PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deis Knutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kings and Queesn - Aerosmith. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Williams
vs
Knutz

190 cm
20
270 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
23
277 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

d20 Alchemy Lab

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Deis Knutz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knutz forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Knutz is trying to break free.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knutz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like TJ Williams has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Knutz.
Knutz is looking to land body kicks.

Williams darts in and clinches Knutz up against the cage.

Williams has picked Knutz up - he's going for a ride! Williams dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knutz keeping hold of Williams's head, controlling as best he can.
It looks like Williams is going to stand back up.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

It looks like Deis Knutz has been cut.
Knutz wants to control the action here but instead Williams manages to pass to full mount!
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knutz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams unloading with bombs!

That has opened up Deis Knutz's cut even more.
Knutz can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a head shot.
Knutz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Williams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Knutz is trying to stand up.
Knutz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams tries to control but Knutz wriggling away.
Knutz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.

The cut above Deis Knutz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knutz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knutz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

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.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Knutz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Knutz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Knutz is working to get back to half guard.
Knutz tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams raining down shots from the mount!
Knutz tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams lands a big shot there that rocks Knutz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Williams thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knutz is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Knutz can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams working for a guillotine from mount but Knutz is in no mood to give up.
Knutz tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.

Deis Knutz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Deis Knutz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). TJ Williams!