PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Brophy Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stratton
vs
Brophy Knott

178 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

200 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stratton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy Knott!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy Knott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stratton but Stratton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brophy Knott tries to clinch up.
Stratton connects with a body shot.
Stratton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown but Brophy Knott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Stratton has Brophy Knott up against the cage in a clinch.

Stratton manages to break the clinch.
Brophy Knott tries to clinch
and Stratton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stratton.
Brophy Knott looks gassed!
Brophy Knott slips a jab and a cross from Stratton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy Knott avoids a punch combination nicely.

Stratton has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stratton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy Knott is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Stratton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Stratton decides to stand up.

Stratton shoots in and bounces Brophy Knott off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brophy Knott tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Stratton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stratton misses with a series of wild punches.

Stratton takes the fight into the clinch.

Stratton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy Knott circles away quickly and effectively.
Stratton throws a wild body kick that Brophy Knott sees coming a mile off.
Stratton misses with a double jab.

Stratton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brophy Knott napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brophy Knott is being controlled here.

Stratton decides to stand back up.
Brophy Knott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stratton can pounce on him.
A combination from Stratton does no damage.
Stratton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy Knott.
Brophy Knott misses with a takedown attempt
and Stratton counters with a series of strikes. Brophy Knott will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stratton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Stratton scores with a takedown into Brophy Knott's guard.
Stratton content to stall in guard here.

Stratton gets to his feet. Brophy Knott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Stratton.

Stratton takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Stratton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stratton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Stratton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brophy Knott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stratton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Stratton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stratton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stratton is trying to keep Brophy Knott in close.

Stratton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stratton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brophy Knott is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton throws the kick towards the body but Brophy Knott avoids it.
Stratton throws a series of punches but Brophy Knott avoids them all with ease.
Stratton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stratton duly obliges.

It looks like Grant Brophy Knott has been cut.

Stratton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stratton controlling the action here.

Stratton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brophy Knott to get to his feet.
Tony Stratton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton misses with the combination.
Stratton is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stratton. Brophy Knott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Brophy Knott.

Stratton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Stratton decides to return to a standing position.

Stratton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stratton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy Knott can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton wants a takedown.

Stratton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stratton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy Knott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stratton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stratton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Stratton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brophy Knott was covering up waiting for the punch and Stratton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stratton wants to get up but he can't break Brophy Knott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton tries to free his leg and advance position but Brophy Knott is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stratton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stratton wants to stand but Brophy Knott has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stratton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stratton trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy Knott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stratton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brophy Knott is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Stratton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grant Brophy Knott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stratton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brophy Knott can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stratton controls the pace.
Stratton tries to stand but Brophy Knott is controlling from the bottom.
Stratton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Stratton gets to his feet. Brophy Knott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stratton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy Knott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brophy Knott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton misses with a series of wild punches.
Brophy Knott closes the distance but Stratton moves to the side

and Stratton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brophy Knott has a closed guard, preventing Stratton from standing up.

Stratton stands and steps away. Brophy Knott gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Danga de danga de dang - Stratton scores with a four punch combination!

Stratton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Stratton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton moves in looking to clinch but Brophy Knott pushes him off.
Stratton misses the shot to the body.
Stratton tries to clinch but Brophy Knott is having none of it.

Stratton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brophy Knott, pushing him back against the cage.
Brophy Knott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stratton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Stratton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stratton takes the fight into the clinch.

Stratton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stratton throws a push kick but Brophy Knott slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stratton looks to land a combination but Brophy Knott avoids it well.

Stratton has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stratton breaks from the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stratton.
Brophy Knott prevents Stratton from improving position.

Stratton stands up and beckons Brophy Knott to his feet.

Stratton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Stratton decides to stand up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stratton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant Brophy Knott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Stratton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stratton misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stratton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stratton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stratton!