PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Knot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Knot is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brown
vs
Knot

174 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Knot!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown wants to clinch up but Knot keeps it at a distance.
Knot slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Knot wants to clinch

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Knot trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Knot wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Knot looks gassed!
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Brown gets to his feet. Knot looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown feints and as Knot raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.

Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Knot throws a predictable looking body shot

and Brown counters by clinching up.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch but Knot slips to the side
and Knot counters with a leg kick.

Brown rushes Knot and presses him up against the cage.

Brown lands a takedown into guard.
Knot looking to control.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.

Brown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brown looks to clinch
and Knot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch there but Knot circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knot misses with a jab, cross combination.

Knot closes the distance and clinches.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knot wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Knot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Knot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Knot, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Knot against the cage but Knot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knot rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knot avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Knot misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knot jumps guard but Brown stands there with Knot around his waist. Knot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knots head.

Brown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Knot uses from the top position.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Knot from standing up.
Knot being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knot tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown darts in trying to clinch

and Knot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knot is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown avoiding damage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Knot circles away.
Bobby Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown moves out of range as Knot strikes.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown wants to clinch up but Knot keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knot connects with a high kick.

Brown drives through and clinches with Knot against the cage.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knot or not.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Knot is breathing heavily.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Knot's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Brown lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Knot is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Knot into the cage.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knot has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Knot's takedown attempt.
Bobby Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Knot.
Knot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knot backwards.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Knot's takedown attempt.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Knot is rocked!
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Knot is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

Brown rushes Knot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Brown gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Knot's brow.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Knot is trying to keep Brown in close.

Brown gets to his feet. Knot looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown has managed to clinch.
Knot seems to have recovered his senses.

Knot manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Knot on that attempt.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Knot which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Knot shoots in.
Knot throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.

Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knot is looking for a sweep.
Knot looks to move to half guard but instead Brown has passed into mount! Damn!
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Knot for as long as he can get away with.
Brown's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brown dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Knot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown tries to clinch up but Knot circles away and keeps his distance.

Knot tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.

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

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Knot wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Brown.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown fails with the takedown

and Knot counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling the position.

Knot stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Knot feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knot is one step ahead there.
Knot trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knot controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knot is looking to stand up but Brown won't let him.
Brown has his hands on Knot's head, controlling the position.
Bobby Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knot won't allow Brown to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown wants to clinch up but Knot keeps it at a distance.

Knot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Brown stands and steps away. Knot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Knot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knot controlling Brown's posture.

Brown stands and steps away. Knot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Brown!