PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miike Roshop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Knotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roshop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, cant tell me nothing. Theodore Knotts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Roshop
vs
Knotts

173 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miike Roshop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Knotts!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Roshop.
Roshop fails with a takedown attempt.
Roshop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knotts but Knotts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roshop moves in looking to clinch but Knotts pushes him off.

Roshop gets caught flat footed, as Knotts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knotts trying to control but Roshop is working from the bottom.
Roshop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knotts on the ground.
Roshop trying to strike off his back.
Roshop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knotts controls the pace.
Knotts is in close to Roshop's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knotts advances position into side control!
Knotts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roshop keeps working.
Roshop takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Roshop tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knotts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knotts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roshop keeps working.
Knotts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knotts is chipping away with strikes.
Knotts in side control lands a decent elbow.
Knotts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Knotts has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Roshop!
Roshop is bucking up trying to escape but Knotts cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Knotts is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Roshop is surviving well by controlling Knotts's body position as best he can.
Roshop is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knotts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Knotts is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Roshop is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theodore Knotts!