses the target.
Salvatierra throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jed Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left lands for Knight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salvatierra looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight digs a good hook to Salvatierra's body.
Knight swings for the body but Salvatierra moves out of range.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Salvatierra is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salvatierra ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from Knight.
Knight misses with a leg kick
and Salvatierra counters with a left to the body.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salvatierra has time to react.
Knight cracks the inside of Salvatierra's front leg.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Salvatierra.
Salvatierra throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Salvatierra.
Salvatierra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salvatierra throws a big shot that misses.
Knight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salvatierra with a body shot.
Knight jabs at Salvatierra's body.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvatierra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Salvatierra ducks down to avoid it.
Salvatierra is looking to counter punch.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Salvatierra's shoulder, as Salvatierra tries to avoid the shot.
Salvatierra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight digs a good body shot into Salvatierra's ribs.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvatierra.
Salvatierra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Knight!
Jed Knight took some time post fight to say the following; 'i just want say thank you to all my sponsors, Aspire for making me feel at home here. On to the next one.'.