PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 2309 p4p, 3098 weight class) and Terrance Knight (ranked 274 p4p, 351 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bayarmaa
vs
Knight

182 cm
23
195
9 - 9 - 0

182 cm
23
192
4 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Knight!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight moves out of range as Bayarmaa strikes.
Bayarmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked

and Knight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
Knight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bayarmaa defending well though.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bayarmaa kicks off Knight and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bayarmaa feints and then cracks Knight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knight down.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight throws a hook but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bayarmaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Bayarmaa misses the body punch

and Knight counters with a shoot takedown. Bayarmaa fights it but they end up in guard.
Bayarmaa being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bayarmaa wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayarmaa throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Bayarmaa counters with a big head kick but Knight shrugs it off.
Knight lands a jab.
Bayarmaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bayarmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that Knight semi-blocks.
Knight misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Bayarmaa's head coaches at Ragnarok\'s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bayarmaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knight.
Knight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bayarmaa but Bayarmaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
A little jabbing left from Knight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Bayarmaa misses.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bayarmaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Knight throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bayarmaa was covering up waiting for the punch and Knight finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Knight manages to pass to side control.

Knight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knight performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayarmaa is staying active underneath Knight, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bayarmaa is looking to escape.

Knight is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bayarmaa sees it coming and defends easily.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bayarmaa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Knight working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Knight in particular looking to stall.
Bayarmaa tries to kick Knight off but Knight keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bayarmaa defending well though.
Knight controlling the pace.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bayarmaa scores with a head kick.
Bayarmaa tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Bayarmaa misses.
Knight shoots in but no luck this time.
Bayarmaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gan Bayarmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Knight.
Knight avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bayarmaa lands a leg kick that knocks Knight off balance momentarily.
Bayarmaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayarmaa with a nice calf kick.
Knight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bayarmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Bayarmaa tried to counter with a leg kick but Knight avoided it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bayarmaa momentarily.
Knight on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bayarmaa. Bayarmaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bayarmaa misses the jab.
Bayarmaa needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Bayarmaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bayarmaa misses with a right hand

and Knight counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Knight stops Bayarmaa from standing up.
Knight wants to control from the top but Bayarmaa keeps moving.
Knight looking to pass the guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight trying to control but Bayarmaa is working from the bottom.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Bayarmaa wants to stand up but Knight is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knight connects with a body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bayarmaa.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Bayarmaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bayarmaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayarmaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gan Bayarmaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayarmaa slips under a jab.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gan Bayarmaa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bayarmaa catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bayarmaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bayarmaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bayarmaa misses with a head kick.
Bayarmaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayarmaa lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bayarmaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight works over Bayarmaa's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Bayarmaa walks into a straight right hand from Knight.
Bayarmaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Bayarmaa looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Jab by Knight.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bayarmaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Bayarmaa does it's job there.
Bayarmaa missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knight's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bayarmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Bayarmaa throws a chopping leg kick but Knight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Bayarmaa is predictable there
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Bayarmaa throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Knight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick

and Knight counters with a shoot takedown. Bayarmaa fights it but they end up in guard.
Knight working some strikes from top position.
Bayarmaa keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight stops Bayarmaa from standing up.
Terrance Knight has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Bayarmaa has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight with a nice head shot there.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Bayarmaa is keeping the position.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Bayarmaa has wrist control.
Knight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Knight won't allow Bayarmaa to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Knight drives through with a takedown into Bayarmaa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Bayarmaa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Knight is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bayarmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Bayarmaa has the dominant position.
Knight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bayarmaa prevents it.
A short right from Bayarmaa on the inside.
Bayarmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bayarmaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Bayarmaa back against the cage.
A short left from Bayarmaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight is pushing Bayarmaa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Bayarmaa manages to break the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Bayarmaa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bayarmaa lands a head kick!
Bayarmaa misses with a body shot.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked

and Knight counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Bayarmaa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bayarmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gan Bayarmaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Knight works over Bayarmaa's head and body with a nice combination.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayarmaa.
Knight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knight throws a body punch but Bayarmaa moves out of range.
Bayarmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Bayarmaa is looking to counter punch.
Knight throws a shot to the body.

Knight changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bayarmaa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Knight tries for a kimura but Bayarmaa is defending well.
Knight wants to control for a moment but Bayarmaa uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bayarmaa's head.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bayarmaa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knight is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bayarmaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knight scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bayarmaa is staying active underneath Knight, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bayarmaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bayarmaa. That's going to slow Knight down.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bayarmaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight takes a swing at Bayarmaa's ribcage but misses.
Knight with a nice cross.
Bayarmaa swinging wildly here.
Bayarmaa throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight with the counter takedown but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gan Bayarmaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bayarmaa lands with a kick to the temple. Knight shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Bayarmaa's shoulder, as Bayarmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Knight throws a hook but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa misses the jab.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knight.
Knight avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Bayarmaa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knight.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bayarmaa with the inside leg kick.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayarmaa is just out of range.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Knight.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bayarmaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knight scrambles back to his feet.
Bayarmaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayarmaa moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses the shot to the body.

Knight throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bayarmaa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Knight is in Bayarmaa's guard.
Knight is standing up over Bayarmaa. Bayarmaa looks to escape but Knight dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Knight trying to control the position but Bayarmaa is working away.
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to his feet.
Bayarmaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Knight controls the position from side control.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet but Knight drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bayarmaa is avoiding damage well.
Knight sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bayarmaa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to his feet.
Knight working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Knight landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Knight looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bayarmaa is avoiding damage well.
Knight controlling the position from side mount.
Knight throws a strike aimed at the side of Bayarmaa's head but Bayarmaa avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knight trying to control the position but Bayarmaa is working away.

Bayarmaa sneaks out the side door and pushes Knight away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bayarmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Knight misses.
Bayarmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bayarmaa swivels and escapes.
Terrance Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick which misses Knight's front leg but catches the back leg as Knight tries to avoid it.
Bayarmaa thows a leg kick but Knight checks it

so Knight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Bayarmaa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Knight controlling Bayarmaa's posture.
Bayarmaa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Bayarmaa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Bayarmaa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knight's head.
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bayarmaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Bayarmaa settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Bayarmaa misses the target.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Bayarmaa throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knight avoids the body shot from Bayarmaa.
Knight checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bayarmaa slips under a jab.
As Knight backs away, Bayarmaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knight lunges at Bayarmaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bayarmaa's hand.
Knight staying out of range there.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Knight.
Bayarmaa connects with a solid leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayarmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayarmaa connects with a solid leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight throws a hook but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa misses with a straight left.
Bayarmaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bayarmaa sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gan Bayarmaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bayarmaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bayarmaa slips a straight right by Knight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bayarmaa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gan Bayarmaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bayarmaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gan Bayarmaa!
Terrance Knight spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn... Just Damn...'.