PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockford Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight has chosen The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix as his entrance music. Holy Jenova has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jenova
vs
Knight

225 cm
35
285 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

206 cm
38
277 lbs
36 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holy Jenova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
Knight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Jenova connects with the punch.
Jenova misses with an uppercut.
Jenova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Jenova moves out of range of the body kick.
Jenova throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Jenova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Jenova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knight on the side of the head.
Jenova walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Jenova gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova works Knight's body with a nice hook.
Jenova missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight lands a nice hook to Jenova's body. Jenova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight swings for the body but Jenova moves out of range.
Knight throws a hook but Jenova avoids it easily.
Jenova fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
Jenova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jenova. Knight shrugs it off though.
Jenova misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenova checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Jenova misses.
Jenova lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knight takes a step back to recover.
Jenova stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up Rockford Knight's cut even more.
Jenova checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Jenova.
The fighters circling - Jenova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Knight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Jenova.
Jenova drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight walks into a jab.
Knight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenova misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Jenova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Jenova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jenova looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Knight misses.
Jenova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenova is just out of range.
Jenova was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight is looking to clinch but Jenova is avoiding it.
Holy Jenova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenova looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jenova.
Jenova throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jenova throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenova manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knight.

Holy Jenova's cut is getting worse.
Jenova is looking to score with low kicks.
Knight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jenova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight misses with a looping right.
Jenova lands with an uppercut that bounces Knight off the cage and back into range.

The cut above Rockford Knight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenova lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Jenova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jenova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Jenova is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenova.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenova.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Jenova is out of range.
Jenova throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Jenova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
Jenova blocks a jab.
Jenova moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knight crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jenova - the referee stops the clock and Knight gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jenova. Knight manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight throws a jab when Jenova was well out of range.
Knight throws a right and a left that Jenova avoids nicely.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenova.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Jenova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight throws a hook but Jenova avoids it easily.
Knight misses with a hook.
Jenova appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight moves away from the strike by Jenova.
Knight throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.

Rockford Knight's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jenova tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Holy Jenova will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenova manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
It looked like Jenova wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Jenova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenova throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jenova misses with a looping right.
Knight throws a low kick but Jenova moves out of range easily.
Jenova moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holy Jenova is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenova throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jenova.
Jenova lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Jenova quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenova moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jenova on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight defending well as Jenova loads up on a big left hand.
Knight tries a quick counter leg kick but Jenova is wise to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jenova.
Jenova throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenova blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenova digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Jenova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight is looking to score with low kicks.
Jenova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight misses with a low kick as Jenova jumps back.
A jab from Jenova finds it's way through Knight's defenses.
Jenova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenova throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Jenova moves away from the strike by Knight.
Jenova misses the shot to the body.
Jenova lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Jenova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jenova walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.
Jenova throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenova fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jenova is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jenova scores with a decent looking hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rockford Knight's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Holy Jenova!
Holy Jenova is the new super heavyweight champion!
Holy Jenova spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.