PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Will Rock You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mosby
vs
Knight

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Montreal, Ted Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Knight!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a head kick.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mosby dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but Mosby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knight swinging wilding here.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mosby dodges the punch combination from Knight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mosby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight looks gassed!
Knight misses with a double jab.
Mosby shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mosby circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mosby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Mosby fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mosby.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mosby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mosby somewhat.
Knight throws a jab when Mosby was well out of range.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Mosby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mosby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mosby avoids the head kick by Knight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Mosby drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Mosby drops back looking for a leg! Knight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knight manages to kick Mosby off! Mosby jumps back into Knight's guard.

Mosby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mosby drops back looking for a leg! Knight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knight manages to kick Mosby off! Mosby jumps back into Knight's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mosby is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Knight is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Knight has escaped and now he's on top!

Mosby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Knight gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Knight dominated that round.
That's time! Mosby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice takedown defense from Knight. No joy for Mosby on that attempt.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Mosby blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight looks to land a combination but Mosby avoids it well.
Mosby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but Mosby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Mosby. Mosby gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mosby misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Knight throws a series of punches but Mosby moves out of range.
Mosby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mosby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knight as he jumps to the side.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Mosby shoots in but no luck this time.
Jack Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mosby.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Mosby moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mosby is defended easily by Knight.
Jack Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosby dodges the punch combination from Knight.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mosby 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 Mosby off to one side.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Mosby avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.

Mosby feints and as Knight raises his hands in defense, Mosby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mosby tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.

Mosby drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mosby jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mosby drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knight looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knight looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knight!
Mosby prevents Knight from improving position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosby tries to bench press Knight off him but Knight keeps the position.
Mosby is working hard here to advance position.
Mosby manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Mosby looking for submissions off his back.
Mosby is pressing down on Knight's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Knight 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!

Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mosby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
Mosby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight swinging wilding here.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Mosby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mosby avoids the head kick by Knight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mosby slips under a jab.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mosby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but Mosby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mosby drives through with a takedown into guard.

Mosby is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Knight decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mosby to his feet.
Mosby avoids the head kick by Knight.
Mosby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mosby.
Mosby shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but Mosby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mosby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knight throws a right hand that Mosby ducks under and follows up with a left that Mosby also avoids with ease.
Mosby shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mosby.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Mosby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mosby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight misses with a head kick.
Ted Mosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight throws a series of punches but Mosby moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Mosby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knight as he avoids it easily.

Mosby scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mosby throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Knight.
I've got Knight winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Knight!