PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sins (ranked 4622 p4p, 346 weight class) and Eddie Knight (ranked 4815 p4p, 456 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.

Sins
vs
Knight

179 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Knight!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knight rushes Sins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knight controlling the action here for a moment.
Sins tries for a takedown but Knight manages to get underhooks.
Sins is trying to pull guard but Knight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knight is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sins is defending well.

Knight breaks the clinch.
Sins throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Sins misses with a combination
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Sins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sins tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knight eats them both and turns towards Sins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Knight is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Sins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Knight.
Sins lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Sins. Those never looked like landing.
Sins tries to clinch up.
Sins misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sins blocks the leg kick.

Knight has taken the fight to the clinch.

Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight has a takedown stuffed.
Knight misses with a kick to the body
and Sins counters with a straight right hand.
Sins misses with a looping right.
Knight feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Knight throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sins tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Knight is in Sins's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Knight slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Knight stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sins slaps away a takedown attempt from Knight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sins is looking for a counter combo.
Knight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sins back to the cage. Knight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sins.
Sins throws a leg kick but Knight checks it.
And Knight tries to counter it with a takedown but Sins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knight.
Sins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sins as Knight shoots in.
Knight looks winded!
Sins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sins lands a lovely overhand right.
Sins scores with a one two! Knight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Knight moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight is working for takedown but Sins is calmly controlling the position for now.

Knight jumps guard.
Sins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Sins from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sins throws a big right hand that misses.
Sins stands up over Knight, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sins throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
Sins throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Sins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knight shoots in for a double leg but Sins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnny Sins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight stuns Sins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Knight closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Sins manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Knight keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Knight pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knight can't get the takedown.
Sins misses with the head strike.
Sins is trying to break the clinch but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Knight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sins is trying to break the clinch but Knight is controlling him.

Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight needs to keep his hands up - Sins had a free shot at his head there.
Sins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knight or perhaps it was just good defense by Sins, which made it look bad.
Johnny Sins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Knight.
No luck for Knight with that takedown attempt.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Sins stalks Knight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knight's face. Knight staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sins is defended easily by Knight.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnny Sins is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Sins counters with a stiff right hand.
Sins swinging wildly here.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sins as he jumps to the side.

Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sins wants a takedown.
Sins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knight has him pressed against the cage.

Knight pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sins trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.

Sins stands up from Knight's guard - Sins perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins connects with the punch.
Knight tries to move into range but Sins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Sins.
Nice takedown defense from Sins. No joy for Knight on that attempt.
Sins misses with the combination.
Knight gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sins defends well and Knight ends up having to push Sins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sins finds it's target.
Sins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sins slaps away a takedown attempt from Knight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Knight shoots in but Sins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sins swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sins works over Knight's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Sins dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Knight shoots and misses
and Sins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sins misses with a straight left.
Knight slips under a jab.
Sins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sins moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt
and Sins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sins lunges at Knight with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knight's hand.

Knight closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sins after a bit of a struggle.
Johnny Sins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Knight.
Knight keeps control of Sins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sins has had enough of the clinch but Knight keeps him there for the moment.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knight somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knight as he avoids it easily.
Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Sins sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sins works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sins.
Nice takedown defense from Sins. No joy for Knight on that attempt.
Sins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sins catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knight on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Sins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knight lands a nice uppercut.
Sins working hard to break the clinch.

Knight manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Sins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Sins does no damage.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Sins.
Sins throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sins.
Knight shoots in for a double leg but Sins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Sins misses the target.
Sins throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sins swivels and escapes.
Sins misses with a few strikes there.
Sins throws a combination. Knight tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sins dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sins.
Knight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch combination from Sins misses.
Sins lands a head shot.
Good shot there by Sins.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Sins.
Sins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sins with a lazy takedown attempt

and Knight counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sins blocks a head kick by Knight.
Sins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sins is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
A cross from Sins lands.

Knight closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sins did well to prevent Knight getting side control.

Sins pushes Knight off and gets back to his feet.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Sins.
Sins stuffs the takedown.
Knight moves forwards but Sins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sins lands with a nice combination. Knight backs away looking to recover.
Eddie Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Sins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Sins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sins, 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 Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Sins!