PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kambui Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Knowles
vs
Jackson

190 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Knowles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kambui Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knowles throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knowles sprawls well. Knowles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Knowles misses with the combination.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Knowles keeps it at a distance.
Knowles swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Devon Knowles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kambui Jackson.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Knowles tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knowles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Knowles sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but Knowles moves out of range.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Knowles.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knowles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knowles lands the left hand.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knowles swivels and escapes.
Knowles throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knowles defends it nicely.
Knowles lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but Knowles is having none of it.
Knowles looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Devon Knowles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knowles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knowles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Knowles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knowles fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Knowles.
A head kick misses from Knowles.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knowles lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knowles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson cracks Knowles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knowles misses with a two punch combination.
Knowles scores with a jab to the body.
Knowles lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Knowles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Knowles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knowles throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knowles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knowles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knowles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knowles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Knowles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knowles wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knowles misses with a few strikes there.
Knowles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knowles is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knowles throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson dives in and grabs Knowles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knowles pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Knowles falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Knowles didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson pushes down on Knowles's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kambui Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Knowles misses with the combination.
Devon Knowles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to clinch but Knowles moves out of range.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Knowles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knowles.

Jackson forces Knowles back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Jackson.

Jackson pulls guard.

Jackson pushes Knowles off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knowles avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knowles slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Devon Knowles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kambui Jackson.
Knowles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knowles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Knowles.
Knowles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to de liver by Knowles. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Knowles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knowles wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two 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.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knowles tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knowles tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knowles throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Knowles circles away.
Knowles looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knowles pinned against the cage. Knowles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knowles misses with a combination

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knowles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knowles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knowles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Knowles keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knowles wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knowles misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Knowles.

Knowles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knowles keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kambui Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jackson is looking to clinch.
Knowles stuffs the takedown.
Knowles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knowles misses with a few strikes there.
Knowles throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Knowles sprawls well.
Knowles throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Devon Knowles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kambui Jackson.
Knowles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knowles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
No joy there for Knowles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knowles wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knowles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knowles's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Knowles duly obliges.
Knowles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Knowles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knowles misses with a wild combination.

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knowles wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson postures up in Knowles's guard and throws a big left but Knowles blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knowles can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Knowles is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knowles's head.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jackson stops Knowles from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Jackson stands up out of the half guard.
Knowles throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Knowles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Jackson scores with a takedown into Knowles's guard.
Knowles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Jackson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Knowles, up you get!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knowles but Knowles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Knowles.
Devon Knowles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kambui Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Knowles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kambui Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kambui Jackson!