PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Black Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Mortensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Black Knight has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Knight
vs
Mortensson

172 cm
23
179 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

182 cm
30
170 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse Mortensson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Mortensson misses.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mortensson.
Mortensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Mortensson ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Jesse Mortensson has been cut.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mortensson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mortensson slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Mortensson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortensson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mortensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mortensson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Mortensson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mortensson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Mortensson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mortensson wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Mortensson advances to half guard.
Mortensson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortensson thows a huge punch but Knight dodges it nicely.

Knight kicks off Mortensson and gets to his feet.
A jab from Knight misses.

Mortensson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knight to the mat! Knight manages to get full guard.
Knight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mortensson.
Mortensson prevents Knight from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Mortensson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knight's head.
Mortensson is in close to Knight's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mortensson won't allow Knight to get back to his feet.
Mortensson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Mortensson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mortensson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mortensson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mortensson thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight is looking to stand up but Mortensson isn't so interested in that idea.
Mortensson landing with the ground and pound.
Mortensson won't allow Knight to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Black Knight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Mortensson's cut.
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.

Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mortensson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mortensson throws out the jab.
Mortensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensson swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mortensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mortensson moves away.
A jab from Knight misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Knight gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mortensson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mortensson throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
Knight wants to stand and escape but Mortensson is having none of it.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Knight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mortensson on the ground.
Mortensson thows a big elbow that misses.
Mortensson stays in close to Knight's body and controls the position.
Mortensson is looking to work some ground and pound but Knight has wrist control.
Mortensson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight wants to stand up but Mortensson is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortensson advances to half guard.
Knight looks like he's trying to stand up.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mortensson.
Knight tries to kick Mortensson off but Mortensson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight is not content to let Mortensson control the position.
Mortensson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mortensson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knight tries to buck Mortensson off but he can't manage it.
Mortensson scoring with strikes but Knight is staying in there.
Knight is bucking up trying to escape but Mortensson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mortensson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knight can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortensson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knight is looking to escape.

Knight defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mortensson.
Mortensson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Knight is bucking up trying to escape but Mortensson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mortensson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Knight is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mortensson tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Knight is trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mortensson working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Mortensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Mortensson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Knight missing with a left hand there. Mortensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mortensson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mortensson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Knight looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Mortensson drags him back down.
Knight taking a bit of punishment here - Mortensson scoring with strikes.
Knight is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knight is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mortensson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mortensson working the body and head with strikes.
Mortensson is chipping away with strikes.

Knight throws Mortensson to one side and escapes!

Knight gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mortensson to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mortensson prevents Knight from getting back to his feet.
Mortensson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mortensson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knight's head.
Mortensson pushing down on Knight's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Knight taking some punishment here, with Mortensson in his half guard.
Mortensson is looking to advance position but Knight won't allow it.

Mortensson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jesse Mortensson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mortensson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mortensson prevents Knight from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mortensson there.
Knight is trying to stand up here but Mortensson is controlling him well.
Mortensson is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mortensson controlling the action here.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Mortensson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knight tries to kick Mortensson off but Mortensson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Knight manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mortensson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a jab when Mortensson was well out of range.
Knight slips a straight right by Mortensson.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Knight misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Mortensson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mortensson 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Mortensson!