PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Bosh
vs
Knight

194 cm
32
214 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

190 cm
26
211 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosh scores with a jab to the head.
Bosh misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosh.
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bosh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bosh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bosh is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bosh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bosh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Bosh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Bosh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bosh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Bosh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but Bosh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bosh throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Bosh sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knight stalks Bosh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bosh's face. Bosh staggers backwards, shaken.
Bosh swings widly with a right hand
and Knight counters with a leg kick.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bosh misses with a wild combination.
Bosh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bosh throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bosh throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Bosh misses its intended target.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bosh's head backwards.
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bosh throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight jabs at Bosh's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
Bosh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knight scores with a head kick. Bosh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Bosh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Bosh.
Knight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Bosh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Bosh fails to land.
A short left from Knight.
Knight controlling the action here for a moment.
Bosh looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knight looking to slow down the pace here.

Knight has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bosh clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Knight avoiding Bosh 's attempts to control his hands.
Knight lands a shot to the body.
Bosh tries to break free.
Knight avoiding Bosh 's attempts to control his hands.
Knight connects with a big shot to the side of Bosh's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Knight gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Knight gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Knight apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosh is looking to clinch.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosh is just out of range.
Bosh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bosh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Bosh darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Knight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bosh misses with a punch to the body.
Bosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Bosh effectively controlling the action here.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Bosh's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Knight dominated that round.
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.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Chris Bosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bosh.
Nice body kick there by Knight.
Bosh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight takes a swing at Bosh's ribcage but misses.
Knight punishes Bosh's body with a nice straight punch.
Chris Bosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosh. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosh thuds his right hand into Knight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julian Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bosh looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Bosh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight scoring well with a low kick there.
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bosh to score with a decent uppercut.
Bosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Bosh misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh misses the jab.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bosh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight defending well as Bosh loads up on a big left hand.
Bosh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight tries to work over Bosh's front leg with a kick but Bosh checks it.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Knight.
Knight moves out of range as Bosh strikes.

Knight tries to sprawl but Bosh drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight tries to roll over but Bosh keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight keeps trying to improve his position.
Knight gets full guard.
Bosh is in close to Knight's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bosh wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bosh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bosh!
Bosh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight scoring with strikes but Bosh is staying in there.
Knight tries to control but Bosh wriggling away.
Bosh is trying to escape the mount.
Bosh tries to lock up and control but Knight gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Knight working the ground and pound effectively.
Knight avoids the attempt from Bosh to control.
Bosh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bosh is trying is best to control the position here.
Bosh moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bosh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight wants to control from the top but Bosh keeps moving.

Bosh has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Knight is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bosh.
Knight tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bosh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Knight 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! And we move into the final round!

Knight moves in looking to clinch but Bosh pushes him off.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Bosh blocks a leg kick.
Bosh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosh wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Knight thumps Bosh with a low kick.
Knight with a nice cross.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Bosh.
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!
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh looks to land a combination. Knight sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bosh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bosh off to one side.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Bosh saw that one coming.

Knight drives through and clinches with Bosh against the cage.
Bosh wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Bosh fails to land.
Bosh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bosh tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Bosh back against the cage.
Bosh taking a breather.
Bosh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Knight gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bosh manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knight's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bosh is working hard here to advance position.
Knight is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knight prevents Bosh from improving his position.
Knight sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knight wants to take a breather but Bosh is having none of it.
Knight is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Julian Knight wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Bosh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight scores with a head kick.

Knight clinches up with Bosh and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
A short right from Bosh.
Bosh blocks a body shot from Knight.

Bosh breaks the clinch.
Knight throws a push kick but Bosh slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Bosh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Bosh or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Knight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bosh needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Knight lands a head kick. Bosh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosh. That did some damage!
Julian Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bosh's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bosh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chris Bosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Bosh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Julian Knight!

Julian Knight wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Julian Knight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.