PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wyman Manderly (ranked 21362 p4p, 562 weight class) and Jason Knight (ranked 2492 p4p, 291 weight class). Jason Knight has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wyman Manderly's chin.

Manderly
vs
Knight

196 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
30
205 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Wyman Manderly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Knight!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Manderly misses its intended target.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Knight has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manderly is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Manderly's shoulder, as Manderly tries to avoid the shot.
Manderly misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manderly thinking.
Nice body punch from Manderly.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manderly misses with a combination
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manderly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight slips under a jab.
Manderly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Manderly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manderly swings widly with a right hand
and Manderly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Manderly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manderly swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight lands with a good body shot.
Manderly throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wyman Manderly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manderly misses with a left hand
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Manderly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Manderly needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Manderly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Manderly is looking to clinch.
As Manderly backs off Knight throws a huge counter combo but Manderly manages to avoid it all.
Knight connects with a right hand. Manderly shakes it off.
A jab from Manderly finds it's way through Knight's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manderly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
A cross from Knight lands.
Manderly swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manderly backs up against the cage.
Knight avoids the body shot from Manderly.
Manderly misses with a shot to the body
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manderly thinking.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manderly cracks Knight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manderly slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Manderly throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Manderly misses with a takedown attempt
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight blocks a jab.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Manderly misses with a takedown
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manderly misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manderly throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manderly throws an off balance right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manderly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jason Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manderly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manderly wants to clinch
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Manderly misses its intended target.
Manderly with a poor takedown
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wyman Manderly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manderly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manderly defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Knight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manderly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a left and a right that stings Manderly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manderly throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Manderly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manderly. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knight clobbers Manderly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manderly doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Manderly lands the left hand.
Manderly throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Manderly wants to clinch but Knight slips to the side
and Knight counters with a left and a right that stings Manderly.
Manderly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manderly slips a straight right by Knight.
Manderly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manderly misses with a jab to the body
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.
Knight is working the combinations to good effect here.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Knight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Manderly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manderly misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Manderly throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Knight let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Manderly might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Manderly misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manderly misses with an uppercut
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Manderly misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jason Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight thuds a left hand into Manderly's body.
Jason Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manderly swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight throws a series of punches but Manderly moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Manderly throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Manderly.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manderly slips a jab from Knight.
A counter left hand to the body from Manderly misses its target.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
Manderly avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manderly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manderly tries to clinch up.
Manderly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manderly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a series of strikes. Manderly will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manderly misses the body punch
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Knight both land. Nice combination.
Knight throws a series of punches but Manderly avoids them all with ease.
Manderly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manderly throws out the jab.
Manderly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manderly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Manderly.
Manderly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight missing with a left hand there. Manderly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manderly.
Manderly throws an off balance right hand
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Manderly loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Manderly misses with a right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manderly throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Manderly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight tests Manderly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manderly tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Manderly throws an off balance right hand
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manderly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Manderly misses with a body shot.
Manderly throws a lazy uppercut
and Manderly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight throws the left hand but Manderly avoids the punch easily.
Manderly swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Manderly misses with a wild body shot.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manderly misses with a body punch
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Manderly backing up. Manderly nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manderly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight swings for the body but Manderly moves out of range.
Knight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manderly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Manderly misses with a hook to the body
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Manderly throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a right and a left that Manderly avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Manderly misses the target.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Manderly is out of range.
Manderly misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manderly misses the body punch
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Manderly.
Manderly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Manderly.
Manderly scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one.
Knight works the jab nicely.
Manderly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manderly or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Manderly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight takes a swing at Manderly's ribcage but misses.
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
Manderly misses with a hook to the body
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knight!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Manderly is rocked!
Manderly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.
Knight staying out of range there.
Manderly throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Manderly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Manderly throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Manderly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Manderly ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Manderly misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Manderly moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Manderly just misses with a punch to the body.
Jason Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manderly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight lands with a nice combination. Manderly backs away looking to recover.
Manderly misses with a left hand
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Manderly throws a right hand that misses
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight works Manderly's body with a nice hook.
Manderly closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Manderly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manderly misses with a body shot
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manderly misses with a body shot
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manderly lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Knight both land. Nice combination.
Oh Manderly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manderly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knight has time to react.
Manderly seems to have got his legs back now.
Manderly takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Manderly ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Manderly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Knight.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Manderly misses
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manderly thinking.
Manderly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Manderly.
Manderly throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knight duly obliges.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Manderly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
Manderly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wyman Manderly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manderly lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.
Manderly ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Manderly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Manderly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight lands a nice hook to Manderly's body. Manderly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manderly just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manderly.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manderly misses with a hook to the body
letting Knight counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Knight!
A relieved looking Jason Knight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.