PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malik Hooker (ranked 3480 p4p, 5196 weight class) and Terrell Knight (ranked 434 p4p, 538 weight class). Knight is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Terrell Knight enters the cage!

Hooker
vs
Knight

178 cm
21
170
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
179
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Likes musicals

IC&E Nutrition

Honest Apparel ($15 SPECIAL + New Stock!)
Seventh Circle Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malik Hooker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrell Knight!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hooker ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.

It looks like Malik Hooker has been cut.
Knight catches Hooker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knight lunges at Hooker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hooker's hand.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hooker has time to react.
Hooker throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Hooker misses with a hook.
Hooker tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Knight misses.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hooker misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooker lands with a nice combination. Knight backs away looking to recover.
Hooker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hooker tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
A nice side step and Knight releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hooker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Hooker.
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
Hooker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knight thuds a left hand into Hooker's body.
Hooker misses the body punch
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hooker misses with a few strikes there.
Hooker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Hooker.
Some wild striking there from Hooker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight lands a jab to Hooker's midsection.
Hooker throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Hooker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terrell Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooker walks into a jab.
Hooker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Hooker is breathing heavily.
Hooker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knight scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knight jabs Hooker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hooker doesn't seem bothered though.
Hooker walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.

Knight feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hooker sprawling to the canvas! Hooker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Knight finish him?!

Hooker is rocked!
Knight lands a brutal uppercut that launches Hooker off his feet! Hooker tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terrell Knight!
After winning the bout, Terrell Knight thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.