PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kito Joakim (ranked 4591 p4p, 3867 weight class) and Knuckle Sandwhich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kito Joakim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Joakim
vs
Sandwhich

187 cm
18
194
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kito Joakim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckle Sandwhich!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sandwhich closes the distance and clinches.
Sandwhich looking to throw knees to the head but Joakim is blocking nicely.
Joakim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich landing knees to the body.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Joakim tries a body shot but Sandwhich blocks it.
Sandwhich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joakim avoids it.
Sandwhich lands a left hand.

It looks like Kito Joakim has been cut.
Sandwhich lands a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich blocking some punches.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Joakim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joakim misses with a punch to the body.
Sandwhich just leaning against Joakim, taking a breather.
Sandwhich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Joakim.
Sandwhich tries to land knees in the clinch but Joakim avoids the damage to the body.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joakim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joakim managing to block the knees to the body from Sandwhich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joakim throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joakim up against the cage.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joakim takes a shot to the head.
Joakim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joakim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joakim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sandwhich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joakim misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sandwhich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sandwhich pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sandwhich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joakim throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
Joakim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joakim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joakim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joakim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sandwhich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joakim.
Sandwhich lands a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sandwhich'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.
Joakim being controlled against the cage.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by Joakim.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joakim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich lands with a right to the head.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joakim avoids it.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joakim misses with a punch to the body.
Sandwhich lands a left hand.
Sandwhich lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Joakim is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sandwhich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oh Joakim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandwhich has Joakim pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Joakim is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Sandwhich - that's hurt Joakim badly! Oh, another knee lands and Joakim is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Joakim doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Knuckle Sandwhich!