PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Knuckels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poletto
vs
Knuckels

194 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Poletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Knuckels!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckels blocks the body kick.
Knuckels blocks a head kick by Poletto.
Knuckels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poletto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knuckels shoots in for a double leg but Poletto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knuckels tries for a takedown but Poletto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knuckels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fedor Poletto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Knuckels.
Poletto misses with a series of wild punches.
Knuckels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poletto is fending him off so far but Knuckels persists. Nope, Poletto circles away and we're back to standing.
Knuckels throws a series of punches but Poletto avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knuckels.
Knuckels avoids the head kick by Poletto.
Knuckels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckels tries to clinch there but Poletto circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Poletto. No joy for Knuckels on that attempt.
Poletto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Knuckels with that takedown attempt.
Knuckels looks gassed!
Knuckels shoots in but no luck this time.
Poletto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knuckels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poletto throws a body kick that misses.
Poletto misses with the combination.
Poletto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knuckels closes the distance and clinches up with Poletto, looking for a takedown. Knuckels pushes Poletto against the cage but Poletto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poletto scores with a head kick.
Knuckels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poletto's waist but Poletto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knuckels off to one side.
Poletto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knuckels.
Knuckels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poletto.
Poletto lands a head kick. Knuckels smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Poletto tries a head kick but it misses.
Poletto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knuckels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Poletto misses with a two punch combination.
Poletto misses with a combination
and Knuckels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poletto thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poletto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poletto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knuckels.
Knuckels wants to clinch.
Poletto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knuckels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poletto.
Poletto misses with the combination.
No luck for Knuckels with that takedown attempt.
Poletto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Poletto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poletto throws a series of punches but Knuckels moves out of range.
Poletto scores with a push kick.
Poletto throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Poletto.
Poletto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knuckels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poletto's knee momentarily.
Knuckels dodges the punch combination from Poletto.
Poletto throws a right and a left that Knuckels avoids nicely.
Poletto feints and then cracks Knuckels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knuckels down.
Knuckels tries to clinch but Poletto is having none of it.
Fedor Poletto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poletto!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Poletto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knuckels has a takedown stuffed.
Poletto stuffs the takedown attempt from Knuckels. Knuckels gets slowly back to his feet.
Poletto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Knuckels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Poletto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knuckels will feel that in the morning.
Poletto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Poletto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poletto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knuckels takes a step back to recover.
Poletto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knuckels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fedor Poletto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Knuckels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poletto misses with the combination.
Poletto misses with a double jab.
Knuckels throws a shot from downtown. Poletto moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poletto.
Knuckels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poletto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poletto - that will leave a mark!
Poletto lands a front kick.
Poletto throws a sloppy head kick and Knuckels moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Poletto.
Poletto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poletto throws a head kick that misses.
Poletto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Poletto scores with a kick to the body.
Poletto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Poletto misses with a two punch combination.
Poletto throws a right hand that Knuckels ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckels also avoids with ease.
Knuckels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Poletto lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poletto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knuckels will feel that in the morning.
Nice sprawl there from Poletto as Knuckels shoots in.
Poletto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch combination from Poletto misses.
Poletto lands with a kick to the temple. Knuckels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poletto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fedor Poletto is winning the standup battle so far.
Knuckels takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Poletto throws a head kick that misses.
Knuckels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poletto as he jumps to the side.
Poletto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knuckels dodges the punch combination from Poletto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poletto stalks Knuckels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knuckels's face. Knuckels staggers backwards, shaken.
Knuckels fails to land the takedown.
Poletto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuckels.
Knuckels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poletto as he avoids it easily.
Knuckels blocks a head kick by Poletto.
Poletto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knuckels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poletto pinned against the cage. Poletto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poletto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Poletto dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Poletto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Poletto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poletto throws a right hand that Knuckels ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckels also avoids with ease.
Poletto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poletto throws a push kick but Knuckels slaps the foot to one side.
Knuckels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poletto throws a series of punches but Knuckels moves out of range.
Knuckels wants to clinch up but Poletto keeps it at a distance.
Knuckels tries for a takedown but Poletto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poletto misses with a body kick.
Poletto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fedor Poletto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poletto throws a lazy body kick
and Knuckels counters with a good low kick that Poletto was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poletto looks to land a combination but Knuckels avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckels looks to score with a jab to the body but Poletto is just out of range.
Knuckels lands with a shot to the body.
Knuckels misses with a head kick.
Knuckels shoots in for a double leg but Poletto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knuckels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poletto.
A head kick from Poletto lands but Knuckels takes it in his stride.
Poletto throws a head kick that misses
and Knuckels counters with a thumping low kick.
Poletto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Poletto as Knuckels shoots in.
Fedor Poletto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Knuckels.
Knuckels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knuckels misses with a double jab
and Poletto counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poletto lands a head kick. Knuckels smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Poletto looks to throw a body kick

and Knuckels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Poletto won't be happy with that.
Poletto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Poletto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Knuckels is staying tight to Poletto's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Knuckels wants to stand but Poletto has his arm trapped.
Poletto is pushing Knuckels's head away, looking to escape. Knuckels manages to hold on to the position though.
Knuckels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poletto keeps working.
Poletto is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Knuckels has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knuckels is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Poletto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poletto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Poletto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Poletto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knuckels misses with a takedown attempt
and Poletto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knuckels blocks a head kick by Poletto.
Poletto throws a sloppy head kick

and Knuckels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Poletto!
Poletto is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckels looking to finish Poletto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Poletto!
Poletto is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Knuckels looking to ground and pound but Poletto is blocking nicely.
You get the feeling that Poletto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Poletto trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Knuckels has control of Poletto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Poletto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Knuckels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tommy Knuckels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Poletto somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Knuckels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poletto 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Poletto!