PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Knoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Knoe
vs
Connor

180 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Knoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Connor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Connor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knoe.
Knoe looks for a takedown but Connor sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitri Knoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Connor throws a left that rocks Knoe and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Connor dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Knoe regain composure!

It looks like Dmitri Knoe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knoe is looking for a sweep.
Connor passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Knoe!
Connor content just to control the position here.
Knoe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Connor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knoe is looking to get to half guard.
Knoe is breathing heavily.
Connor controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoe is working to get back to half guard.
Connor controlling from mount.
Knoe is desperately trying to improve his position but Connor has a good base and remains in mount.
Connor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Connor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Knoe looks a forlorn figure.
Connor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knoe is desperately trying to improve his position but Connor has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Connor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Brad Connor just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Connor as Knoe shoots in.
Dmitri Knoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Connor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Connor rushes Knoe with punches - Knoe moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Knoe goes down! Connor follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Connor!