PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kneeland Jr (ranked 3893 p4p, 319 weight class) and Lucas Torreira (ranked 3341 p4p, 289 weight class). Kneeland Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kneeland Jr
vs
Torreira

166 cm
23
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Kneeland Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Torreira!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeland Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torreira misses with a low kick.
Torreira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torreira throws a leg kick
and Kneeland Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torreira connects with a looping right hand.
Kneeland Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torreira.
Kneeland Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Torreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kneeland Jr misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Torreira. Beautiful body shot.
Torreira lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torreira throws a low kick but Kneeland Jr avoids it.
Kneeland Jr looks to land a combination but Torreira avoids it well.
Kneeland Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torreira's head.
Kneeland Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torreira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Torreira dives in and scores a takedown into Kneeland Jr's guard.

Kneeland Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Torreira off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torreira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kneeland Jr checks a leg kick.
Kneeland Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torreira fails with the takedown
and Kneeland Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kneeland Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Torreira dives in for a single leg takedown but Kneeland Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Torreira jabs at Kneeland Jr's body.
Kneeland Jr moves out of range as Torreira strikes.
Kneeland Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torreira dives in for a single leg takedown but Kneeland Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Karl Kneeland Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Torreira.
Torreira lands with a shot to the body.
Torreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Torreira throws a good cross that connects.
Kneeland Jr misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeland Jr throws a right and a left that Torreira avoids nicely.
Kneeland Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Torreira. Torreira gets slowly back to his feet.
Torreira throws a low kick but Kneeland Jr avoids it.

Kneeland Jr closes the distance and pushes Torreira back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torreira backwards.
Torreira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kneeland Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Torreira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Torreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kneeland Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kneeland Jr throws a series of punches but Torreira moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torreira! But no joy.
Kneeland Jr misses with a straight left.
Torreira avoids the body shot from Kneeland Jr.
Lucas Torreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torreira misses with a body shot.
Torreira moves forwards but Kneeland Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kneeland Jr moves out of range as Torreira throws a body kick.
Torreira ducks under a wild hook from Kneeland Jr.
Torreira wants to slow Kneeland Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Kneeland Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kneeland Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kneeland Jr misses the shot to the body.
Torreira connects with a crisp jab.

Kneeland Jr closes the distance and pushes Torreira back into the cage.
Torreira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torreira blocks an uppercut.
Kneeland Jr misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torreira is trying to pull guard but Kneeland Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeland Jr misses with some punches.
Kneeland Jr is leaning against Torreira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeland Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torreira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kneeland Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Torreira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kneeland Jr looks to land a left hand but Torreira moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Kneeland Jr.
Kneeland Jr tries to clinch there but Torreira circles away.
Kneeland Jr misses the jab.
Torreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kneeland Jr misses the jab.
Kneeland Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torreira moves away.
Kneeland Jr avoids the head kick by Torreira.
Torreira tests Kneeland Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kneeland Jr misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Torreira finds it's target.
Kneeland Jr looks to land a right hand but Torreira moved out of range.
Kneeland Jr checks a low kick from Torreira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr blocks a head kick by Torreira.
Kneeland Jr tries to bum rush Torreira with a series of wild strikes but Torreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Kneeland Jr.
A little jabbing left from Torreira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kneeland Jr gets a clinch.

Torreira pulls guard.
Kneeland Jr looking to pass the guard.

