PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Knogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adolf Beck will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Knogen
vs
Beck

183 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 2

195 cm
21
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Knogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adolf Beck!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knogen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beck slaps away a takedown attempt from Knogen, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Beck clinches.
Knogen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knogen tries to circle away but Beck has him pinned against the cage.
Knogen misses with a punch on the inside.
Knogen tries to break free but Beck pushes him back against the cage.
Knogen wants to break free but Beck has control.

Knogen has clasped his hands together around Beck's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Knogen wants to stand but Beck is controlling his arm.
Beck can't do much from the bottom here.
Knogen tries to stand but Beck is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Beck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beck is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knogen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Knogen trying to control the action but Beck is working from the bottom.
Beck is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Knogen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Knogen is looking to take a break and control but Beck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knogen wants to stand but Beck is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beck tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Knogen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Knogen throws a right hand that Beck ducks under and follows up with a left that Beck also avoids with ease.
Beck tries to score with a low kick but Knogen moves his leg out of the way.

Beck drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Knogen is trying to control the position but Beck postures up.
Knogen wants to stand and escape but Beck is having none of it.
Knogen seems keen to control Beck's posture.
Beck lands a couple of elbows.
Beck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knogen is looking to stand up but Beck isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beck thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck wants to control from the top but Knogen keeps moving.
Beck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Beck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Beck thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Knogen is looking to stand up but Beck isn't so interested in that idea.
Beck stopping the sweep attempt from Knogen.
Beck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knogen is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Beck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knogen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beck is looking to work some ground and pound but Knogen has wrist control.
Knogen looking to control.
Beck prevents Knogen from getting back to his feet.
Beck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Knogen wriggles free and stands up.
Knogen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Richard Knogen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Horrible takedown by Beck or perhaps it was just good defense by Knogen which made him look bad.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beck.
Beck scores with a jab.
A combination from Knogen does no damage.
Beck misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Knogen.
Knogen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Knogen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knogen stuffs the takedown.
Knogen throws a nice looking combination but Beck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knogen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knogen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beck doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knogen as he jumps to the side.
Richard Knogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolf Beck.
Knogen misses with a double jab.

Beck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beck is breathing heavily.
Beck is looking to take a break and control but Knogen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knogen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beck off and has taken his back!
Beck is keeping busy.
Beck controlling Knogen 's hands.
Will Knogen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Knogen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Knogen really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Beck.
Even with his hooks in, Knogen manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck trying to control the hands but Knogen won't let him.
Beck looking very determined here, making life difficult for Knogen.
Knogen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Beck is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knogen biding his time, controlling Beck.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Knogen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Knogen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beck is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Knogen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Knogen looks to land a combination. Beck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richard Knogen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knogen thows a leg kick but Beck checks it

so Beck counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knogen wants to get back to his feet but Beck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beck stops Knogen from standing up.
Knogen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knogen keeping moving, preventing Beck from controlling successfully.
Beck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knogen's head.
Knogen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beck trying to control the position from guard on top but Knogen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck stopping the sweep attempt from Knogen.
Beck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knogen's head.
Knogen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knogen keeping full guard, as Beck tries to pass.
Knogen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adolf Beck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knogen controlling the position.
Beck won't allow Knogen to get back to his feet.
Beck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knogen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Beck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beck postures up in Knogen's guard and throws a big left but Knogen blocks it.
Beck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knogen keeping full guard, as Beck tries to pass.
Knogen wants to get back to his feet but Beck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beck wants to pass the guard but Knogen is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knogen kicks Beck off and gets to his feet.
Jab by Beck.
Knogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beck tries to clinch up but Knogen circles away and keeps his distance.
Beck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knogen.
Knogen tries to clinch but Beck moves out of range.
Knogen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knogen counters with a one-two to the body.
Knogen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beck.
Knogen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beck.
Richard Knogen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knogen throws a combination that misses
and Beck counters with a left to the body.
Adolf Beck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knogen stalks Beck and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beck's face. Beck staggers backwards, shaken.
Knogen misses with the combination.
Beck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knogen sprawls well. Knogen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beck gets slowly back to his feet.
Richard Knogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolf Beck.

Knogen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Richard Knogen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Knogen gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Knogen leaves Beck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adolf Beck.
I think Knogen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Richard Knogen!