PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Knuckles (ranked 2039 p4p, 260 weight class) and Samoa Joe Schilling (ranked 1506 p4p, 192 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Knuckles
vs
Joe Schilling

185 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samoa Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles walks into a stiff left hand from Schilling.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut.
Knuckles misses with a double jab.
Knuckles looks to land a combination but Schilling avoids it well.
Schilling is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schilling scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Schilling dips to his left and cracks Knuckles with an uppercut!
Schilling thuds a left hand into Knuckles's body.
Decent striking displayed by Schilling there.
Schilling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schilling cracks Knuckles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schilling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knuckless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knuckles has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Schilling lands a nice looking body shot.
Schilling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schilling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schilling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schilling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schilling. Knuckles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schilling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
Schilling takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Schilling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knuckles has time to react.
Knuckles scores with a hook.
Knuckles looks to land a combination but Schilling avoids it well.
Schilling throws out a powerful jab.
Schilling misses the shot to the body.
Schilling cracks Knuckles with an open hand slap.
Schilling lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Schilling's corner calls for a 1-2. Schilling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Knuckles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schilling scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles cracks Schilling with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knuckles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schilling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Schilling.
Knuckles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
A little jabbing left from Schilling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schilling clobbers Knuckles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schilling.
Schilling swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
Schilling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schilling scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schilling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Schilling.
Schilling lunges at Knuckles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knuckles's hand.
Schilling throws a nice looking combination but Knuckles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schilling cracks Knuckles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schilling jabs Knuckles right on the nose. Knuckles blinks but takes it well.

Knuckles is rocked!
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schilling let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Knuckles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schilling lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schilling is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knuckles had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knuckles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schilling manages to avoid it.
Knuckles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knuckles seems to have got his legs back now.
Schilling lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Knuckles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samoa Joe Schilling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schilling swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knuckles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knuckles misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Schilling releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Schilling uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Knuckles misses the target.
Schilling digs a good body shot into Knuckles's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Schilling. Those never looked like landing.
Schilling lands with an overhand left.
Kevin Knuckles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schilling misses with a wild combination.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Schilling lands a nice shot that snaps Knuckles's head back.
Samoa Joe Schilling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schilling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckles.
Schilling lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schilling misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Good standup being displayed there by Schilling as he connects with a hook.
Schilling ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Knuckles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schilling looks to land a left hand but Knuckles moved out of range nicely.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knuckles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schilling scores with a one two! Knuckles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Schilling scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Schilling.
Schilling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knuckles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schilling takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schilling lands a really nice looking cross but Knuckles seems unphased.
Schilling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
Schilling looks to land a combination but Knuckles avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Schilling with a series of wild strikes but Schilling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schilling let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knuckles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schilling at a distance.
Schilling sizes up Knuckles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schilling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
Kevin Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut
and Schilling counters with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles throws a looping overhand right but Schilling ducks down to avoid it.
Schilling throws a counter combo.
Knuckles throws a sloppy body shot
and Schilling counters with a series of strikes. Knuckles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knuckles looks to land a left hand but Schilling moved out of range nicely.
Knuckles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles misses with a body shot
and Schilling counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Schilling. That snapped Knuckles's head back.
Schilling drops Knuckles with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Knuckles! Schilling dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samoa Joe Schilling!