PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Mackintosh (ranked 24712 p4p, 4616 weight class) and Bennett Knightley (ranked 578 p4p, 514 weight class). Knightley has chosen Hang ‘Em High - NCR as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mackintosh
vs
Knightley

180 cm
20
175
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
180
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chester Mackintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bennett Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackintosh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mackintosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knightley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Mackintosh misses.
Knightley misses with a right hand
and Mackintosh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Mackintosh's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mackintosh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knightley.
Knightley tries to work over Mackintosh's front leg with a kick but Mackintosh checks it.
Knightley defending well as Mackintosh loads up on a big left hand.
Mackintosh blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackintosh moves in looking to clinch but Knightley pushes him off.
Knightley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mackintosh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knightley stuns Mackintosh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mackintosh feints and then cracks Knightley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knightley down.
Mackintosh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackintosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
Mackintosh throws a body punch but Knightley moves out of range.
A slow jab from Knightley misses its intended target.
Mackintosh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Knightley tenderised Mackintosh's leg. Mackintosh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mackintosh throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley throws a looping overhand right but Mackintosh ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Mackintosh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mackintosh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mackintosh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knightley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mackintosh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mackintosh scoring well with a low kick there.
Knightley throws a push kick but Mackintosh slaps the foot to one side.
Mackintosh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knightley just manages to avoid it.
Mackintosh misses the jab.
Mackintosh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knightley! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mackintosh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mackintosh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mackintosh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knightley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Decent striking displayed by Mackintosh there.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mackintosh.
Mackintosh throws a leg kick but Knightley moved away.
Nice defenses there by Knightley.
Mackintosh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knightley takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Mackintosh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knightley blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knightley! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Mackintosh.
Mackintosh lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a right hand that Mackintosh ducks under and follows up with a left that Mackintosh also avoids with ease.
Mackintosh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mackintosh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knightley eats them both and turns towards Mackintosh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Knightley throws a big shot that misses.
Mackintosh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mackintosh lands a head shot.
Mackintosh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knightley throws a solid leg kick but Mackintosh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knightley.
Chester Mackintosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackintosh thuds his right hand into Knightley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mackintosh misses with a double jab.
A shot to the body from Knightley misses
and Knightley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knightley ducks right into an uppercut from Mackintosh.
Mackintosh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knightley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mackintosh gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackintosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley has a couple of punches blocked by Mackintosh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mackintosh.
Knightley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mackintosh or not.
Mackintosh has Knightley pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mackintosh.
Mackintosh tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mackintosh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
Mackintosh lands with a light punch inside.
Mackintosh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knightley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mackintosh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knightley is out of range.
Mackintosh misses with a straight right.
As Mackintosh backs off Knightley throws a huge counter combo but Mackintosh manages to avoid it all.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mackintosh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mackintosh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knightley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Mackintosh rushes Knightley and presses him up against the cage.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mackintosh working aggressively here.
Mackintosh has a couple of punches blocked by Knightley.
Mackintosh lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Mackintosh.
Knightley is breathing heavily.
Mackintosh prevents a body shot from Knightley.
Knightley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Mackintosh.
Mackintosh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knightley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mackintosh.
Mackintosh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mackintosh.
Knightley throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackintosh.
Mackintosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mackintosh avoiding damage.
Mackintosh blocking some punches.
Knightley is trying to push Mackintosh away but Mackintosh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mackintosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knightley's elbow.
Mackintosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knightley can do to turn this around?
Mackintosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
A short uppercut from Mackintosh.
Chester Mackintosh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knightley has a couple of punches blocked by Mackintosh.
Knightley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mackintosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knightley lands a hook that snaps the head of Mackintosh backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mackintosh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mackintosh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Mackintosh.
Knightley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knightley blocks an uppercut.
Mackintosh tries a body shot but Knightley blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mackintosh fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mackintosh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Knightley fails to land.
Knightley throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackintosh.
Mackintosh is working Knightley over against the cage.
Knightley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mackintosh's elbow.
Knightley is trying to force a seperation but Mackintosh has the dominant position.
Mackintosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackintosh blocking some punches.
Mackintosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mackintosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Mackintosh - that landed with a thud.
Mackintosh gets through Knightley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knightley.
Mackintosh working aggressively here.
Mackintosh works on Knightley's body with a couple of short punches.
Mackintosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mackintosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Knightley controls his hands.
Mackintosh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mackintosh pushes Knightley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mackintosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mackintosh.
Mackintosh scores with a hook to the body.
Mackintosh lands a nice uppercut.
Mackintosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackintosh cracks Knightley with a nice body shot.
Mackintosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Knightley is rocked!
Mackintosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
Knightley is still on wobbly legs! Can Mackintosh finish him?
Mackintosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
Mackintosh creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Knightley with a big uppercut! Knightley tries to clinch up but Mackintosh pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Knightley to the mat! Knightley covers up and Mackintosh unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chester Mackintosh!