Torreira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kneeland Jr is fighting to break Torreira's control of his arms but Torreira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torreira working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karl Kneeland Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Torreira tries a head kick but it misses.
As Torreira looks to move away, Kneeland Jr throws a big counter combo but Torreira just gets out of the way.
Torreira misses with a low kick.
Torreira connects with a right hand. Kneeland Jr shakes it off.
Torreira connects with a single shot there.
Torreira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kneeland Jr circles away.
Kneeland Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torreira scores with a hook to the body. Kneeland Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torreira misses with a low kick.
Karl Kneeland Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torreira throws a leg kick but Kneeland Jr moved away.
It looked like Kneeland Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torreira misses with a kick to the body.
Torreira defending well as Kneeland Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Torreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneeland Jr is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Kneeland Jr misses its target.
A head kick misses from Torreira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Kneeland Jr throwing a counter right hand but Torreira manages to avoid it.
Torreira walks into a straight right hand from Kneeland Jr.
Kneeland Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kneeland Jr is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeland Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torreira.
Torreira with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr throws a hook but Torreira blocks it.
Kneeland Jr misses with a leg kick.
Torreira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Kneeland Jr pushes Torreira up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torreira.
Kneeland Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torreira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kneeland Jr to keep the fight standing.
Torreira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karl Kneeland Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Torreira.
Kneeland Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torreira blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kneeland Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kneeland Jr.
Torreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kneeland Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kneeland Jr.
Torreira tries to pull guard but Kneeland Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Torreira drops back down to his feet.
Torreira tries to pull guard but Kneeland Jr won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kneeland Jr throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torreira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kneeland Jr smiles and moves away.
Kneeland Jr swings for the body but Torreira moves out of range.
Torreira moves out of range as Kneeland Jr strikes.
Kneeland Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torreira lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Kneeland Jr.
Karl Kneeland Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kneeland Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Kneeland Jr stuffs the takedown.
Lucas Torreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torreira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kneeland Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torreira throws a body kick that misses
and Kneeland Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kneeland Jr slips a straight right by Torreira.
Kneeland Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Torreira misses with a head kick.
Kneeland Jr throwing a counter right hand but Torreira manages to avoid it.
Kneeland Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torreira.

Kneeland Jr clinches up against the cage.
Torreira jumps guard but Kneeland Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torreira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kneeland Jr smiles and moves away.
Kneeland Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torreira misses with an uppercut.

Kneeland Jr drives through and clinches with Torreira against the cage.
Kneeland Jr misses with a punch to the body.

Torreira pulls guard effortlessly.
Torreira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torreira is on top in guard.

Kneeland Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr wants to sweep here but Torreira controlling him for the moment.
Torreira stops Kneeland Jr from standing up.
Torreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kneeland Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lucas Torreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torreira tries to free his leg and advance position but Kneeland Jr is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Kneeland Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kneeland Jr moves forwards but Torreira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kneeland Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kneeland Jr misses with a wild combination.
Kneeland Jr blocks a leg kick.
Torreira throws a good cross that connects.
Torreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kneeland Jr.

Kneeland Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torreira, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kneeland Jr.
Kneeland Jr misses with some punches.
Kneeland Jr is leaning against Torreira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeland Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torreira backwards.
Torreira is trying to pull guard but Kneeland Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeland Jr tries a body shot but Torreira blocks it.
Torreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torreira blocks an elbow strike.
Torreira fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Kneeland Jr - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kneeland Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Karl Kneeland Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Torreira.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torreira.
Kneeland Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torreira is trying to pull guard but Kneeland Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Torreira blocks a body shot from Kneeland Jr.
Kneeland Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Torreira is trying to pull guard but Kneeland Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Torreira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kneeland Jr smiles and moves away.
Torreira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kneeland Jr's hands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torreira lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kneeland Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kneeland Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torreira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kneeland Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torreira lands with an overhand left.
Torreira lands a head shot.
Torreira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kneeland Jr throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kneeland Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torreira.
Kneeland Jr takes a swing at Torreira's ribcage but misses.
Torreira misses with a takedown attempt - Kneeland Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torreira misses with a low kick as Kneeland Jr jumps back.
Kneeland Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Torreira blocks the low kick.
Torreira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Kneeland Jr closes the distance and pushes Torreira back into the cage.
Kneeland Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torreira backwards.
Kneeland Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Torreira controls the action.
Kneeland Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torreira's elbow.
Kneeland Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Torreira.
Torreira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kneeland Jr to keep the fight standing.
Torreira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeland Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeland Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Torreira jumps guard but Kneeland Jr stands there with Torreira around his waist. Torreira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kneeland Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torreira is trying to pull guard but Kneeland Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Torreira jumps guard but Kneeland Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Torreira tries to pull guard but Kneeland Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Torreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torreira jumps guard but Kneeland Jr stands there with Torreira around his waist. Torreira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeland Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torreira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torreira tries to pull guard but Kneeland Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Torreira drops back down to his feet.
Karl Kneeland Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeland Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Torreira controls his hands.
Torreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kneeland Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeland Jr lands a left hand.
Kneeland Jr lands with a right to the head.

Torreira pulls Kneeland Jr into guard.
Torreira keeping moving, preventing Kneeland Jr from controlling successfully.

Torreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kneeland Jr defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland Jr trying to control but Torreira is working from the bottom.
Kneeland Jr is really struggling to control Torreira but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kneeland Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Torreira is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Kneeland Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kneeland Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Karl Kneeland Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Karl Kneeland Jr made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.