PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Conrad Knightley (ranked 5266 p4p, 4999 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 460 p4p, 443 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Knightley
vs
Mercenary

176 cm
20
155
3 - 1 - 1

185 cm
37
165
12 - 18 - 2

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Conrad Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mercenary.
Mercenary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercenary misses with a low kick.
Knightley misses with a low kick as Mercenary jumps back.
Good exchange - Mercenary coming out on top.
Mercenary misses with a low kick.
Knightley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab by Mercenary.
Knightley lands with a straight right. Mercenary didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
It appears Knightley was looking to counter with a kick there.
Knightley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercenary keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That kick from Knightley tenderised Mercenary's leg. Mercenary is trying to keep his angry face on.

Mercenary moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley misses with some punches.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Knightley moves into the clinch.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knightley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knightley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley blocking some punches.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Knightley tries to work over Mercenary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Knightley.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley works on Mercenary's body with a couple of short punches.
Knightley scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Knightley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Knightley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Knightley.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
A short left from Knightley.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knightley avoids it.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knightley lands a left hand.
Knightley holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Conrad Knightley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Knightley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercenary looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Mercenary closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Knightley scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knightley.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conrad Knightley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knightley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knightley tries to work over Mercenary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knightley blocks it with crossed arms.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Mercenary.
Knightley scores with a hook to the body.
Knightley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley lands a right hand.
A short right from Mercenary.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Mercenary lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Knightley blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knightley.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Knightley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley lands an uppercut.
Mercenary lands a nice shot to the body.
Knightley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Mercenary tries to throw a body punch but Knightley avoids it by throwing Mercenary back against the ropes.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Knightley blocks with his arms.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley lands with a short shot 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!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Knightley blocks with his arms.
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knightley pushes Mercenary back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knightley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knightley is defending well for now.
Knightley looking to slow down the pace here.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Knightley blocks it.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Knightley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knightley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Mercenary is rocked!
Knightley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Knightley finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary scores with a knee to the head.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
Mercenary is breathing heavily.
Knightley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conrad Knightley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

A nice leg kick lands there from Knightley.
Knightley connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercenary dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knightley. That did some damage!
Knightley lands an overhand right.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
Knightley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knightley.
Decent striking displayed by Knightley there.
Mercenary drops his hands momentarily and Knightley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Knightley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knightley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercenary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercenary wants to clinch but Knightley slips to the side
letting Knightley counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley throws a leg kick which misses Mercenary's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercenary tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley tries to land a front kick but Mercenary steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knightley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches.
Medieval Mercenary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercenary misses the body punch
and Knightley counters with a low kick, right behind Mercenary 's knee.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Mercenary.
Knightley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mercenary avoids it.
Mercenary's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knightley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercenary on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knightley. Knightley obviously looking to wear him down.
Knightley slips under a jab.
Knightley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knightley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knightley thumps Mercenary with a low kick.
Knightley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercenary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knightley slips a jab and a cross from Mercenary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knightley keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary tries to clinch up but Knightley circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knightley counters with a slapping leg kick.

Knightley instigates a clinch.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knightley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Knightley lands with a right to the head.
Knightley can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Nice body punch from Knightley.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercenary misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conrad Knightley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knightley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conrad Knightley!
Conrad Knightley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.