PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Knightley (ranked 4301 p4p, 4298 weight class) and Bastien Knightley (ranked 483 p4p, 484 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Knightley
vs
Knightley

190 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bastien Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Bastien Knightley misses with a straight left.
Asher Knightley is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asher Knightley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Asher Knightley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastien Knightley cracks Asher Knightley with a good jab.
A jab from Asher Knightley misses.
Bastien Knightley throws out a counter right but Asher Knightley avoids it with no problem.
Asher Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastien Knightley throws out the jab.
It looked like Asher Knightley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bastien Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Asher Knightley.
Bastien Knightley looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bastien Knightley misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Asher Knightley misses the target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bastien Knightley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asher Knightley's head.
Asher Knightley slips under a jab from Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley connects with a right hand. Asher Knightley shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley connects with a crisp jab.
Asher Knightley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bastien Knightley has time to react.
Bastien Knightley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab from Asher Knightley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bastien Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asher Knightley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastien Knightley drops his hands momentarily and Asher Knightley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Knightley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bastien Knightley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bastien Knightley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bastien Knightley loads up on a big right hand but Asher Knightley slips the punch.
Asher Knightley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Bastien Knightley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastien Knightley dips to his left and cracks Asher Knightley with an uppercut!
Bastien Knightley misses with a right hand
enabling Asher Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Asher Knightley misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bastien Knightley! But no joy.
Asher Knightley moves out of range as Bastien Knightley strikes.
Asher Knightley is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bastien Knightley throws a jab when Asher Knightley was well out of range.
Bastien Knightley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asher Knightleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bastien Knightley misses with a straight left.
Asher Knightley throwing a counter right hand but Bastien Knightley manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asher Knightley lands a glancing blow to the side of Bastien Knightley's head.
Bastien Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asher Knightley.
Bastien Knightley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bastien Knightley lands an overhand right.
Bastien Knightley missing with a left hand there. Asher Knightley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastien Knightley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bastien Knightley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bastien Knightley blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bastien Knightley! But no joy.
Donk. Bastien Knightley catches Asher Knightley right on the button with a cross.
Asher Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Bastien Knightley.
It looked like Asher Knightley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastien Knightley throws an overhand right that lands on Asher Knightley's shoulder, as Asher Knightley tries to avoid the shot.
Asher Knightley cracks Bastien Knightley with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and Asher Knightley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asher Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastien Knightley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastien Knightley looks to throw the jab but Asher Knightley is out of range.
Asher Knightley is looking to counter punch.
Asher Knightley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Asher Knightley lands an overhand right.
Bastien Knightley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asher Knightley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley scores with a hook.
Asher Knightley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bastien Knightley throws an overhand right that lands on Asher Knightley's shoulder, as Asher Knightley tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asher Knightley.
Bastien Knightley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asher Knightley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Asher Knightley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asher Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Bastien Knightley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bastien Knightley.
Well Bastien Knightley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Knightley!
Bastien Knightley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.