PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Knowles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Booth
vs
Knowles

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
209 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Knowles!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knowles thows a body shot but no joy.
Knowles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Booth.
Booth fails to land the takedown.
Booth shoots in looking for a takedown. Knowles tries to sprawl out of it but Booth 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.
Booth shoots in looking for a takedown. Knowles tries to sprawl out of it but Booth 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Booth fails to land the takedown.
Knowles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Booth.
Booth dives in and grabs Knowles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knowles pushes down on Booth's head and hops out.
Knowles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice cross by 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 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab by Knowles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knowles.
Knowles leaves Booth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Devon Knowles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Booth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Booth throws a series of punches but Knowles avoids them all with ease.
Booth shoots in for a double leg but Knowles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth misses with a takedown attempt - Knowles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Booth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knowles swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booth. Knowles does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Booth with that takedown attempt.
Booth is breathing heavily.
Knowles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Booth counters with a three punch combo that has Knowles backing up. Knowles nods at Booth to acknowledge the strikes.
Booth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doug Booth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Knowles misses the target.
Knowles lands a nice hook to Booth's body. Booth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knowles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Booth tries for a takedown but Knowles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knowles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knowles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knowles wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Booth or perhaps it was just good defense by Knowles which made him look bad.
The crowd cheers as Knowles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Booth doesn't seem phased though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knowles looks to score with a jab to the body but Booth is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Knowles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Booth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knowles as he jumps to the side.
Knowles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Booth.
Booth fails with the takedown.
Knowles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth shoots in for a takedown but Knowles shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knowles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Booth rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth closes the distance and clinches up with Knowles, looking for a takedown. Booth pushes Knowles against the cage but Knowles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knowles dodges the punch combination from Booth.
Knowles's corner calls for a 1-2. Knowles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Knowles.
Booth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knowles pinned against the cage. Knowles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Booth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knowles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Knowles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Good shot there by Knowles.
Knowles stuffs the takedown.
Knowles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Booth circles away quickly and effectively.
Knowles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knowles throws a hook but Booth avoids it easily.
Knowles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Booth shoots and misses
and Knowles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Booth misses with a double jab
and Knowles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knowles misses with a hook.
Booth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knowles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Booth shoots for a double leg takedown but Knowles sprawls well. He's pushed Booth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Booth needs to keep his hands up - Knowles had a free shot at his head there.
Booth has his takedown stuffed
and Knowles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four 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.
Jab from Knowles.
Knowles throws a jab but it's blocked by Booth.
Booth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knowles cracks Booth with an open hand slap.
Booth shoots in but no luck this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knowles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Booth in his tracks.
Booth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Knowles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Knowles.
Booth misses the body punch
and Knowles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knowles misses the body punch
and Booth counters with a two punch combo.
Knowles throws a hook but Booth avoids it easily.
Knowles leaves Booth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Donk. Knowles catches Booth right on the button with a cross.
Booth throws a right hand that Knowles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knowles also avoids with ease.
Knowles swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Knowles. No joy for Booth on that attempt.
Booth has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Booth shoots in for a takedown but Knowles shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Knowles. No joy for Booth on that attempt.
Knowles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knowles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knowles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

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.
Knowles throws a jab when Booth was well out of range.
Booth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knowles as he jumps to the side.
Booth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knowles just misses with a punch to the body.
Booth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Booth shoots in looking for a takedown. Knowles tries to sprawl out of it but Booth 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knowles, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Booth with that takedown attempt.
Knowles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Booth on the side of the head.
Booth misses with a hook to the body
and Knowles counters with a left to the body.
Knowles lands a right hook to the body.
Booth has his takedown stuffed
and Knowles counters with a stiff right hand.
Knowles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Booth or perhaps it was just good defense by Knowles which made him look bad.
A punch lands to the side of Booth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knowles scores with a hook to the body. Booth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Booth slips a straight right by Knowles.
Booth shoots in for a double leg but Knowles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knowles throws out a powerful jab.
Booth slips a jab from Knowles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Knowles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knowles has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Knowles!