PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between WB Crisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Knocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Knocker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Crisse
vs
Knocker

180 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, WB Crisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Knocker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knocker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knocker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crisse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knocker moves in looking to clinch but Crisse pushes him off.
Crisse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knocker circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knocker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crisse shoots in for a double leg but Knocker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knocker stuffs the takedown attempt from Crisse. Crisse gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WB Crisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knocker throws a sloppy head kick and Crisse moves out of range easily.
Knocker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crisse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tommy Knocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crisse shoots in for a takedown but Knocker shows good takedown defense.
Knocker fails with a takedown attempt.
Knocker is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Knocker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knocker lands a nice knee to the body.
Crisse is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knocker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knocker.
Crisse is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knocker obliges.
Knocker lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker stalling in the clinch.
Knocker lands a nice knee to the body.
Knocker landing knees to the body.
Crisse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knocker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Knocker to work.
Knocker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crisse's face.
Knocker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knocker landing knees to the body.
Knocker working Crisse over with knees to the body.
Crisse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knocker landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knocker controlling the action here for a moment.
Knocker lands a knee to the head.
Knocker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knocker tries to land a knee to the head but Crisse blocks with his arms.
Knocker trying to land knees to the body.
Knocker lands an elbow inside that Crisse shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knocker.
Crisse fails to pull guard.
Knocker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knocker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knocker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crisse up against the cage.
Crisse is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knocker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knocker with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Knocker.
Crisse fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knocker leaning against his opponent.
Knocker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crisse is defending well for now.
Crisse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knocker smiles and moves away.
Knocker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knocker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crisse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crisse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knocker swivels and escapes.
Knocker tries to clinch but Crisse is having none of it.
Crisse fails to land the takedown.
Knocker tries to clinch but Crisse is having none of it.
Crisse misses with a low kick as Knocker jumps back.
Crisse shoots in looking for a takedown. Knocker tries to sprawl out of it but Crisse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knocker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knocker working Crisse over with knees to the body.
Knocker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knocker lands a nice knee to the body.
Crisse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knocker with a knee to the head.
Knocker lands a good knee to the midsection. Crisse won't want to take too many of those.
Knocker lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Knocker.
Crisse takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Knocker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knocker looking to throw knees to the head but Crisse is blocking nicely.
Crisse avoiding damage as Knocker throws knees to the body.
Crisse is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knocker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knocker trying to land knees to the body.
Crisse jumps guard but Knocker stands there with Crisse around his waist. Crisse gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Knocker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crisse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knocker tries to avoid it but Crisse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knocker to the ground. Knocker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knocker misses with a head kick.
Knocker scores with a decent looking hook.
Crisse misses with a low kick.
Crisse tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knocker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crisse fails with the takedown.
Knocker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crisse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knocker's waist but Knocker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crisse off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WB Crisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crisse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knocker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knocker shoots in and drives through. Crisse sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knocker stuffs the takedown attempt from Crisse. Crisse gets slowly back to his feet.
Crisse swats away the attempt to clinch by Knocker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crisse shoots for a double leg takedown but Knocker sprawls well. He's pushed Crisse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crisse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knocker moves away.
Knocker is looking to clinch but Crisse is avoiding it.
Knocker throws a head kick that misses.
Knocker tries to close the distance and clinch but Crisse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Knocker moves into the clinch.
Knocker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crisse's face.
Knocker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knocker controlling the action here for a moment.
Knocker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crisse is defending well for now.
Knocker taking a breather.
Tommy Knocker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knocker lands an elbow that stopped Crisse in his tracks for a moment.
Knocker stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crisse looking for a takedown.
Knocker tries to land knees in the clinch but Crisse avoids the damage to the body.
Knocker lands a nice elbow.
Knocker gets underhooks to prevent Crisse's takedown attempt.
Knocker lands a nice knee to the body.
Crisse drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knocker pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Knocker. That snapped Crisse's head back.

Knocker clinches up against the cage.
Knocker tries a knee to the head but Crisse blocks it.
Crisse avoiding damage as Knocker throws knees to the body.
Crisse is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knocker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knocker missing with knees to the body.
Crisse jumps guard but Knocker stands there with Crisse around his waist. Crisse gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crisse jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knocker walks away with a smile on his face. Crisse gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisse tries for a takedown but Knocker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Knocker.
Crisse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knocker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crisse.
Crisse keeps the fight on the outside.
Knocker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crisse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knocker tries to clinch up but Crisse circles away and keeps his distance.
Crisse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knocker defends it nicely.
Knocker leaves Crisse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crisse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Knocker has managed to clinch.
Knocker lands an elbow inside that Crisse shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knocker.
Knocker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knocker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crisse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knocker with a knee to the head.
Knocker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crisse avoids it.
Knocker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crisse tries to pull guard but Knocker holds him up against the cage and eventually Crisse drops back down to his feet.
Knocker landing knees to the body.
Crisse jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knocker walks away with a smile on his face. Crisse gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crisse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knocker circles away.
Crisse closes the distance and clinches up with Knocker, looking for a takedown. Crisse pushes Knocker against the cage but Knocker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knocker tries to clinch up but Crisse circles away and keeps his distance.
Knocker doesn't manage to clinch there - Crisse circles away.

Crisse gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Knocker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knocker stopping the sweep attempt from Crisse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Knocker 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!

Knocker clinches with his opponent.
Knocker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knocker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knocker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Knocker.
Crisse is trying to force a seperation but Knocker has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knocker obliges.
Knocker lands an elbow inside.
Knocker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knocker is pressed up against the cage. Crisse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knocker down to the mat. Knocker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knocker tries to clinch but Crisse moves out of range.
Knocker is looking to clinch.
Tommy Knocker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Crisse feints and as Knocker raises his hands in defense, Crisse changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Knocker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker keeping full guard, as Crisse tries to pass.

Crisse is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knocker keeping moving, preventing Crisse from controlling successfully.
Crisse is fighting to break Knocker's control of his arms but Knocker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two 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.
Let's hope that Knocker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Knocker has his foot on Crisse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crisse works his way back into a safe position though.
Crisse trying to control the position from guard on top but Knocker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Crisse got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knocker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crisse has managed to get both his arms back between Knocker's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crisse is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Knocker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Knocker has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knocker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crisse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crisse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knocker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knocker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knocker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crisse manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Crisse postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knocker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Crisse, into his guard.
Knocker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
WB Crisse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knocker stays in close to Crisse's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Knocker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knocker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Knocker!