PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guilty Knight (ranked 3967 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Kris Shumway (ranked 363 p4p, 304 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kris Shumway enters the cage!

Knight
vs
Shumway

170 cm
19
140
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
151
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Aloha Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilty Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kris Shumway!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shumway. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight tries to counter by clinching up but Shumway breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Shumway.
Kris Shumway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shumway throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Knight slips a jab from Shumway.
Shumway misses with a hook.
Knight wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shumway throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shumway.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Shumway.

Knight closes the distance and pushes Shumway back into the cage.
Shumway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shumway tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shumway misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shumway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Shumway struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shumway or not.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with some punches.
Shumway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shumway backwards.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Knight blocks a body shot from Shumway.
Shumway can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Shumway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shumway is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shumway backwards.
Shumway tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.

Shumway is rocked!

It looks like Kris Shumway has been cut.
Shumway tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Knight.
Shumway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight tries to work over Shumway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shumway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shumway tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Shumway back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Shumway as the two fighters clinch.
Shumway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shumway can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Shumway can't break the clinch.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shumway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shumway misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shumway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight prevents a body shot from Shumway.
Shumway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Knight.
Knight blocking some punches.
Shumway tries to circle away but Knight has him pinned against the cage.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Shumway backwards.
Shumway is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Shumway misses with a punch to the body.
Shumway seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shumway misses with the head strike.
Knight prevents a body shot from Shumway.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shumway.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Shumway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Knight blocks a body shot from Shumway.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight has Shumway pressed against the cage.
Shumway tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Shumway struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shumway can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shumway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Shumway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight is stalling here.
Knight blocks a body shot from Shumway.
Shumway misses with a punch on the inside.
Shumway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shumway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight landing knees to the head.
Shumway tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shumway tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Shumway back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shumway wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
Shumway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shumway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shumway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Shumway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Guilty Knight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kris Shumway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Shumway misses.
Knight is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shumway.
Shumway misses the jab.
Knight is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shumway.
Shumway lands the left hand.
Shumway throws a body shot but no joy.
Shumway loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shumway takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knight is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shumway. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shumway misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shumway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Shumway misses with a hook

and Knight counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shumway misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shumway.
A head punch on the inside from Shumway fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shumway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Shumway misses with a punch to the body.
Knight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shumways head.
Shumway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shumway's face.
Knight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shumway can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Shumway has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Shumway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shumway throws a head punch that misses.
Knight blocking some punches.
Shumway struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight scores with a hook to the body.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shumway pushes Knight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guilty Knight has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shumway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shumway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight lands a shot to the body.
Shumway struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shumway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shumway has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shumway.
Shumway struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Shumway has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Knight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shumways head.
Shumway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Shumway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shumway struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Shumway tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Shumway misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shumway fails to land.
Shumway tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shumway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shumway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shumway tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight prevents a body shot from Shumway.
Knight is pushing Shumway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knight has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shumway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight blocks a body shot from Shumway.
Come on Knight - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shumway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knight has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Shumway misses with some punches.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Shumway can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Shumway misses with a body punch.
Shumway takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shumway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shumway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shumway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knight lands a big right hand that drops Shumway! The killer instinct kicks in and Knight finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Knight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilty Knight!
Guilty Knight is the new featherweight champion!