PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Knight (ranked 3633 p4p, 25421 weight class) and Charles Mouse (ranked 395 p4p, 590 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by I Don't Like Cricket. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Knight
vs
Mouse

174 cm
25
160
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
162
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Bondi MMA

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse misses with a takedown attempt - Knight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Mouse.
Mouse slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Mouse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Knight's head coaches at The Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knight throws a body punch but Mouse moves out of range.
Mouse avoids the body shot from Knight.

Mouse closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Knight.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight controlling the action here for a moment.
Knight effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is working Mouse over against the cage.
Mouse avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Knight connects with a knee to the head.
Mouse has had enough of the clinch but Knight keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Mouse avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
Knight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knight digs a right hand underneath Mouse's ribcage. Mouse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mouse looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Knight tries to work over Mouse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mouse jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knight walks away with a smile on his face. Mouse gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nick Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mouse.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mouse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Mouse drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouse swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight takes a swing at Mouse's ribcage but misses.
Mouse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knight as he jumps to the side.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouse is just out of range.
Mouse blocks a jab.
Mouse is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouse is just out of range.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse avoids the body shot from Knight.
As Knight backs off Mouse throws a huge counter combo but Knight manages to avoid it all.
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
Mouse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mouse scrambles back to his feet.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Mouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouse avoids the body shot from Knight.
Nick Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mouse on the side of the head.
Mouse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mouse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mouse steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knight.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mouse was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mouse.
Mouse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mouse moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Knight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mouse wants to counter the offense by Knight and move into the clinch position.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mouse moves away.
Mouse ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight is looking to wear down Mouse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Knight gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight throws a jab when Mouse was well out of range.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mouse.
Mouse appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouse is just out of range.
Mouse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knight is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Mouse moves away and avoids it.
Mouse tries to counter with a clinch but Knight shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Knight dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Knight misses with a looping left.
Mouse tries to counter with a clinch but Knight shakes him off and moves away.

Knight tries to keep at a distance but Mouse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mouse is looking to control Knight's arms but Knight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mouse has his back to the cage.
Knight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mouse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mouse tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Mouse back against the cage.
Knight pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mouse is looking to break free of the clinch but Knight has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight leaning against his opponent.
Knight pushes Mouse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mouse can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Knight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knight - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouse can do to turn this around?
Mouse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knight gets through Mouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight lands a body shot.
Mouse is breathing heavily.
Mouse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mouse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mouse looking for a takedown.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mouse.
Mouse is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nick Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mouse.
A short right from Knight.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight slowing the pace effectively.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knight - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mouses head.
Knight just leaning against Mouse, taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knight takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mouse being controlled against the cage.
Knight seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nick Knight.
Mouse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Mouse.
Knight connects with the punch.
Charles Mouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Knight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knight misses with some punches.
Mouse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mouse prevents a body shot from Knight.
A short left from Knight.
Knight lands a nice uppercut.
Knight pushes Mouse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mouse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knight presses Mouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mouse or not.
Knight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Knight landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knight.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Knight lands a nice uppercut.
Knight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Knight.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knight landing knees to the body.
Knight has Mouse pushed against the cage.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Knight dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mouse blocks a jab.

Mouse has managed to clinch.
Knight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mouse up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knight misses with a knee strike.
Mouse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight leaning against his opponent.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Mouse avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mouse backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouse lands a nice uppercut.
Knight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mouse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Knight.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knight breaks the clinch.
Mouse slips a jab from Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.

Knight pushes Mouse up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight is pushing Mouse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nick Knight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Mouse looking to stall.
Knight gets through Mouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight gets through Mouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mouse blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mouse is defending well for now.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mouse is rocked!
A short uppercut from Knight.
Mouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Knight pushes Mouse against the cage. Knight is working some dirty boxing. Knight pushes off with a quick right hook! Mouse goes down! Mouse tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Knight moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Knight!
Nick Knight took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bondi MMA for their support in the buildup to the fight.