PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Knocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Mammoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Knocker
vs
Mammoth

180 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

190 cm
21
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ka-POW Clothing

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Knocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Mammoth!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knocker forces Mammoth back against the cage and clinches.
Mammoth tries to break the clinch but Knocker is controlling the position.
Knocker crunches a lovely knee into Mammoth's ribcage.
Knocker lands an elbow that stopped Mammoth in his tracks for a moment.
Knocker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mammoth blocks it with crossed arms.
Mammoth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Mammoth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knocker misses with a looping right.
Knocker is looking to clinch.
Mammoth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knocker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mammoth. That's going to slow Knocker down.
Knocker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by Mammoth.
Mammoth lands with an overhand left.
Mammoth lands a head kick!
Mammoth dodges the punch combination from Knocker.
Knocker tries to clinch there but Mammoth circles away.
Knocker takes one to the chin there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mammoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mammoth keeps the fight on the outside.
Mammoth cracks Knocker with a good jab.
Mammoth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mammoth moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knocker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knocker throws a sloppy head kick and Mammoth moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker moves in looking to clinch but Mammoth pushes him off.
Mammoth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knocker throws a nice looking combination but Mammoth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mammoth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knocker misses with a head kick.
Knocker blocks a low kick nicely.
Mammoth lands a head shot.
Knocker misses with a low kick.
Mammoth avoids the head kick by Knocker.
Mammoth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Mammoth rushes Knocker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mammoth is trying to trip Knocker. He has hold of a leg but Knocker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mammoth persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mammoth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mammoth wants to stand and escape but instead Knocker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Knocker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mammoth is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Knocker, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knocker is breathing heavily.

Mammoth stands and steps away. Knocker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knocker feints and then cracks Mammoth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mammoth down.
Mammoth avoids the head kick by Knocker.

Mammoth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mammoth managing to block the knees to the body from Knocker.
Mammoth trying to land knees to the body.
Mammoth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mammoth lands a nice uppercut.
Knocker misses with a knee strike.
Knocker misses with a knee strike.
Mammoth tries for a takedown but Knocker manages to get underhooks.
Mammoth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mammoth tries to break the clinch but Knocker is controlling the position.
Mammoth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Mammoth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mammoth lands a jab.
The Mammoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Knocker clinches up with Mammoth and pushes him back against the cage.

Mammoth breaks the clinch.
Mammoth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knocker on the side of the head.
Mammoth checks a leg kick.
Knocker takes one on the button.
Mammoth misses with a low kick.
Knocker throws a head kick but Mammoth moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth scores with a hook.
Mammoth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mammoth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knocker doesn't seem bothered though.

Mammoth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mammoth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mammoth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mammoth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knocker has him pressed against the cage.

Mammoth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knocker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knocker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mammoth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knocker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mammoth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mammoth lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Knocker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knocker misses with a head kick.
Mammoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Mammoth rushes Knocker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mammoth breaks from the clinch.
Mammoth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mammoth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knocker's hands.
Mammoth cracks Knocker with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Knocker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mammoth lands a head kick!
Mammoth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knocker tries to clinch up but Mammoth circles away and keeps his distance.
Mammoth connects with a looping right hand.
Knocker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knocker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knocker wants to clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mammoth has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mammoth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mammoth finds it's way through Knocker's defenses.
Knocker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mammoth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knocker momentarily.

Mammoth clinches up with Knocker and pushes him back against the cage.
Knocker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mammoth is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mammoth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knocker missing with knees to the body.
Mammoth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mammoth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knocker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knocker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Mammoth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mammoth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mammoth, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mammoth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knocker fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Mammoth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Knocker.
Mammoth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Mammoth does it's job there.
Mammoth thumps Knocker with a low kick.
Mammoth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knocker ducks right into an uppercut from Mammoth.
Mammoth lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Knocker.
Knocker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mammoth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knocker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mammoth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mammoth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Mammoth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mammoth postures up in Knocker's guard and throws a big left but Knocker blocks it.
Knocker is trying to control the position but Mammoth postures up.

Knocker is working an open guard so Mammoth takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mammoth thumps Knocker with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mammoth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mammoth blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammoth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mammoth wants to get back to striking at distance but Knocker won't allow it.
Knocker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Mammoth gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Knocker regains guard.
Mammoth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knocker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knocker trying to keep a closed guard but Mammoth is proving a slippery customer.
Mammoth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Knocker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mammoth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knocker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mammoth decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mammoth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mammoth works Knocker's body with a nice hook.
Mammoth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knocker on the side of the head.
Jab from Mammoth.
Knocker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tommy Knocker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mammoth dips to his left and cracks Knocker with an uppercut!
Mammoth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knocker cracks the inside of Mammoth's front leg.
Knocker tries to clinch up but Mammoth circles away and keeps his distance.
Mammoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knocker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mammoth lands a nice shot that snaps Knocker's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mammoth.
A solid body kick from Mammoth.
Mammoth connects with the punch.
Mammoth clobbers Knocker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mammoth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mammoth lands with a hook. Knocker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mammoth moves into range and clinches up with Knocker.
Mammoth just leaning against Knocker, taking a breather.
Mammoth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mammoth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knocker has Mammoth pressed against the cage, preventing Mammoth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Mammoth's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mammoth breaks the clinch.
Mammoth with a jab.
Knocker is looking to clinch but Mammoth is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knocker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knocker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mammoth lands a glancing blow to the side of Knocker's head.
Knocker blocks the body kick.
Knocker tries to clinch but Mammoth is having none of it.
Knocker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crunch! Mammoth slams his shin into Knocker's torso.
Mammoth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mammoth throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Knocker.
Mammoth throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mammoth.
A lazy left from Mammoth finds it's target.
Knocker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mammoth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mammoth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mammoth throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mammoth lands a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Mammoth both land. Nice combination.
Mammoth delivers a nice body kick.
Knocker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mammoth scores with a jab. Knocker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knocker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knocker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mammoth. Mammoth obviously looking to wear him down.
Knocker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good shot there by Mammoth.
Mammoth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mammoth scores with a jab to the head.
Knocker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by Mammoth - just one landing.
Mammoth checks a low kick from Knocker.
Knocker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mammoth scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body kick there by Mammoth.
Mammoth jabs Knocker right on the nose. Knocker blinks but takes it well.
Mammoth jabs Knocker right on the nose. Knocker blinks but takes it well.
Mammoth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mammoth scores with a nice head shot.
Knocker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mammoth can pounce on him.
Mammoth throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mammoth darts in and clinches Knocker up against the cage.
Mammoth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mammoth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knocker blocks it with crossed arms.
Mammoth tries to land a knee to the head but Knocker blocks with his arms.

Mammoth gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mammoth with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Mammoth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mammoth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mammoth works the jab nicely.
Mammoth tests Knocker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mammoth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knocker throws a body kick the misses

and Mammoth counters by clinching up.

Mammoth has Knocker pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mammoth pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Knocker tumbling to the mat - Mammoth dives into Knocker's guard.
Knocker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mammoth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Knocker is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mammoth throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Knocker's body to avoid the submission. Knocker has instead reached around Mammoth's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Knocker arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tommy Knocker!