PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Rochester (ranked 2146 p4p, 2300 weight class) and Jimmy Knapp (ranked 278 p4p, 291 weight class). Rochester's entrance music is Tech N9ne- Dysfunctional. A fine choice. Jimmy Knapp has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arlo Rochester's chin.

Rochester
vs
Knapp

189 cm
31
167
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
29
158
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arlo Rochester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp with the inside leg kick.
Knapp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rochester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rochester takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Knapp.
Rochester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knapp.
Rochester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Defiant in the buildup to the fight.
Rochester takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Arlo Rochester has been cut.
Rochester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
Jimmy Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rochester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knapp throws a head kick that misses.
Rochester attempts a counter takedown but Knapp avoids it well and moves away.
Rochester lands with a hook. Knapp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Jimmy Knapp has been cut.
Knapp swings widly with a right hand
and Rochester counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knapp lands with a nice body kick.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rochester.
Knapp staying out of range there.
Knapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rochester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knapp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rochester throws a series of punches but Knapp avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick from Knapp, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp slips a straight right by Rochester.
Knapp throws a hook but Rochester avoids it easily.
It looked like Rochester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Knapp is predictable there
and Rochester counters with a nice body kick.
Knapp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rochester.
A head kick misses from Knapp.
Knapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Rochester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Knapp coming out on top.
Knapp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rochester takes one on the button.

Rochester is rocked!
Rochester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
An attempted straight right counter from Rochester misses the target.
Oh Rochester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rochester throws a big shot that misses.
Rochester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knapp momentarily.
Rochester seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knapp misses with a leg kick
letting Rochester counter with a right hand.

Knapp cracks Rochester with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rochester looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knapp finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Knapp slams his shin into Rochester's torso.
Rochester gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmy Knapp!
A very excited looking Jimmy Knapp made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.