PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Knutson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Markson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Knutson
vs
Markson

183 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Clint Knutson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Markson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knutson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knutson tries to clinch there but Markson circles away.

Markson moves into the clinch.
Markson scores with a knee to the head.
Markson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knutson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Markson scores with a knee to the head.

Markson connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Knutson goes down! Markson jumps into full mount looking to finish!

Knutson is rocked!
Markson content just to control the position here.
Oh Knutson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Markson trying to control but Knutson is having none of it.
Markson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knutson seems to have got his legs back now.
Knutson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Markson looking to ground and pound but Knutson is blocking nicely.
Knutson is trying desperately to improve position.
Knutson is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Markson prevents Knutson from getting the reversal.
Markson looking to control but Knutson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Markson lands a big elbow.
Knutson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knutson regains half guard.
Knutson is breathing heavily.
Knutson is not content to let Markson control the position.
Markson controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markson wants to take a breather but Knutson is having none of it.
Markson controlling the action here.
Knutson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Knutson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Markson trying to control the pace.
Knutson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Markson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Markson tries to pass to full mount but Knutson defends it.
Markson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Knutson controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knutson keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Markson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knutson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Markson is tying to control. Knutson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Markson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knutson manages to get to full guard.
Knutson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knutson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Markson has passed into half guard!
Knutson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Markson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Markson's back!
Markson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Markson's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Knutson's hands.
Knutson lands strikes to the head.
Markson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Markson trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Markson moves into the clinch successfully.

Markson breaks the clinch.
Knutson fails with the takedown

and Markson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knutson's guard now.
Markson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Knutson scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Markson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knutson's guard.
Markson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Markson is trying to control the action in half guard but Knutson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knutson missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knutson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knutson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Markson trying to pass the guard but Knutson defending well.
Knutson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Markson.
Markson trying to control the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knutson tries to clinch up
and Markson counters with a big head kick but Knutson shrugs it off.
Knutson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Markson gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knutson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knutson goes for a takedown attempt but Markson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Knutson fails with the takedown
and Markson counters with a big head kick but Knutson shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Knutson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Knutson. No joy for Markson on that attempt.

Markson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knutson's guard.
Markson wants to control from the top but Knutson keeps moving.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Knutson wants to sweep here but Markson controlling him for the moment.
Markson passes Knutson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Markson decides to return to a standing position.
Knutson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Markson pinned against the cage. Markson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Markson gets a clinch.
Markson scores with a knee to the head.
Knutson has Markson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Markson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Markson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knutson tries to score a body lock takedown but Markson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knutson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Markson tries to land a knee to the head but Knutson blocks with his arms.
Markson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knutson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knutson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Markson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Markson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Markson prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knutson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Markson.
Markson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knutson blocks it with crossed arms.
Markson prevents the takedown attempt.
Markson scores with a knee to the head.

Markson pulls Knutson into guard.
Knutson lands a couple of digs.
Markson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Markson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Markson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knutson manages to get himself to full guard.
Knutson wants to get back to his feet but Markson passes into half guard.
Knutson throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Markson manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Markson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No luck for Knutson with that takedown attempt.
Markson shoots for a takedown but Knutson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Markson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knutson's waist but Knutson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Markson off to one side.
Knutson closes the distance and clinches up with Markson, looking for a takedown. Knutson pushes Markson against the cage but Markson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knutson stuffs the takedown.
Clint Knutson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Markson.

Markson closes the distance and pushes Knutson back into the cage.

Markson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clint Knutson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knutson throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Markson moves into the clinch.
Knutson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knutson taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Markson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Markson as Knutson tries to tie him up.
Markson can't get the takedown.
Markson connects with a knee to the head.
Knutson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Markson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Markson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Markson prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knutson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Markson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Markson closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Markson.

Knutson gets control of Markson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Knutson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Markson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knutson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Knutson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knutson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markson won't allow Knutson to sweep him here.
Markson postures up in Knutson's guard and throws a big left but Knutson blocks it.

Knutson has his foot on Markson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markson works his way back into a safe position though.
Markson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Markson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Markson is sitting in close to Knutson's body. Knutson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Markson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Markson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Knutson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Clint Knutson!