PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Knudsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biot Savart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knudsen comes to the cage accompanied by Gorgoroth - Destroyer. Savart has chosen Alice in Chains - Check My Brain as his entrance music. Biot Savart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Knudsen
vs
Savart

171 cm
28
168 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

186 cm
27
198 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite 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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Konrad Knudsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Biot Savart!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savart feints and then cracks Knudsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knudsen down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knudsen!

It looks like Biot Savart has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knudsen misses with a wild body shot.
Savart lands a head kick!

It looks like Konrad Knudsen has been cut.
Knudsen tries to clinch but Savart moves out of range.
Savart throws a lazy head kick
and Knudsen counters with a low kick, right behind Savart 's knee.
Knudsen throws a head kick but Savart moves out of range.
Knudsen misses with a leg kick.
Savart swinging wildly here.
Savart looks to land a left hand but Knudsen moved out of range nicely.
Savart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savart throws a head kick that misses
and Knudsen counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Savart.
Savart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Savart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Savart looks gassed!
Savart blocks the body kick.
Knudsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knudsen looks to land a body kick but Savart moved away.
Knudsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knudsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Savart.
Savart tries to close the distance and clinch but Knudsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knudsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savart.
Savart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Savart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Savart blocks a head kick by Knudsen.
A jab from Knudsen finds it's way through Savart's defenses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knudsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Savart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knudsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knudsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Knudsen. Those never looked like landing.
Knudsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Knudsen.
Knudsen lands a high kick!
Knudsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savart throws a sloppy head kick and Knudsen moves out of range easily.

Knudsen takes the fight into the clinch.

Savart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knudsen misses with a wild combination.
Knudsen scores with a nice strike.
Knudsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Savart.
Knudsen thumps Savart with a low kick.
Knudsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Savart circles away.
Savart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Knudsen.
Knudsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Knudsen rushes Savart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Savart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knudsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Savart checks it well.
Savart darts in trying to clinch
and Knudsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savart is looking to clinch but Knudsen is avoiding it.
Savart throws a head kick but Knudsen moves out of range.
Knudsen tries to clinch up but Savart circles away and keeps his distance.
Knudsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Savart lands a head kick. Knudsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Savart throws a hook to the side of Knudsen's head but Knudsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Savart misses.

Knudsen closes the distance and pushes Savart back into the cage.
Savart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knudsen trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knudsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savart.
Savart blocks an elbow strike from Knudsen.
Knudsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen working Savart over with knees to the body.
Knudsen tries to break the clinch but Savart is controlling the position.
Knudsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Savart has double underhooks.

Savart manages to break the clinch.
Knudsen throws a series of punches but Savart moves out of range.
Knudsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Savart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knudsen looks to land a body kick but Savart moved away.
Knudsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Savart fails to land with a series of punches.
Savart throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Knudsen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Savart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savart misses with a knee to the head.
Knudsen is trying to break the clinch but Savart is controlling him.
Savart keeps control of Knudsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

Savart forces Knudsen back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Knudsen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Savart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Savart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Savart misses with a lunging right hand
and Knudsen counters with a left to the body.

Knudsen has closed the distance and engaged Savart in a clinch.
Knudsen can't break the clinch.
Knudsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Savart lands a knee to the body.
Savart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savart lands an elbow inside.
Savart lands a good knee to the midsection. Knudsen won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knudsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Savart won't allow it.

Savart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knudsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knudsen blocks a head kick by Savart.
Savart avoids the head kick by Knudsen.
Konrad Knudsen is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Savart.
Savart fails to land with a series of punches.
Savart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knudsen's head.
Knudsen avoids the head kick by Savart.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knudsen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savart blocks a head kick by Knudsen.
Knudsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Savart throws a sloppy head kick and Knudsen moves out of range easily.
Knudsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knudsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knudsen.
Savart moves in looking to clinch but Knudsen pushes him off.
Savart throws a head kick but Knudsen moves out of range.
Knudsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savart.

Knudsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Knudsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knudsen lands a nice elbow.
Knudsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Savart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savart avoids it.
Knudsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savart is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Savart breaks the clinch.
Knudsen avoids the head kick by Savart.
Knudsen throws the kick towards the body but Savart avoids it.
Savart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Knudsen.
Konrad Knudsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knudsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knudsen avoids the head kick by Savart.
Knudsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Knudsen misses its intended target.
Knudsen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Savart's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savart. That's going to slow Knudsen down.
Good leg kick by Savart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Savart lands a lovely overhand right.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knudsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knudsen wants to slow Savart down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Savart.
Knudsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knudsen throws a leg kick but Savart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knudsen misses with a head kick.
Savart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knudsen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Knudsen throws a leg kick
and Savart counters with a stiff right hand.
Savart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knudsen tries to land a leg kick but Savart saw it coming and moves away.
Savart wants to clinch up but Knudsen keeps it at a distance.
Knudsen wants to clinch up but Savart keeps it at a distance.
Knudsen swings widly with a right hand
and Savart counters with a thumping low kick.
Savart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick from Savart lands but Knudsen takes it in his stride.
Knudsen throws a leg kick but Savart sees it coming and moves out of range.

Knudsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Knudsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knudsen.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knudsen.
Savart lands with a shot to the body.
Knudsen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Savart tries a head kick but it misses.
Knudsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knudsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Savart checks it well.
Savart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Knudsen blocks the low kick.
Knudsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knudsen looks to land a body kick but Savart moved away.
Knudsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knudsen throws a low kick but Savart moves out of range easily.
Knudsen throws a head kick that misses
and Savart counters with a series of strikes. Knudsen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Savart tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Knudsen lands but Savart takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biot Savart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Savart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Savart moves into range and clinches up with Knudsen.
Savart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knudsen has him pressed against the cage.
Savart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Knudsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knudsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knudsen swings widly with a right hand
and Savart counters with a left to the body.
Knudsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Savart checks it well.
Knudsen avoids the head kick by Savart.
Savart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savart throws a low kick but Knudsen moves out of range easily.
Knudsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Savart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knudsen.
Knudsen feints and then cracks Savart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savart down.
Knudsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Savart counters with a good low kick that Knudsen was not able to check.
Knudsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knudsen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knudsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Knudsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savart misses with a wild combination.
Savart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knudsen misses with a body kick.
Knudsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knudsen throws a head kick but Savart moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Savart blocks the leg kick.
Savart misses with a body shot.
Knudsen misses with the body kick
and Savart counters with a thumping low kick.
Knudsen throws a head kick that misses
and Savart counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Savart wants to clinch.
Savart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Knudsen moves into range and clinches up with Savart.
Knudsen looking to throw knees to the head but Savart is blocking nicely.
Savart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Knudsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savart connects with a high kick.
Savart throws a hook to the side of Knudsen's head but Knudsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knudsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knudsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Knudsen moves into the clinch.

Knudsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knudsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Knudsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Knudsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knudsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savart tries a head kick but it misses.
Knudsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Savart misses with a series of wild punches.
Savart blocks a head kick by Knudsen.
Savart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knudsen's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen scores with a leg kick.
Knudsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Savart counters with a nice uppercut.
Savart swats away the attempt to clinch by Knudsen.
Savart throws a head kick that misses.
Savart takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick by Savart misses

and Knudsen counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Knudsen.
Knudsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savart.
Knudsen is trying to push Savart away but Savart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Savart has Knudsen pressed against the cage, preventing Knudsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savart looking to throw knees to the head but Knudsen is blocking nicely.
Knudsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Savart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knudsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knudsen is trying to push Savart away but Savart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Knudsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savart tries a head kick but it misses.
Knudsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Savart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savart checks a low kick from Knudsen.
Knudsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knudsen wants to clinch.
Knudsen is looking to land body kicks.
Knudsen lands with a hook. Savart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savart. That's going to slow Knudsen down.
Knudsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knudsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knudsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Knudsen misses with the combination.
Savart throws a head kick but Knudsen moves out of range.
Knudsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knudsen misses with an attempted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Biot Savart.
I think Savart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biot Savart!