PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Egrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Knockers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Egrin
vs
Knockers

181 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Egrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Knockers!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egrin tries to clinch up but Knockers circles away and keeps his distance.
Egrin catches Knockers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knockers.
Egrin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knockers.
Egrin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Knockers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Egrin won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egrin manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knockers slows the pace down in half guard.
Knockers wants to pass the guard but Egrin is defending well.
Egrin wants to improve his position but Knockers is controlling well.
Knockers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Egrin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knockers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Egrin is pressing down on Knockers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Egrin kicks Knockers off and gets to his feet.
Knockers misses with a body shot.
Knockers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knockers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Egrin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Egrin jumps into guard, dragging Knockers to the mat.

Knockers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Egrin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knockers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knockers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Egrin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knockers is stalling in the full guard.
Egrin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Egrin has his foot on Knockers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knockers works his way back into a safe position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Egrin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Knockers counter with a right hand.
Egrin is breathing heavily.
Egrin lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Egrin as Knockers shoots in.
Jan Egrin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Knockers.
Egrin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Egrin closes the distance and clinches.
Egrin is working for takedown but Knockers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knockers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Egrin fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Egrin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Egrin showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knockers wants to improve his position but Egrin is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egrin wants to free his trapped foot but Knockers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Egrin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Knockers.
Egrin is thwarting Knockers's attempts to control the position.
Knockers keeping hold of Egrin's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Egrin dominated that 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.

Knockers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knockers showed some decent athleticism there.
Knockers trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Knockers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Egrin trying to hold on to Knockers's head to control him but Knockers postures up.
Knockers winds up and cracks Egrin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egrin tries to roll over but Knockers keeps him under control.
Knockers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Knockers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Egrin defending well though.
Egrin is trying to stand.
Egrin tries to get to full guard but Knockers has control of the leg.
Egrin manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Egrin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
Knockers working some strikes from top position.
Egrin striking off his back but it's not causing Knockers any problems.
Knockers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Egrin is looking to stand up but Knockers isn't so interested in that idea.
Knockers stopping the sweep attempt from Egrin.
Knockers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knockers works over Egrin with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knockers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockers lands a couple of digs.
Egrin is looking to stand up but Knockers isn't so interested in that idea.
Egrin controls Knockers momentarily but Knockers frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Egrin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Egrin misses with a takedown

and Knockers counters with a single leg into guard. Egrin didn't expect that.
Knockers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Egrin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knockers's guard.
Egrin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Egrin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Egrin trying to control but Knockers is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockers controls Egrin momentarily but Egrin frees himself.
Egrin trying to control but Knockers is working from the bottom.
Knockers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Egrin is one step ahead there.
Egrin pushes down on Knockers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Knockers is in trouble now - Egrin has advanced to mount!
Knockers regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Knockers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Egrin misses with a takedown

and Knockers counters with a shoot takedown. Egrin fights it but they end up in guard.
Egrin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knockers's guard.
Tommy Knockers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knockers looking for a sweep. Not yet Knockers, not yet.
Knockers keeping moving, preventing Egrin from controlling successfully.
Egrin won't allow Knockers to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Egrin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Egrin trying to control the position from guard on top but Knockers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockers wants to sweep here but Egrin controlling him for the moment.
Knockers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knockers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tommy Knockers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knockers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Egrin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knockers pinned against the cage. Knockers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Egrin scores with a shot to the body.
Egrin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knockers as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Egrin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Egrin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knockers tries for a takedown. No joy.

Egrin manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockers throws a jab when Egrin was well out of range.
Egrin doesn't manage to clinch there - Knockers circles away.
Knockers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Egrin stalks Knockers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knockers's face. Knockers staggers backwards, shaken.
Knockers throws a good cross that connects.
Jan Egrin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Knockers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knockers controlling the position.
Egrin taking a bit of punishment here - Knockers scoring with strikes.
Knockers taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Knockers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Knockers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Knockers trying to control the action but Egrin is working from the bottom.
Knockers lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knockers cracks Egrin with a big elbow.
Knockers is putting a hurting on Egrin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Knockers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Egrin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Egrin is trying to get back to half guard.
Knockers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Egrin gets back to half guard.
Egrin manages to get to full guard.
Knockers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knockers landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Knockers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knockers 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Knockers!