PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Knoxville (ranked 4697 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Pilapil (ranked 5412 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilapil has chosen I love the Diaz Brothers as his entrance music. Ernesto Pilapil is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Knoxville
vs
Pilapil

202 cm
25
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ernesto Pilapil!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville moves out of range as Pilapil strikes.
Pilapil throws a looping overhand right but Knoxville ducks down to avoid it.
Knoxville just misses with a punch to the body.
Pilapil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Pilapil.

Knoxville pushes Pilapil up against the cage in a clinch.
Pilapil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knoxville throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pilapil tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knoxville tries to break free but Pilapil pushes him back against the cage.
Pilapil tries to break free but Knoxville pushes him back against the cage.
Knoxville is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pilapil pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilapil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pilapil wants to break the clinch but can't.

Knoxville jumps guard and drags Pilapil to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Knoxville controlling the position.
Pilapil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilapil wants to stand but Knoxville has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knoxville is on top in guard.

Pilapil should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Knoxville stands and throws Pilapil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knoxville taking a breather here.
An elbow from Knoxville crashes against the mat.

Knoxville decides to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knoxville or perhaps it was just good defense by Pilapil, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilapil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Knoxville has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knoxville lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pilapil is trying to break the clinch but Knoxville is controlling him.
Knoxville tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Knoxville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knoxville stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pilapil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pilapil is pressed up against the cage. Knoxville has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pilapil down to the mat. Pilapil avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knoxville is defended easily by Pilapil.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knoxville is defended easily by Pilapil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Pilapil lands but Knoxville takes it in his stride.
Pilapil lands a jab.
Pilapil misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Pilapil. No joy for Knoxville on that attempt.
Knoxville tries for a takedown but Pilapil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knoxville pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pilapil scores with a nice head shot.
Knoxville fails with the takedown.
Knoxville is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville wants to land a leg kick but Pilapil is out of range.
Pilapil throws a sloppy head kick
and Knoxville counters with a series of strikes. Pilapil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pilapil throws a head kick that misses.
Pilapil stuffs the takedown attempt from Knoxville. Knoxville gets slowly back to his feet.
Knoxville tries to score with a low kick but Pilapil moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Pilapil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pilapil stuffs the takedown.
Pilapil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilapil throws a solid leg kick but Knoxville takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pilapil.
Knoxville throws a leg kick but Pilapil sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pilapil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernesto Pilapil will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pilapil throws a head kick but Knoxville moves out of range.
Tyson Knoxville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pilapil throws a head kick but Knoxville moves out of range.
Knoxville lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pilapil circles away quickly and effectively.
Pilapil tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knoxville shoots in but no luck this time.
Knoxville scores with a one two! Pilapil had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knoxville fails with the takedown.
Pilapil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pilapil misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilapil tries a head kick but it misses.
Knoxville tries to clinch up but Pilapil circles away and keeps his distance.
Knoxville checks a low kick from Pilapil.
Knoxville appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knoxville uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pilapil.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knoxville rushes Pilapil and presses him up against the cage.

Knoxville has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pilapil uses from the top position.

Knoxville throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pilapil must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knoxville working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pilapil.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Knoxville is looking for a triangle but Pilapil pushes his legs off easily.
Pilapil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pilapil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pilapil throwing strikes but missing.
Pilapil lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knoxville is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pilapil defends well.
Knoxville avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pilapil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knoxville swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pilapil. Knoxville shrugs it off though.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Knoxville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knoxville throws a head kick but Pilapil moves out of range.
Pilapil lands with a kick to the temple. Knoxville shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knoxville tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pilapil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knoxville somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pilapil.
Pilapil misses with a looping left.
Pilapil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pilapil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pilapil looks to land a body kick but Knoxville moved away.
Pilapil throws a leg kick which misses Knoxville's front leg but catches the back leg as Knoxville tries to avoid it.
Knoxville misses with a takedown attempt
and Pilapil counters with a right hand to the body.
Knoxville takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville looks to land a body kick but Pilapil moved away.
A head kick misses from Pilapil.
Knoxville doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pilapil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pilapil lands a nice looking body kick.
Pilapil throws a leg kick which misses Knoxville's front leg but catches the back leg as Knoxville tries to avoid it.
Knoxville shoots in but no luck this time.
And Pilapil tries to counter it with a takedown but Knoxville pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A punch combination from Pilapil misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knoxville fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knoxville dives in for a single leg takedown but Pilapil sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pilapil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Pilapil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A head kick misses from Pilapil.
Pilapil misses with a wild body shot.
Pilapil throws a hook but Knoxville blocks it.
Knoxville moves away from the strike by Pilapil.
Knoxville is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pilapil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pilapil stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Pilapil.
Pilapil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pilapil wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knoxville shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pilapil pinned against the cage. Pilapil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Knoxville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knoxville doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pilapil counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knoxville or perhaps it was just good defense by Pilapil, which made it look bad.
Pilapil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pilapil scores with a leg kick.
Knoxville is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown but Pilapil shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ernesto Pilapil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pilapil lands with a nice body kick.
Knoxville shoots in looking for a takedown. Pilapil tries to sprawl out of it but Knoxville keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pilapil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilapil is looking to land body kicks.
Pilapil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knoxville appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ernesto Pilapil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knoxville looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pilapil is fending him off so far but Knoxville persists. Nope, Pilapil circles away and we're back to standing.
Pilapil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pilapil tries a head kick but it misses.
Pilapil swats away the attempt to clinch by Knoxville.
Knoxville throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pilapil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pilapil thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knoxville if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pilapil.
Knoxville tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Pilapil to counter with a crisp jab.
Knoxville shoots for a double leg takedown but Pilapil sprawls well. He's pushed Knoxville's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knoxville takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pilapil - that will leave a mark!

Knoxville changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pilapil looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pilapil is looking to get back to his feet here but Knoxville is keeping cool and he's managed to take Pilapil's back.
Pilapil is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knoxville is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pilapil has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Will Knoxville go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilapil trying to get back to his feet but Knoxville is in full control for now.
Knoxville keeps control of the position as Pilapil tries to break free.
Ernesto Pilapil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Pilapil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pilapil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Pilapil!
Ernesto Pilapil was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.