PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Knight (ranked 5799 p4p, 6509 weight class) and Oleg Liguy (ranked 580 p4p, 607 weight class). Oleg Liguy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Knight
vs
Liguy

188 cm
34
191
11 - 16 - 0

170 cm
41
185
14 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liguy's waist but Liguy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knight off to one side.
Knight looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Knight gets caught napping as Liguy dives in and scores a takedown. Knight manages to retain guard.
Liguy landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liguy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Liguy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Liguy trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liguy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Liguy chips away with some ground and pound.
Liguy cracks Knight with a solid left hand.
Liguy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Liguy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liguy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Liguy connects with a couple of short punches.
We've been hearing good reports from Knight's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liguy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Knight is rocked!
Liguy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Knight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Knight is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Liguy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Liguy postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Knight covers up, he's hurt! Liguy keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Liguy and the ref steps in to end the fight! Liguy can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Liguy!