PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krits Knuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gerard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerard has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Michael Gerard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Knuk
vs
Gerard

170 cm
19
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
292 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krits Knuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Gerard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuk shoots in for a takedown but Gerard shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Gerard does it's job there.

Krits Knuk's cut is getting worse.
Knuk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knuk is breathing heavily.
Gerard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gerard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knuk. Knuk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knuk slips under a jab.
Michael Gerard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerard throws a nice looking combination but Knuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knuk shoots in but Gerard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gerard pinned against the cage. Gerard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krits Knuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gerard circles away.
A combination from Gerard does no damage.
Gerard looks to throw the jab but Knuk is out of range.
Gerard sizes up Knuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Krits Knuk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gerard. Knuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gerard as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gerard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gerard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knuk wants to clinch up but Gerard keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Gerard.
Knuk really is a fat lump.
Knuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knuk shoots in but Gerard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gerard looks to land a right hand but Knuk moved out of range.
Gerard lands an overhand right.
Gerard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerard.
Knuk cracks Gerard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knuk slips under a jab.
Gerard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michael Gerard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerard scores with a jab to the head.
Knuk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gerard tries to avoid it but Knuk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gerard to the ground. Gerard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gerard's corner calls for a 1-2. Gerard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gerard throws out a loose jab but Knuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gerard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Knuk tries to clinch up.
Gerard scores with a decent looking hook.
Gerard misses with a wild body shot.
Knuk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gerard as he jumps to the side.
Gerard scores with a punch to the head.
Gerard scores with a jab.
Knuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Gerard lands a jab.
Gerard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gerard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Knuk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerard misses with the head strike.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Knuk. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Knuk tries to circle away but Gerard has him pinned against the cage.
Knuk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Knuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerard loads up on a big right hand but Knuk slips the punch.
Knuk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gerard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gerard loads up on a big right hand but Knuk slips the punch.
Knuk throws a body punch but Gerard moves out of range.
Gerard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuk.
Gerard with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gerard.
Knuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerard throws a hook to the side of Knuk's head but Knuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gerard just misses with a punch to the body.

Knuk closes the distance and clinches.
Knuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gerard walks away with a smile on his face. Knuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knuk slips under a jab.
Knuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knuk avoids the body shot from Gerard.
Knuk shoots in for a takedown but Gerard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot by Gerard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Knuk moves into the clinch.
Knuk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gerard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gerard thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Gerard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krits Knuk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Knuk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gerard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michael Gerard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerard.
Nice jab there from Gerard.
Knuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knuk throws a head kick but Gerard moves out of range.
Knuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Horrible takedown by Knuk or perhaps it was just good defense by Gerard which made him look bad.
Gerard with a hook.
Gerard just misses with a punch to the body.
Knuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerard.
Gerard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knuk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gerard lands a right hook to the body.
Knuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerard missing with a left hand there. Knuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gerard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuk moves away.
Knuk shoots in for a takedown but Gerard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krits Knuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerard misses with a body shot.
Knuk shoots for a double leg takedown but Gerard sprawls well. He's pushed Knuk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gerard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerard thows a body shot but no joy.
Knuk staying out of range there.
Gerard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerard.
Nice shot lands for Knuk.
Knuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gerard circles away.
Gerard thows a body shot but no joy.

Knuk rushes Gerard and presses him up against the cage.
Knuk taking a breather.
Knuk taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gerard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knuk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gerard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knuk throws a nice looking combination but Gerard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerard lands a nice hook to Knuk's body. Knuk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gerard misses with an uppercut.
Knuk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gerard lands a nice shot that snaps Knuk's head back.
Gerard leaves Knuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gerard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gerard throws a shot from downtown. Knuk moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gerard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knuk somewhat.
Gerard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knuk.
A shot to the body from Gerard misses

and Knuk moves into the clinch.
Knuk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gerard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gerard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knuk moves out of range as Gerard strikes.
Gerard connects with the punch.
Gerard throws a body punch but Knuk moves out of range.
Knuk shoots in and drives through. Gerard sprawls well.
Gerard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gerard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knuk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gerard walks into a left hand.
Gerard connects with the punch.
Knuk shoots in and drives through. Gerard sprawls well.
Knuk ducks under a wild hook from Gerard.
A jab from Gerard misses.
Knuk tries to clinch but Gerard moves out of range.
Krits Knuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knuk lands with a kick to the temple. Gerard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Knuk moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gerard fails to land.
Knuk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gerard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knuk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gerard avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Gerard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Krits Knuk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A jab from Gerard misses.
Knuk scores with a nice right hand.
Knuk shoots in for a takedown but Gerard shows good takedown defense.
Gerard digs a good body shot into Knuk's ribs.
Knuk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gerard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knuk somewhat.
Gerard looks to score with a jab to the body but Knuk is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gerard.
Gerard digs a good body shot into Knuk's ribs.
Gerard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gerard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knuk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krits Knuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerard lands with a good body shot.
Gerard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuk moves away.
A jab from Gerard misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gerard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gerard wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gerard throws out a powerful jab.
Knuk misses with a body kick.
Gerard misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Knuk or perhaps it was just good defense by Gerard which made him look bad.
Knuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gerard with a nice cross.
Gerard leaves Knuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gerard misses with an uppercut. Knuk saw that one coming.
Gerard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knuk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gerard defends it nicely.
Knuk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knuk moves forwards but Gerard connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gerard blocks a head kick by Knuk.
Gerard thows a body shot but no joy.
Gerard stuffs the takedown.
Gerard misses with a double jab.
Gerard throws a sloppy body shot
and Knuk counters with a leg kick.
Knuk shoots for a takedown but Gerard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerard looks to throw the jab but Knuk is out of range.
Knuk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Gerard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerard misses with a body shot.
Gerard slips a jab and a cross from Knuk.
Gerard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuk.
Gerard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gerard wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerard swings for the body but Knuk moves out of range.
Knuk wants to clinch.
Knuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gerard.
Knuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gerard.
Gerard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knuk looks for a takedown but Gerard sprawls well.
Gerard misses with a looping right.
Gerard misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Knuk or perhaps it was just good defense by Gerard which made him look bad.
Gerard scores with a punch to the head.
Knuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gerard throws an overhand right that lands on Knuk's shoulder, as Knuk tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gerard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knuk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gerard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gerard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Knuk closes the distance and clinches.
Gerard lands with a left to the head.

Knuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerard throws a sloppy body shot
and Knuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gerard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gerard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knuk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerard.
Knuk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gerard throws a body punch but Knuk moves out of range.
Krits Knuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerard connects with a jab.
Knuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gerard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Gerard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gerard 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Gerard!