PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alain Aspect (ranked 1790 p4p, 2153 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 237 p4p, 283 weight class). Bobby Knuckles told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Aspect
vs
Knuckles

174 cm
30
174
17 - 8 - 0

182 cm
37
185
22 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alain Aspect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aspect gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Knuckles.
A short left from Knuckles.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knuckles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Knuckles.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to work over Aspect's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a body punch.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Knuckles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Knuckles.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspect lands with a right to the head.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles presses Aspect against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Knuckles stalling in the clinch but Aspect improves position.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles's coach down at Outlier Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knuckles's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles is working Aspect over against the cage.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.

Knuckles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aspect tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knuckles flicks out a counter leg kick but Aspect steps away.
Aspect tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.

Aspect gets a clinch.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect takes a shot to the head.
Knuckles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aspect.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Knuckles lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Knuckles.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Aspect lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Knuckles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Knuckles throws an overhand right that lands on Aspect's shoulder, as Aspect tries to avoid the shot.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knuckles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knuckles replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Aspect blocks it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Knuckles.
Knuckles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Knuckles catches Aspect right on the button with a cross.
Aspect tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aspect wants to clinch.
Knuckles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aspect closes the distance and clinches.
Aspect lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knuckles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles tries to work over Aspect's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Aspect's head.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Knuckles.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aspect lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspect.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Knuckles.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Knuckles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles struggles to land a body shot inside as Aspect controls his hands.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles is trying to stall.
Knuckles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aspect's elbow.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Aspect working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Aspect misses with some punches.
A short left from Aspect.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Still in the clinch, Aspect scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Aspect's head.
Aspect lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Aspect on the inside.
Aspect lands a left hand.
A short left from Knuckles.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Knuckles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Knuckles is looking to score with low kicks.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Aspect doesn't manage to clinch there - Knuckles circles away.
Knuckles doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aspect tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knuckles feints a counter leg kick.
Aspect moves to clinch but Knuckles breaks away
and Knuckles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but Aspect sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aspect tries to clinch up
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aspect moves to clinch but Knuckles breaks away
and Knuckles counters with a three punch combo that has Aspect backing up. Aspect nods at Knuckles to acknowledge the strikes.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles swats away the attempt to clinch by Aspect.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles moves away
and Knuckles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aspect takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspect tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Aspect is looking to clinch.
Aspect tries to clinch up
and Knuckles counters with a nice body kick.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Aspect doesn't manage to clinch there - Knuckles circles away.
Aspect tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knuckles! But no joy.
Aspect wants to clinch but Knuckles slips to the side
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aspect tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Knuckles lands a leg kick that knocks Aspect off balance momentarily.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knuckles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knuckles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knuckles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aspect tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspect drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aspect is looking to clinch but Knuckles is avoiding it.
Knuckles throws out a counter right but Aspect avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aspect looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knuckles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aspect tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aspect wants to clinch up but Knuckles keeps it at a distance.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Knuckles feints a counter leg kick.
Aspect fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aspect is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knuckles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Aspect tries to clinch
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aspect tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Knuckles counter with a right hand.
Aspect wants to clinch but Knuckles slips to the side
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knuckles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aspect walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aspect tries to clinch up
and Knuckles counters with a head kick. That will keep Aspect thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Aspect is rocked!
Knuckles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Aspect is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aspect seems to have got his legs back now.
Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a hook but Aspect blocks it.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knuckles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Aspect wants to clinch up but Knuckles keeps it at a distance.
Knuckles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aspect closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspect tries to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aspect's knee momentarily.
Alain Aspect has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aspect slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aspect throws a good cross that connects.
Knuckles stuns Aspect with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aspect takes one on the button.
Knuckles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aspect checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aspect doesn't manage to clinch there - Knuckles circles away.
It seemed like Knuckles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knuckles scores with a hook to the body. Aspect takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Knuckles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knuckles 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Knuckles!
Bobby Knuckles thanked the fans post fight for their support.