PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knapp comes to the cage accompanied by Chevelle - The Red. D has chosen AC/DC - TNT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Knapp
vs
D

180 cm
21
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
183 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy D!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp lands a body shot.
Knapp connects with a looping right hand.
D throws a shot from downtown. Knapp moves away and avoids it.
D misses with a straight left.

Knapp gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows D to score an easy takedown into full guard.
D preventing the sweep.
D controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Knapp keeping moving, preventing D from controlling successfully.
D won't allow Knapp to sweep him here.
Knapp keeping moving, preventing D from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp is controlling D's posture.
Knapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knapp takes a swing at D's ribcage but misses.
D scores with a hook.
Knapp throws out a loose jab but D uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knapp scores with a crisp jab that stopped D in his tracks.
D changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knapp tries to avoid it but D manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knapp to the ground. Knapp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knapp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knapp misses with a wild combination.
Knapp misses with a hook. D ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knapp. D does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to de liver by D. Beautiful body shot.
Knapp is looking to wear down D with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knapp misses with a jab to the body
and D counters with a nice body shot.
D displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knapp throws out the jab.
Knapp misses with a jab to the body

and D counters with a shoot takedown. Knapp fights it but they end up in guard.
Knapp wants to sweep here but D controlling him for the moment.
D thows a big elbow that misses.
Knapp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knapp wants to sweep here but D controlling him for the moment.
D wants to control from the top but Knapp keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knapp trying to control the position.
Knapp controlling D's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
D misses the shot to the body.
Knapp misses the body punch
and D counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knapp swinging wildly here.
D showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knapp.
Peter Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knapp. D does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knapp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knapp misses with a body punch

and D counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Knapp!
D unloads with some shots from mount but Knapp bucks and avoids them well.
Knapp tries to reverse the position but D maintains control.
Knapp is working hard here to advance position.
D has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
D controlling from the full mount.
Knapp can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy D dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

D jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knapp throws a left and a right that both miss
and D counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Knapp.
Knapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Knapp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knapp.
Knapp scores with a shot to the body.
Knapp looks to score with a jab to the body but D is just out of range.

Knapp gets caught flat footed, as D shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knapp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
D is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D is squirming around, avoiding Knapp's attempts to control the action.
Knapp throwing strikes here but D is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
D really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knapp misses with a head shot.
D holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Knapp tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
D bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Knapp looking to hit a scissor sweep but D is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knapp can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as D controls the pace.
D wants to control from the top but Knapp keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Knapp looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but D puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp controlling the position well.
D seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knapp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knapp tries to get to full guard but D has control of the leg.
Knapp is refusing to be controlled, as D sits in half guard.
Knapp is looking to improve his position.
D is controlling the pace.
Knapp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knapp.

That's four 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.
D trying to control but Knapp is working from the bottom.
Knapp is trying to keep D in close.
Knapp looking to hit a scissor sweep but D is one step ahead there.
Knapp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knapp wants to sweep here but D controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Billy D will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

D throws a lazy right hand but Knapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D.
Knapp throws a nice looking combination but D bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knapp throws a nice looking combination but D bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
D shoots in looking for a takedown. Knapp tries to sprawl out of it but D keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Knapp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and D counters with a nice uppercut.
D dives in and grabs Knapp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knapp pushes down on D's head and hops out.
D lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knapp at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Knapp lands a nice looking body shot.
D with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knapp to score with a decent uppercut.
D lands with a shot to the body.
D fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D.
Knapp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
D misses with a wild body shot.
Knapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knapp throws the left hand but D avoids the punch easily.
Knapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knapp thows a body shot but no joy.
D misses with a wild body shot.
D thows a body shot but no joy.
D throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knapp connects with a body shot.
Knapp misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
D swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Knapp counter with a right hand.
A big right from Knapp misses.
D takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
D scores with a decent looking hook.
Knapp misses with a few strikes there.
Knapp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knapp moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Knapp misses.
Knapp moves out of range of the strikes.
D shoots for a double leg takedown but Knapp sprawls well. He's pushed D's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peter Knapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy D.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp swings for the body but D moves out of range.
Knapp cracks D with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knapp looks to score with a jab to the body but D is just out of range.
Knapp misses with a combination
and D counters with a left to the body.
Knapp throws a hook but D blocks it.
Peter Knapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
D fails to land the takedown.
Knapp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knapp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knapp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps D thinking.
Knapp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from D.

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.
No joy there for Knapp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knapp throws a sloppy body shot
and D counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
D tries to clinch up
and Knapp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Knapp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
D lands a nice looking body shot.
Knapp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knapp thuds a left hand into D's body.
Knapp punishes D's body with a nice straight punch.
Knapp cracks D with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Knapp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think D has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Billy D!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Billy D!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Billy D!

Billy D wins by unanimous decision!