PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ollie Priest has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Priest
vs
Knight

183 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ollie Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Knight!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Priest clinches with his opponent.

Priest decides to pull guard.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Priest trying to keep a closed guard but Knight is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Priest looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.

Priest escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knight is fighting to break Priest's control of his arms but Priest is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Priest keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.

Priest is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Priest working for a triangle but Knight defends it easily.
Knight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Priest is keeping the position for now.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Priest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knightis looking to pass into half guard but Priest pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Priest is in guard.
Priest looking to pass the guard.
Knight looking for a sweep. Not yet Knight, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Knight looking for a guillotine here but Priest defends easily.
Priest tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
Priest trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Knight is trying hard to land a takedown here. Priest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Priest scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Priest is trying to get an arm triangle but Knight is defending well.
Priest is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Priest looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Knight wants to control but Priest postures up.
Knight is not content to let Priest control the position.
Priest is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Knight will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Knight tries to buck Priest off but Priest is having none of it.

That's four 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.

Priest thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee asks Priest politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Priest prefers to stall for the moment though.

Priest is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Knight is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Priest asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ollie Priest dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knight tries for a takedown but Priest circles away easily

and Priest counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knight won't be happy with that.
Priest tries to move to mount but Knight blocks the move with his legs.

Priest stands up.

Priest drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
Knight trying to control the position but instead, Priest has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knight into the cage.

Priest breaks the clinch.
Knight tries for a takedown but Priest circles away easily

and Priest counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Knight is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest wants to free his trapped foot but Knight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Knight is looking for a sweep. Priest is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Priest is looking for a kimura here.
Ollie Priest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Priest lands with a punch from half guard.

Priest is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Knight defends it well.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest working the head and body with strikes.
Priest passes to side control.

Priest is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Priest has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Priest lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Priest stands up from mount. Strange move.

Priest closes the distance and clinches.
Priest will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knight up against the cage.
Priest tries to pull guard but Knight won't allow it.

Priest breaks from the clinch.
Priest scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knight fails with the takedown

and Priest counters with a takedown into side control.
Ollie Priest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Knight.
You can see the frustration on Knight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest cracks Knight with a big right hand but Knight just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Priest has hold of Knight's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Knight tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Priest cranks the arm and Knight screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Knight, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ollie Priest!