PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knocked Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Out
vs
Pratt

190 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
242 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Knocked Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Pratt!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Out scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Out throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Out looking to ground and pound but Pratt is blocking nicely.
Out prevents Pratt from getting the reversal.
Pratt tries to lock up and control but Out gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pratt manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Out thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pratt's head.
Out not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Out tries to pass to full mount but Pratt defends it.
Out looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out misses with a head shot. Pratt uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Out is in close to Pratt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Out cracks Pratt with a solid left hand.
Out is stalling in the full guard.
Out throws a big right hand that misses.
Pratt keeping full guard, as Out tries to pass.
Out thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out slips nicely into half guard.
Out sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pratt defending well though.
Pratt is not content to let Out control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out is nestled in close to Pratt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Out is trying to control. Pratt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Out working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pratt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Out.
Out landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Out working over Pratt with some ground and pound. Pratt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Out trying to mount his opponent but Pratt defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out working the head and body with strikes.
Out is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Out missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pratt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Out.
Out seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

It looks like Matt Pratt has been cut.
Pratt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Out missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pratt is not content to let Out control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Out lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Out connects with a nice short shot to Pratt's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out working over Pratt with some ground and pound. Pratt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Out with the ground and pound but Pratt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Out throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pratt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pratt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Out sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pratt's guard.
Out is looking to advance position but Pratt won't allow it.
Pratt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pratt is looking to control Out's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pratt avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out throwing shots but Pratt is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knocked Out dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Pratt's cut.
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.

Out scores a takedown into full mount!
Out controlling from the full mount.
Out sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Out fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Out unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Pratt wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Out celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knocked Out!