PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Earl Ravenberg (ranked 4174 p4p, 227 weight class) and Iota Knox (ranked 1920 p4p, 122 weight class). Knox has chosen The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Iota Knox is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ravenberg
vs
Knox

170 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
29
140 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Ravenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenberg jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ravenberg tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ravenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a one two combo.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ravenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ravenberg misses its target.
Ravenberg throws a right hand that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Knox misses.
Ravenberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox takes a swing at Ravenberg's ribcage but misses.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Knox moves out of range as Ravenberg strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenberg tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Ravenberg moves out of range easily.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ravenberg.
Knox only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ravenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Ravenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
enabling Ravenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Ravenberg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Natty Vincere in the buildup to the fight.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Ravenberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Ravenberg.
Ravenberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox connects with a leg kick. Ravenberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ravenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ravenberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knox.

Ravenberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the ropes.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Ravenberg prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ravenberg misses with some punches.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ravenberg tightens his grip and picks Knox up, before dumping him to the ground. Knox manages to land in guard.
Knox looking to control.
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ravenberg is one step ahead there.
Ravenberg connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ravenberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ravenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ravenberg stops Knox from standing up.
Ravenberg trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Ravenberg postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
Ravenberg throwing strikes but missing.
Ravenberg 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.
Ravenberg won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ravenberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ravenberg throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Ravenberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ravenberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ravenberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ravenberg wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ravenberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ravenberg is in close to Knox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ravenberg throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Ravenberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knox is trying to keep Ravenberg in close.
Ravenberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Knox is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ravenberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox is still in real trouble! Can Ravenberg finish him?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ravenberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ravenberg gets to his feet and stands over Knox, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Knox felt that one! Ravenberg unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Knox from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Ravenberg!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Earl Ravenberg made sure he mentioned Dark Knight Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.