PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Knotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Knotts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sandoval
vs
Knotts

200 cm
21
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Knotts!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval checks a leg kick.
Knotts avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Knotts swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandoval.
Knotts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandoval was well out of range. Poor timing from Knotts.
Sandoval throws an off balance right hand
and Knotts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knotts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sandoval tries to land a front kick but Knotts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knotts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sandoval defends it nicely.
Knotts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Knotts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Knotts blocks the leg kick.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knotts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Knotts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A low kick from Sandoval is predictable there
and Knotts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Sandoval misses.
Knotts throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knotts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sandoval's sensitive parts.
Sandoval throws a low kick, looking for Knotts's leg but Knotts calmly moves out of range.
Barry Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Knotts.
Knotts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Don Knotts has been cut.
Knotts throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Knotts's body. Knotts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick.
Knotts shoots in for a takedown but Sandoval shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knotts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barry Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Knotts.
A clash of legs there as Knotts blocks the low kick.
Sandoval misses with a low kick.
Sandoval doesn't manage to clinch there - Knotts circles away.
A combination from Sandoval does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts cracks Sandoval with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knotts throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Sandoval connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sandoval avoids the head kick by Knotts.
Sandoval misses with a left hand
and Knotts counters with a nice body shot.
Knotts tries to land a front kick but Sandoval steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sandoval checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Sandoval misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knotts shoots in and drives through. Sandoval sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knotts.
Sandoval is looking to clinch.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut. Knotts saw that one coming.
Sandoval fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knotts lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval works Knotts's body with a nice hook.
Sandoval looks to land a right hand but Knotts moved out of range.
Knotts misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Sandoval checks a low kick from Knotts.
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 Barry Sandoval will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Knotts's cut.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Knotts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knotts trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Sandoval looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandoval, not yet.
Sandoval is working hard here to advance position.
Knotts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Knotts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sandoval is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Knotts throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Knotts in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Knotts working the head and body with strikes.
Knotts is looking to take a break and control but Sandoval is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knotts working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knotts wants to control but Sandoval is keeping him busy.
Knotts working the strikes but Sandoval uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Knotts throwing shots but Sandoval is blocking nicely.
Knotts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knotts working the head and body with strikes.

Knotts is trying to work for a kimura but Sandoval is defending well.
Knotts throwing shots but Sandoval is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Knotts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval manages to get to full guard.
Sandoval keeping full guard, as Knotts tries to pass.
Knotts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sandoval wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knotts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandoval utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knotts throws and elbow that misses. Sandoval uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knotts's guard. Nice move by Sandoval!
Sandoval is looking to stand up but Knotts won't let him.
Sandoval has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Knotts is working an open guard so Sandoval takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Knotts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sandoval tries to bench press Knotts off him but Knotts keeps the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Knotts are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Knotts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Knotts'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!

A head kick misses from Knotts.
Sandoval avoids the head kick by Knotts.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sandoval. Knotts shrugs it off though.
Knotts throws a right and a left that Sandoval avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Sandoval drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sandoval defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knotts.
Knotts lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval with a jab.
Knotts throws a hook to the side of Sandoval's head but Sandoval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandoval misses with a body kick.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that Knotts avoids nicely.
Sandoval lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knotts's sensitive parts.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval stuffs the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knotts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sandoval has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sandoval and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knotts throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Knotts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sandoval as he avoids it easily.
Barry Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Knotts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval connects with a looping right hand.
Knotts misses with a head kick.
Sandoval jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knotts walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a series of punches but Knotts avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandoval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knotts manages to avoid it.
Knotts blocks a head kick by Sandoval.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knotts scores with a head kick. Sandoval tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knotts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandoval.
Sandoval avoids the head kick by Knotts.
Sandoval throws a lazy right hand but Knotts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knotts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knotts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knotts misses with a hook.
Knotts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knotts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knotts blocks a head kick by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knotts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knotts misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sandoval.
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!
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandoval is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up Don Knotts's cut even more.
Knotts moves forwards but Sandoval connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Sandoval showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sandoval has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Sandoval!