PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 891 p4p, 112 weight class) and Denzel Knives (ranked 2480 p4p, 278 weight class). Knives is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember The Name. Denzel Knives will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Wills
vs
Knives

164 cm
26
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samson Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denzel Knives!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knives jabs Wills right on the nose. Wills blinks but takes it well.
Wills loads up on a big right hand but Knives slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knives! But no joy.
Wills has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Wills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knives manages to avoid it.

Wills shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knives avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wills missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wills won't allow Knives to sweep him here.
Wills sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knives trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knives wants to sweep here but Wills controlling him for the moment.
Wills throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills throwing strikes but missing.
Wills might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wills is fighting to break Knives's control of his arms but Knives is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wills content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knives looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wills is in close to Knives's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wills with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wills throws a strike but Knives rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Knives preventing the sweep.
Wills wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knives's guard.

Knives working a defensive guard here.
Wills stopping the sweep attempt from Knives.
Wills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knives trying to control the position here.
Wills throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knives looking to control.
Wills working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wills forces his way into half guard.
Wills throwing shots but Knives is blocking nicely.
Wills has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wills thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knives's head.
Wills working over Knives with some ground and pound. Knives looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wills with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wills is nestled in close to Knives, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wills missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Wills seems content to control.
Wills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knives blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wills.
Wills perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've been informed that Knives has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wills takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wills keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knives can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wills throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Knives to regain full guard.
Wills loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knives really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wills. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wills in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wills landing with the ground and pound.
Wills throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Wills dominated that round.
That's time! Wills's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knives moves away.
Wills slips a jab and a cross from Knives.
Wills half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Knives lands a jab.
Wills shoots for a takedown but Knives saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knives comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wills avoids the body shot from Knives.
Knives swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wills.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knives, as that shot connected.
Knives throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wills drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knives sprawls and moves away.
Knives has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knives misses with an uppercut

and Wills counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knives won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wills tries to score with some ground and pound. Knives controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Samson Wills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wills throws an elbow but Knives slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wills cracks Knives with a big right hand but Knives just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wills misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knives struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Wills.
Knives taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Wills's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Knives is trying to improve his position.
Wills trying to control the position but Knives is working away.
Knives can't do much from the bottom here.
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Wills working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills trying to control the position but Knives is working away.
Wills advances nicely into full mount.
Wills fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wills throwing strikes here but Knives is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wills content just to control the position here.
Knives blocking the ground and pound.
Wills throws some wild stikes that Knives manages to avoid easily.
Wills throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wills cracks Knives with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knives is in a horrible position here. Wills smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wills dominating with strikes here.
Wills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knives can do to turn this around?
Wills raining down shots from the mount!
Wills throwing strikes here but Knives is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wills lands a big elbow.
Knives wants to hold on but Wills pushes him away.
Wills misses with a head shot.
Wills lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knives hang on?
Wills unloading with bombs!
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!
Wills lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills raining down shots from the mount!
Wills punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wills lands a big shot to the head and Knives winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Samson Wills!
Samson Wills decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.