PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Knell (ranked 1620 p4p, 979 weight class) and Kevin Mamar (ranked 216 p4p, 129 weight class). Mamar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Knell
vs
Mamar

195 cm
22
250
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
243
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Mile High

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Death Knell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Mamar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knell throws a big shot that misses.
Knell with a jab.
Death Knell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knell stuns Mamar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knell looks to land a left hand but Mamar moved out of range nicely.
Knell moves in looking to clinch but Mamar pushes him off.
Mamar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knell misses with a looping right.
Knell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamar fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamar with the counter takedown but Knell avoids it easily.
Knell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knell just misses with a punch to the body.
Knell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knell works the jab nicely.
Knell throws a big shot that misses.
Knell misses with a straight right.
Mamar feints the counter takedown.
Knell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Mamar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knell!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mamar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knell is avoiding damage well.
Mamar remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knell is trying to get back to full guard.
Mamar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mamar trying to pass the guard but Knell defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mamar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knell's head.
Knell is staying active underneath Mamar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mamar.
Mamar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamar.

Knell closes the distance and pushes Mamar back into the cage.
Mamar has had enough of the clinch but Knell keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knell.
Knell scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knell.
Knell tries a body shot but Mamar blocks it.
Knell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knell misses with a body punch.
Mamar wants to break free but Knell has control.
Mamar blocks an uppercut.
Knell is pressed up against the cage. Mamar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knell down to the mat. Knell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Death Knell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Mamar.
Knell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mamar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knell.
Knell lands with a straight right. Mamar didn't see that one coming.
Mamar closes the distance and clinches up with Knell, looking for a takedown. Mamar pushes Knell against the cage but Knell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Death Knell dominated that round.
That's time! Knell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mamar slips a jab from Knell.
Knell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mamar can do to turn this around?
Knell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mamar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knell throws a body shot but no joy.

Mamar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knell quickly recovers to half guard.
Mamar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mamar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knell's head.
Knell taking some punishment here, with Mamar in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knell is adopting a defensive guard.
Mamar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar scoring with some ground and pound.
Mamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Knell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knell managing to control the position.
Mamar with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mamar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamar looking to sit in guard and control but Knell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mamar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Knell gets to his feet. Mamar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mamar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamar.
Mamar feints the counter takedown.
Knell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamar.
Knell throws a hook to the side of Mamar's head but Mamar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mamar avoids the body shot from Knell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knell throws out the jab.
Mamar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knell lands the left hand.
Knell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mamar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mamar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mamar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamar feints the counter takedown.
Mamar moves out of range of the strikes.
Mamar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knell defends it well.
Death Knell is winning the standup battle so far.
Knell throws out a loose jab but Mamar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knell misses with a looping left.
Knell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamar.
Mamar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mamar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mamar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knell's guard.
Mamar won't allow Knell to get back to his feet.
Mamar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mamar wants to control from the top but Knell keeps moving.
Mamar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mamar throws a big elbow that misses.
Mamar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mamar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mamar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mamar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Death Knell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mamar is defended easily by Knell.
Knell misses with an uppercut.
Mamar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knell swings for the body but Mamar moves out of range.
Knell throws the left hand but Mamar avoids the punch easily.
Knell throws a hook but Mamar avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Knell.
Mamar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knell scores with a hook to the body. Mamar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knell misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knell throws a lazy right hand but Mamar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knell throws a hook but Mamar blocks it.
Mamar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mamar ducks under a wild hook from Knell.
Knell throws a shot from downtown. Mamar moves away and avoids it.
Mamar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knell defends it well.
Mamar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knell as he avoids it easily.
Knell lands with an overhand left.
Knell misses with a looping right.
Mamar avoids the body shot from Knell.
Mamar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Knell misses.
Death Knell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Death Knell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Mamar.
Mamar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Knell misses.
Knell scores with a jab to the head.
Knell connects with a nice looking jab.
Knell looks to land a right hand but Mamar moved out of range.
Knell throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamar.
Knell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mamar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Knell moves into the clinch.

Mamar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knell tries to clinch but Mamar is having none of it.
Mamar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knell defends it well.
Knell throws a body punch but Mamar moves out of range.
Mamar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knell throws a shot from downtown. Mamar moves away and avoids it.
Mamar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mamar looks for a takedown but Knell sprawls well.
Mamar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mamar somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mamar.
Knell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar moves out of range as Knell strikes.
Knell just misses with a punch to the body.

Mamar dives in and scores a takedown into Knell's guard.
Mamar landing with the ground and pound.
Mamar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Knell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mamar postures up in Knell's guard and throws a big left but Knell blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Death Knell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Death Knell!
During a confident post fight interview, Death Knell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.