PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 598 p4p, 681 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 90 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knuckles
vs
Lund

182 cm
29
185
12 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
190
13 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Conviction

Conviction
Brooklyn Threads

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lund misses with a hook
and Knuckles finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lund misses with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Knuckles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lund throws out a leg kick but Knuckles moves out of range and Lund only half commits.
Knuckles jabs at Lund's body.
That kick from Lund tenderised Knuckles's leg. Knuckles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lund has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knuckles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lund scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lund just misses with a punch to the body.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lund swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knuckles counters with a body kick.
Knuckles checks a low kick from Lund.
Lund changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Lund.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knuckles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knuckles moves out of range as Lund strikes.
Lund with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lund throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knuckles.

Lund drives through and clinches with Knuckles against the cage.
Lund working aggressively here.
Lund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knuckles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lund's elbow.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Lund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lund slowing the pace effectively.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles tries a body shot but Lund blocks it.

Lund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lund scores with a nice right hand.
Lund staying out of range there.
Lund lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knuckles throws out a leg kick but Lund moves out of range and Knuckles only half commits.
Lund throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Knuckles misses its target.
Knuckles checks a leg kick nicely.
Lund is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knuckles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lund misses with a low kick.
Lund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lund lands a nice looking body kick.
Lund misses with a body punch
and Knuckles counters with a nice body shot.
Lund just misses with a punch to the body.
Lund throws an overhand right that lands on Knuckles's shoulder, as Knuckles tries to avoid the shot.
Knuckles appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles moves out of range of the body kick from Lund.
Knuckles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles connects with an inside leg kick.
Lund lands with a straight right. Knuckles didn't see that one coming.
Knuckles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lund connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Lund catches Knuckles right on the button with a cross.
Lund throws a low kick but Knuckles avoids it.
Lund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knuckles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lund checks the leg kick.
Lund swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knuckles looks for the body kick but Lund saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Lund lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knuckles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lund throws a leg kick but Knuckles moved away.
Knuckles thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lund goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knuckles feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lund throws an off balance right hand
and Knuckles counters with a three punch combo that has Lund backing up. Lund nods at Knuckles to acknowledge the strikes.
Lund throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knuckles takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knuckles throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Lund finds it's target.
Knuckles slips a straight right by Lund.
Lund misses with a hook
and Lund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knuckles throws the left hand but Lund avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A cross from Lund lands.
Knuckles misses with a looping left.
Lund swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lund throws a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with an outside leg kick.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Knuckles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lund throws out the jab.
Knuckles is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
Lund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knuckles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lund moves out of range as Knuckles throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Lund - just one landing.
Lund checks a leg kick nicely.
Lund wants to counter the offense by Knuckles and move into the clinch position.
Knuckles throws a shot from downtown. Lund moves away and avoids it.
Lund connects with a solid leg kick.
Lund works Knuckles's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund cracks a nice hook into Knuckles's ribs.
Knuckles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lund scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Lund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knuckles, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knuckles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lund softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lund is trying to maintain a safe position but Knuckles gets an underhook and turns Lund into the cage.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
Lund scores with a shot to the side of Knuckles's head.
Knuckles letting Lund take a breather here.
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!

Lund manages to break the clinch.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund throws a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knuckles throws a low kick but Lund moves out of range easily.
Knuckles misses with a kick to the body.
Lund staying out of range there.
Lund cracks Knuckles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knuckles looks for the body kick but Lund saw that one coming.
Lund lands with a good body shot.
Good work by Knuckles as he checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Knuckles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knuckles moves out of range as Lund strikes.
Lund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knuckles throws a leg kick but Lund sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lund lands a right hook to the body.
Lund throws a poor cross that misses
letting Knuckles counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Knuckles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund lands a slapping body shot.
Knuckles takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Knuckles.
Lund blocks the body kick.
Lund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lund scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice leg kick from Lund, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aaron Lund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lund connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lund throws out a loose jab but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund checks the leg kick.
Knuckles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knuckles misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Lund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knuckles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lund lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lund misses the target.
Lund scores with a hook to the body. Knuckles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund misses with a body shot.
Knuckles throws a looping overhand right but Lund ducks down to avoid it.
Lund with the inside leg kick.
Lund misses with a low kick.
Knuckles tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lund throws a body punch but Knuckles moves out of range.
Lund scores with the left hand. Knuckles knows he should have avoided that one.
Lund throws a poor cross that misses
and Knuckles counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Lund throws a lazy right hand but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knuckles looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Knuckles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lund throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Knuckles swings for the body but Lund moves out of range.
Lund takes one to the side of the head.
Lund cracks a nice hook into Knuckles's ribs.
Lund throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knuckles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lund.
Lund misses with a body punch
and Knuckles counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Aaron Lund has been cut.
Lund moves out of range as Knuckles throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lund cracks Knuckles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lund throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lund scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Knuckles.
Lund looks to land a left hand but Knuckles moved out of range nicely.
Knuckles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knuckles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lund's hands.
Knuckles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lund.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lund throws a shot to the body.
Lund fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lund throws out a powerful jab.
Lund cracks Knuckles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lund tries to clinch up.
Knuckles feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lund misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Knuckles.
Lund throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lund.
Knuckles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knuckles digs a good hook to Lund's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lund rushes Knuckles and presses him up against the cage.
Knuckles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lund tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lund blocking some punches.
Lund pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Lund lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lund.
Knuckles blocks an elbow strike.
Lund throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles lands with a light punch inside.
Lund misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
Aaron Lund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knuckles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Lund's head.
Lund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
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.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
Aaron Lund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles blocks a body shot from Lund.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knuckles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund is looking to control Knuckles's arms but Knuckles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lund has his back to the cage.
Bobby Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Knuckles.
Lund takes a shot to the head.
Lund blocking some punches.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Knuckles can't find room to land a body shot as Lund controls the action.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lund backwards.
Lund working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lund misses with an elbow over the top.
Lund misses with an elbow over the top.
Lund misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Knuckles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lund has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!
A determined Aaron Lund didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!