PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Mcknight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Carlos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giovanni Mcknight's chin.

Mcknight
vs
Carlos

158 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovanni Mcknight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carlos moves into the clinch.
Mcknight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlos.
Stalling in the clinch from Mcknight.
Mcknight really is a fat lump.
Carlos wants a takedown but no success here.
Mcknight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carlos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carlos is trying to pull guard but Mcknight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carlos trying to land knees to the body.

Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Carlos moves into the clinch.
Carlos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mcknight gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Giovanni Mcknight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos being controlled against the cage.
Carlos tries to pull guard but Mcknight won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcknight working Carlos over with knees to the body.
Mcknight pushes Carlos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carlos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcknight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcknight working aggressively here.
Carlos pushes Mcknight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Carlos breaks the clinch.
Mcknight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcknight with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carlos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mcknight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Carlos. No joy for Mcknight on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Carlos with that takedown attempt.

Carlos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mcknight looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carlos looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcknight bucks up and tries to throw Carlos off but instead Carlos has got his back!
Mcknight rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Carlos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcknight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carlos blocks the strikes from Mcknight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos prevents Mcknight from improving his position.
Carlos wants to get back to his feet.
Mcknight keeping control of the position.
Mcknight looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcknight tries to get to full guard but Carlos has control of the leg.
Carlos is thwarting Mcknight's attempts to control the position.
Carlos wants to get back to his feet.
Mcknight moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcknight has a closed guard, preventing Carlos from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Carlos as Mcknight shoots in.
Giovanni Mcknight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.

Carlos takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcknight trying to stall but Carlos improves his position.
Mcknight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlos is defending well for now.
Mcknight prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcknight unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Carlos jumps guard and drags Mcknight to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mcknight postures up and lands a big shot to Carlos's brow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carlos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos wants to get back to his feet but Mcknight passes into half guard.
Carlos is trying to stand back up but Mcknight is controlling him
Mcknight throws a strike but Carlos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mcknight working some strikes from top position.
Mcknight is looking to work some ground and pound but Carlos has wrist control.
Mcknight working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mcknight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carlos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcknight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcknight prevents Carlos from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight scoring with some ground and pound.
Mcknight stops Carlos from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcknight landing with the ground and pound.
Carlos is breathing heavily.
Mcknight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carlos wants to get back to his feet but Mcknight is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mcknight darts in looking for a takedown but Carlos gets double underhooks and turns Mcknight into the cage.
Nice body punch from Mcknight - that landed with a thud.
Mcknight is looking to control Carlos's arms but Carlos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcknight has his back to the cage.
A short right from Mcknight on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos fails to pull guard.
Mcknight leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carlos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcknight pulls his leg out and moves away.
Giovanni Mcknight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.

Mcknight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carlos is trying to pull guard but Mcknight has him pressed against the cage.
Mcknight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carlos working hard to break the clinch.
Carlos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcknight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlos wants a takedown.
Mcknight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Mcknight dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcknight but Mcknight pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Carlos forces Mcknight back against the cage and clinches.
Mcknight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlos is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos tries to land a knee to the head but Mcknight blocks with his arms.
Mcknight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mcknight stalling in the clinch but Carlos improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Giovanni Mcknight.

Carlos gets a clinch.
Giovanni Mcknight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mcknight is looking to control Carlos's arms but Carlos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcknight has his back to the cage.

Carlos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcknight fails with the takedown.
Carlos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mcknight holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Giovanni Mcknight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos tries to pull guard but Mcknight holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlos drops back down to his feet.
Carlos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlos tries to pull guard but Mcknight holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlos drops back down to his feet.
Carlos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is trying to break free.
Mcknight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carlos lands a left hand.
Carlos lands a shot to the body.
Carlos is working for takedown but Mcknight is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mcknight stalling the fight.
Carlos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mcknight walks away with a smile on his face. Carlos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mcknight defends well and Carlos ends up having to push Mcknight into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carlos tries to pull guard but Mcknight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mcknight leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mcknight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carlos is keeping busy.
Carlos tries to work over Mcknight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcknight taking a breather.
Carlos has had enough of the clinch but Mcknight keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcknight is working Carlos over against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mcknight lands a left hand.
Mcknight lands a body shot.
Mcknight controlling the action here for a moment.
Mcknight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carlos avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos wants to break free but Mcknight has control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Mcknight showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mcknight 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Mcknight!