PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell's entrance music is Joe Jackson- I'm the Man. A fine choice. Knott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) . Buster Knott is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mitchell
vs
Knott

185 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
176 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 The Island, Malcolm Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buster Knott!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mitchell is looking to slow Knott down with leg kicks.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Knott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mitchell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mitchell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knott, pushing him back against the cage.
Knott is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knott swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Knott's body.
Knott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knott on the side of the head.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Knott's front leg but catches the back leg as Knott tries to avoid it.
Knott tries to move into range but Mitchell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mitchell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knott.
Knott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knott's coach down at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE4CHEAP//19COA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knott's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell stuns Knott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Knott's leg. Knott is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries a low kick but Knott avoids it.
Donk. Mitchell catches Knott right on the button with a cross.
Knott throws a chopping leg kick but Mitchell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Knott as he checks the leg kick.
Knott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Knott is rocked!
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knott is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Malcolm Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.

Mitchell rushes Knott and presses him up against the cage.
Mitchell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mitchell loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Knott senseless! What a punch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malcolm Mitchell!
Malcolm Mitchell very nearly forgot to thank Ace of Spades Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Buster Knott stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still have heaps of improvement, and I'm coming for you next time!'.