QFC Tournament 753 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krum Koev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Snapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koev comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Help Falling in Love-Pentatonix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koev
vs
Snapp

190 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
298 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Freebok

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krum Koev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Snapp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koev forces Snapp back against the cage and clinches.
Snapp tries to break free but Koev pushes him back against the cage.
Koev pushes Snapp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snapp.
A right hand to the body from Koev.
Koev lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Koev.
Koev lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Bob Snapp has been cut.
Koev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Koev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snapp blocking some punches.
Snapp tries to circle away but Koev has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Koev.
Snapp has had enough of the clinch but Koev keeps him there for the moment.
Koev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koev presses Snapp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koev lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Koev.
Koev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Koev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koev.
Koev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snapp backwards.
Koev pushes Snapp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koev lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snapp looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koev.
Koev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snapp has had enough of the clinch but Koev keeps him there for the moment.
Koev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koev is leaning against Snapp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koev works on Snapp's body with a couple of short punches.
Koev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koev lands with a left to the head.
Koev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koev presses Snapp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koev lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koev scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koev.
Koev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koev lands a nice shot to the body.
Koev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koev lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Bob Snapp's cut even more.
Koev scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koev.
A left hand lands to the body for Koev.
Koev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snapp backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Koev has double underhooks.
Snapp should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Snapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koev scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koev lands an uppercut.
Koev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snapp backwards.

Snapp is rocked!
Koev creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Snapp's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Snapp drops to his knees and Koev pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krum Koev!
An out of breath Krum Koev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silver
vs
Williams

190 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Williams!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver is trying to break free.
Silver is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Silver tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Silver tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Williams tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Silver wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Silver is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver wants to break free but Williams has control.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Williams keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver wants to break free but Williams has control.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Silver lands a nice uppercut.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Williams is working Silver over against the cage.
Silver is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Silver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams lands a body punch.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Silver on the inside.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Brandon Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Silver tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
A left hand lands to the body for Silver.
Silver being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
Williams tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Silver is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Williams misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
A big left from Silver misses.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silver throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Silver was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.

Williams has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Williams misses with some punches.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Williams gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silver.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Williams.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams lands a left hand.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aaron Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Silver.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Silver.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Silver wants to break free but Williams has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Silver is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Brandon Williams!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Brandon Williams!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Brandon Williams!

Brandon Williams wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Finnur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bjorn Finnur has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Finnur
vs
Knight

210 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Finnur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Knight!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnur staying out of range there.
Finnur quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Finnur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Finnur counters with a three punch combo that has Knight backing up. Knight nods at Finnur to acknowledge the strikes.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Knight misses with a hook.

Finnur gets tackled into the cage by Knight. Knight maintains the clinch.
Finnur blocks a body shot from Knight.
Finnur goes for a takedown attempt but Knight pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kyle Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a low kick but Finnur avoids it.
Finnur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnur misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Finnur closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knight circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Finnur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Finnur is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Finnur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Knight moves into the clinch.
Knight prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knight's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnur blocking some punches.
Finnur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.

Finnur gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Knight regains guard.
Finnur wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Finnur throws a big right hand that misses.
Finnur has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Finnur looking to pass the guard.
Knight has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Knight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finnur. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnur advances position into side control!

Finnur is trying to get an arm triangle but Knight is defending well.

Finnur wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knight, who protects the arm well.
Knight dodges the ground and pound from Finnur.
Knight tries to buck Finnur off but Finnur is having none of it.

Finnur is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knight is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Finnur taking a breather here.
Finnur trying to control the position but Knight is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Finnur wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Knight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knight tries to buck Finnur off but Finnur is having none of it.

Finnur is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Finnur in the domination position with Knight hanging on.
Knight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knight keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finnur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
Knight taking a bit of punishment here - Finnur scoring with strikes.
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 Bjorn Finnur will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knight clinches.
Knight stops a takedown attempt from Finnur.
Knight should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Knight pushes off an throws an elbow but Finnur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finnur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finnur is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Knight is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Finnur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight tries to work over Finnur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Finnur controls his hands.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight tries to work over Finnur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finnur's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knight.
Finnur is working for takedown but Knight is calmly controlling the position for now.
Finnur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Finnur can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Finnur controls the action.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finnur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finnur.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finnur's elbow.
Knight misses with some punches.
Knight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knight manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finnur's elbow.
Finnur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight stalling the fight.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Knight has eaten all the pies!
Knight throws an elbow but it misses.
Knight throws an elbow but it misses.
Finnur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knight pulls his leg out and moves away.
Finnur defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to clinch but Finnur moves out of range.
Finnur appears to be looking for a big counter.

Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight throws an elbow but it misses.
Finnur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knight fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Finnur defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Finnur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finnur off to one side.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finnur.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finnur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown attempt by Finnur or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Finnur ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finnur.
Nice defenses there by Finnur.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Finnur is out of range.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finnur counters with a series of strikes. Knight will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finnur.
Finnur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Finnur went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Finnur moved out of range nicely.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnur is just out of range.
As Knight looks to move away, Finnur throws a big counter combo but Knight just gets out of the way.
Knight misses with a hook.
Finnur is looking to counter with a body kick.
Knight throws a low kick but Finnur avoids it.
Knight just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFinnur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but Finnur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kyle Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finnur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
A big left from Knight misses.
Finnur appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knight throws the left hand but Finnur avoids the punch easily.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Finnur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finnur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnur is just out of range.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finnur manages to avoid it.
Knight tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Finnur counter with a right hand.
Kyle Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knight avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Finnur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finnur off to one side.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight slaps away a takedown attempt from Finnur, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Finnur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight tries to clinch but Finnur is having none of it.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finnur was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knight has closed the distance and engaged Finnur in a clinch.
Finnur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Knight after a bit of a struggle.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knight is pressed up against the cage. Finnur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knight down to the mat. Knight avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finnur throws a big counter combination but Knight scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Knight pushes Finnur up against the cage in a clinch.
Finnur blocks the elbow strike.
Knight throws an elbow that misses.
Knight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight controlling the action here for a moment.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finnur's elbow.
Finnur prevents a body shot from Knight.
Finnur is looking for a takedown.
Bjorn Finnur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight stalls.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finnur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finnur can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Kyle Knight!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Kyle Knight!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Kyle Knight!

Kyle Knight wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Frankenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Anthony Hearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Anthony Hearn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Frankenstein
vs
Anthony Hearn

185 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
283 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Frankenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Anthony Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn shoots in and drives through. Frankenstein sprawls well.
Frankenstein lands a jab.

It looks like Michael Anthony Hearn has been cut.
Hearn throws a poor cross that misses

and Frankenstein counters with a crisp one two that drops Hearn! Frankenstein thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hearn to his feet! Hearn is in big trouble!

Hearn is rocked!
Frankenstein scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn is still on wobbly legs! Can Frankenstein finish him?
Frankenstein scores with a body shot.
Hearn seems to have recovered his senses.
Hearn looks winded!
Frankenstein is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hearn hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Victor Frankenstein!
An out of breath Victor Frankenstein thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.