PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Knight has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Knight
vs
Jack

177 cm
26
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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[IFC] Fighter's Clothing Essentials

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duke Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samurai Jack!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Knight down.
Jack misses with a wild combination.
Jack misses with a combination

and Knight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Knight prevents Jack from improving his position.
Knight is controlling the pace.
Knight looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jack is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Duke Knight wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack misses with a right hand

and Knight counters with a shoot takedown. Jack fights it but they end up in guard.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Jack.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight won't allow Jack to sweep him here.
Jack has control of Knight's left arm, preventing Knight from doing any damage.
Jack manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack won't let Knight get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack controlling his opponent.
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Jack's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four 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.
Jack takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Samurai Jack was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jack lands a leg kick that knocks Knight off balance momentarily.
Jack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Knight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knight controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Knight dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Jack rushes Knight and presses him up against the cage.
Knight is trying to stall.
Knight is trying to push Jack away but Jack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Jack.
Knight has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knight or not.
Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jack.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight is looking to break free of the clinch but Jack has double underhooks.
Jack lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack is working Knight over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jack is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jack scores with a hook to the body.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a left hand.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Jack.
A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knight has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.

Knight is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Knight seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Jack scores with a shoulder strike.
Jack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jack gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Knight is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samurai Jack!