PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Knocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rudd's choice of entrance music: Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knocker
vs
Rudd

180 cm
30
180 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

171 cm
28
179 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Knocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rudd counters with a left and a right that stings Knocker.
Rudd keeps the fight on the outside.
Knocker is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Rudd.
Rudd misses with a double jab

and Knocker moves into the clinch.
Rudd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knocker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knocker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudd.
Rudd looking for a takedown.
Knocker controlling the action here for a moment.
Knocker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rudd is keeping busy.
Knocker lands a nice elbow.

Knocker jumps into guard, dragging Rudd to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Knocker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rudd throws a big right hand that misses.
Knocker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rudd.
Rudd is looking to advance position but Knocker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Knocker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Knocker working for a guillotine from mount but Rudd is in no mood to give up.
Rudd holds on for dear life, controlling Knocker's posture momentarily.

Knocker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rudd turns into him and now he's in Knocker's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd thows a big elbow that misses.
Rudd thows a big elbow that misses.
Rudd sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knocker's guard.
Rudd is trying to control. Knocker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Rudd seems content to control.

Knocker looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knocker gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rudd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rudd trying to control but Knocker is working from the bottom.

Rudd has gone for a leg lock! Knocker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rudd's guard.
Rudd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knocker trying to control but Rudd is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knocker controlling from the top position.
Knocker looking to pass the guard.
Knocker passes Rudd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Knocker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knocker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Knocker is looking for a kimura but Rudd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Knocker to get the leverage.
Rudd manages to get to full guard.
Rudd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Rudd will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Knocker tries to clinch but Rudd is having none of it.
Rudd looks to score with a jab to the body but Knocker is just out of range.
Rudd swinging wildly here.
Rudd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knocker doesn't manage to clinch there - Rudd circles away.
Rudd throws a right and a left that Knocker avoids nicely.

Knocker drives through and clinches with Rudd against the cage.
Knocker prevents the takedown attempt.
Knocker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rudd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knocker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tommy Knocker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Rudd.

Rudd has closed the distance and engaged Knocker in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudd avoids it.

Knocker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rudd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knocker wants to clinch.
Knocker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knocker throws a leg kick which misses Rudd's front leg but catches the back leg as Rudd tries to avoid it.
Knocker wants to clinch up but Rudd keeps it at a distance.
Chris Rudd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knocker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knocker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rudd. That did some damage!
Knocker tries to clinch up but Rudd circles away and keeps his distance.

Knocker has managed to clinch.
Rudd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knocker walks away with a smile on his face. Rudd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knocker is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rudd misses.
Rudd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knocker manages to avoid it.
Rudd takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knocker.
Rudd closes the distance and clinches up with Knocker, looking for a takedown. Rudd pushes Knocker against the cage but Knocker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Knocker clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Knocker.
Rudd is breathing heavily.
Knocker throws a knee to the head but misses.

Knocker breaks the clinch.
Rudd fails to land the takedown.
Knocker tries to clinch but Rudd is having none of it.
Knocker fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rudd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knocker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knocker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rudd.
Knocker wants to clinch up but Rudd keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Knocker.
Knocker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Rudd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knocker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rudd walks into a jab.
Knocker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rudd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knocker doesn't manage to clinch there - Rudd circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knocker is looking to clinch.
That kick from Knocker tenderised Rudd's leg. Rudd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rudd throws a nice looking combination but Knocker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rudd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knocker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knocker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rudd.
Knocker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rudd circles away from the clinch attempt.

Knocker darts in and clinches Rudd up against the cage.
Knocker crunches a lovely knee into Rudd's ribcage.
Knocker tries to land a knee to the head but Rudd blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knocker looking to throw knees to the head but Rudd is blocking nicely.
Knocker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Rudd has clasped his hands together around Knocker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Rudd is trying to get an arm triangle but Knocker is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Knocker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Knocker rushes Rudd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knocker scores with a knee to the head.
Knocker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rudd's defenses.
Rudd fails to pull guard.

Knocker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rudd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knocker tries to close the distance and clinch but Rudd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knocker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rudd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rudd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knocker's waist but Knocker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rudd off to one side.
Tommy Knocker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Rudd.

Knocker closes the distance and clinches.
Rudd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knocker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rudd looks to land a combination but Knocker avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knocker.
Rudd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rudd drops his hands momentarily and Knocker needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Rudd just on the top of the head. Rudd drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Rudd - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Knocker!