PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Knight (ranked 3250 p4p, 390 weight class) and Jackson Portis (ranked 1982 p4p, 264 weight class). Portis has chosen Lord Knows - Meek Mill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Knight
vs
Portis

188 cm
20
191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction

Sin City Allstars

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Portis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Portis misses
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Portis misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight slips a jab from Portis.
Portis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight slips a jab from Portis.
Portis throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Portis throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portis lands a glancing blow to the side of Knight's head.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Portis slips the punch.
Portis tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Portis's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight jabs Portis right on the nose. Portis blinks but takes it well.
Portis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Portis's head.
A good leg kick by Knight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Knight.
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight misses with a leg kick
and Portis counters with a stiff right hand.
Portis throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
It looks like Knight has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portis.
Portis works the jab nicely.
Knight throws a hook but Portis avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Portis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Portis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Portis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Portis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight takes one to the side of the head.
Knight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Portis looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight feints a jab promting Portis to slip. Knight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Portis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis throws a sloppy body shot
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Portis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Portis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Portis moved away.
Knight misses with a hook
and Portis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Portis cracks Knight with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Knight falls to his knees and Portis doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Portis!
A pretty intense looking Jackson Portis took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.