PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Knight (ranked 4430 p4p, 4445 weight class) and Yorup Clop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by March Or Die. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Knight
vs
Clop

181 cm
18
178
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yorup Clop!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clop closes the distance and clinches.

Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight misses with a hook
and Clop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Blake Knight has been cut.
Knight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clop.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Clop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.

Knight tries to keep at a distance but Clop has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clop looking for a takedown.
Clop is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Knight is defending well.
Blake Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yorup Clop.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.

Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clop doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Clop is rocked!
Clop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Knight fakes the body blow, causing Clop to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Clop goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blake Knight!
A victorious Blake Knight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.