PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Damme is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Wayne - Troublemaker f. Young Money. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Knife
vs
Claude Van Damme

184 cm
26
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
37
160 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Divinity 160Q
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Knife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme tries to clinch but Knife moves away
and Knife counters with a nice body shot.
Van Damme ducks under a wild hook from Knife.
Knife throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
Van Damme moves to clinch but Knife breaks away
and Knife counters with a thumping low kick.
Knife scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knife darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Damme wants to clinch
and Knife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Damme tries to clinch
and Knife counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Damme ducks under a wild hook from Knife.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Knife throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knife clobbers Van Damme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knife slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knife thuds a left hand into Van Damme's body.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme moves to clinch but Knife breaks away
and Knife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Knife is avoiding it.
Knife lands with a right hand.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Knife is having none of it.
Knife scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Damme should have avoided that one.
Knife throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Damme.
Knife is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knife thuds his right hand into Van Damme's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knife misses with a looping right.
Knife throws out a powerful jab.
Knife throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damme's shoulder, as Van Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Knife misses with a hook.
Van Damme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knife dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Damme. That did some damage!
Van Damme ducks under a wild hook from Knife.
The crowd cheers as Knife lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Damme doesn't seem phased though.
Knife throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Knife moves away
and Knife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knife connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Knife pushes him off.
Knife throws a leg kick but Van Damme sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knife getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Knife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knife connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Knife moves out of range.
Van Damme takes one to the side of the head.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Knife moves away
and Knife counters with an inside leg kick.
Knife does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knife missing with a left hand there. Van Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knife throws out a powerful jab.
Knife keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack Knife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knife feints and then cracks Van Damme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Damme down.
Knife misses with a looping left.
Van Damme slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knife, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Van Damme.
Van Damme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knife connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Van Damme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knife misses with a looping left.
Knife keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Knife is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knife.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
and Knife counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Knife dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knife works Van Damme's body with a nice hook.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Knife slips to the side
and Knife counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Damme thinking.
Knife keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice straight punches there by Knife. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knife.
Knife lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That kick from Knife tenderised Van Damme's leg. Van Damme is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knife thows a body kick. Van Damme tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knife is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Knife lands with a cross.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knife throws a hook to the side of Van Damme's head but Van Damme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Van Damme clinches up with Knife and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme slows down the pace here.
Van Damme pushes off an throws an elbow but Knife leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knife blocks an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Damme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knife scores with a shot to the side of Van Damme's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Damme just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knife's brow.
Van Damme pushes off an throws an elbow but Knife leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knife is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Damme throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knife misses with the head strike.
Van Damme's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
Knife blocks an elbow strike.
Knife misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knife lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knife.
Knife misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Damme.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knife - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knife is stalling here.
Van Damme throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Knife blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Knife dodges an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knife working aggressively here.
Knife makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knife has a couple of punches blocked by Van Damme.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knife tries to stall but Van Damme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Damme lands an elbow inside.
Van Damme prevents a body shot from Knife.
Van Damme prevents a body shot from Knife.
Knife lands with a right to the head.
Van Damme lands a nice elbow.
Knife tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knife avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Damme.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Knife blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Van Damme.
Nice elbow from Van Damme.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Damme taking a breather.
Knife dodges an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Knife tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Damme's elbow.
Knife throws a head punch that misses.
Knife is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Damme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knife lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knife lands with a light punch inside.
Van Damme lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jack Knife has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Knife fails to land.
Van Damme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knife has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jean Claude Van Damme will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Knife'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. This is the final round!

Knife scores with a hook.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knife lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Damme off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Knife.
Knife throws a lazy right hand but Van Damme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Knife pushes him off.
Knife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Damme at a distance.
Knife connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knife counters with a leg kick.
Knife swings for the body but Van Damme moves out of range.
Knife does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knife circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Knife lands.
Knife scores with a leg kick.
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme moves forwards but Knife connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Damme moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Van Damme takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knife throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knife lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knife lands a jab to the nose.
Knife cracks Van Damme with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme needs to keep his hands up - Knife had a free shot at his head there.
Knife thows a body shot but no joy.
Knife turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Knife circles away.
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!
Knife lands a head shot.
Knife scores with a nice head shot.
Knife throws a lazy right hand but Van Damme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knife with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Knife is avoiding it.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knife pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knife swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
Knife fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Damme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Damme has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knife lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Damme moves to clinch but Knife breaks away
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knife cracks Van Damme with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Damme closes the distance but Knife moves to the side
and Knife counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack Knife is winning the standup battle so far.
Knife scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Damme doesn't seem bothered though.

Van Damme closes the distance and clinches.
Van Damme prevents a body shot from Knife.
Knife throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Damme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knife wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Damme.
Van Damme with a knee to the head.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.

Knife is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knife blocks an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Oh Knife is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Damme's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Knife dodges an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Knife working aggressively here.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Damme just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knife's brow.
Knife doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Damme looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Knife fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Knife swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Damme just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knife's brow.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Van Damme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knife throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Damme.
Knife is looking to control Van Damme's arms but Van Damme gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knife has his back to the cage.
Knife blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Knife showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knife 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Knife!