PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jao Atunes (ranked 2066 p4p, 3499 weight class) and Terrance Knight (ranked 256 p4p, 386 weight class). Terrance Knight is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Atunes
vs
Knight

188 cm
26
194
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
192
4 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Atunes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Knight!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Knight decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Atunes 's guard.
Knight wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Knight postures up in Atunes 's guard and throws a big left but Atunes blocks it.
Knight wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight cracks Atunes with a solid left hand.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Atunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Atunes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knight on the ground.
Knight passes Atunes 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Atunes 's coaches at Casa Steel have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knight is keen to just control but Atunes is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight trying to mount his opponent but Atunes defends it.
Knight is trying to control. Atunes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Atunes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Atunes tries to get out of the position.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atunes defending well though.
Atunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Knight is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Atunes sees it coming and defends easily.
Knight working over Atunes with some ground and pound. Atunes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knight wants to pass to mount but Atunes is defending the position.
Knight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Atunes is holding on to half guard well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A left lands for Knight.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Knight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Atunes lands a jab to the head.
Knight lands the left hand.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atunes 's hands.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Atunes .
Knight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knight throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Knight shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atunes eats them both and turns towards Knight to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Knight walks into a left hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atunes .
Knight checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Atunes . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atunes .
Atunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knight checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Atunes .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Knight.
Knight scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Atunes finds it's target.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Atunes counters with a low kick, right behind Knight 's knee.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jao Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes . That one must have hurt.
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knight stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knight needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Atunes tenderised Knight's leg. Knight is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atunes throws a low kick, looking for Knight's leg but Knight calmly 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.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes .
Knight punishes Atunes 's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Atunes as he jumps to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight lands with an overhand left.
Knight swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Terrance Knight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Atunes 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes . That's going to slow Knight down.
Jao Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight misses with a body shot
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Atunes throws a leg kick which misses Knight's front leg but catches the back leg as Knight tries to avoid it.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Atunes as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight connects with a looping right hand.
Knight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Atunes but Atunes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Knight misses.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight lands a jab to Atunes 's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight slips a straight right by Atunes .
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Knight with the counter takedown but Atunes avoids it easily.
Knight avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Knight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a body kick that stops Knight in his tracks momentarily.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Atunes throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Knight lunges at Atunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atunes 's hand.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Atunes misses

and Knight counters with a shoot takedown. Atunes fights it but they end up in guard.
Knight distracts Atunes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Atunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight works over Atunes with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knight engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes .
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes moves forwards but Knight connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Atunes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Knight steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes . That one must have hurt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes 's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Knight looks to land a combination but Atunes avoids it well.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Atunes tries to score with a low kick but Knight moves his leg out of the way.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knight scores with a jab.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atunes has time to react.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knight with a poor takedown
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jao Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Atunes 's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes .
Knight drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atunes defends it well.
Atunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Atunes throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes .
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight takes a swing at Atunes 's ribcage but misses.
Atunes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knight throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Atunes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knight feints the counter takedown.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Knight.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes lands a jab to the nose.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Atunes swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atunes at a distance.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
And Knight tries to counter it with a takedown but Atunes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but Atunes shows good takedown defense.
Knight scores with a punch to the head.

Knight decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Atunes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
Knight lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atunes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Knight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight postures up in Atunes 's guard and throws a big left but Atunes blocks it.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knight controlling from the top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
And Knight tries to counter it with a takedown but Atunes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.
Atunes tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atunes .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes . Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knight finds it's way round the side to connect with Atunes 's head.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Knight.
Atunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Atunes 's head.
Terrance Knight has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knight is looking for a kimura but Atunes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Knight to get the leverage.
Knight working the head and body with strikes.
Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Atunes trying to hold on to Knight's head to control him but Knight postures up.
Knight working over Atunes with some ground and pound. Atunes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knight thows a huge punch but Atunes dodges it nicely.
Knight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atunes defending well though.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Knight seems content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Atunes defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes .
Atunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes .
Atunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Atunes is predictable there
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Atunes swivels and escapes.
Knight checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt - Atunes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jao Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Knight.
Atunes with the inside leg kick.
Jao Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Knight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes .
Knight tries for a takedown but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
As Knight backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knight takes a swing at Atunes 's ribcage but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes .
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Knight as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Knight misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knight checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knight winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Knight!
During a confident post fight interview, Terrance Knight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.