PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Knotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Slobberknocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knotts kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is James Brown - Superbad. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Knotts
vs
Slobberknocker

188 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

182 cm
25
211 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain)

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Knotts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ric Slobberknocker!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slobberknocker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slobberknocker. Knotts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knotts scores with a hook.
Knotts jabs Slobberknocker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slobberknocker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knotts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Knotts has managed to clinch.
Slobberknocker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knotts has a couple of punches blocked by Slobberknocker.
Knotts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slobberknocker misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Knotts scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knotts pushes Slobberknocker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knotts.
Knotts has Slobberknocker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slobberknocker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slobberknocker avoids the elbow strike from Knotts, against the cage.
Slobberknocker misses with a punch on the inside.

Knotts turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knotts working away.
Knotts trying to control the position but Slobberknocker is working away.
Knotts lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slobberknocker down.
Knotts trying to control the position but Slobberknocker is working away.
Slobberknocker regains half guard there - taking advantage of Knotts's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Slobberknocker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knotts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knotts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knotts is keen to just control but Slobberknocker is a slippery customer.
Slobberknocker is trying to stand back up but Knotts is controlling him
Knotts wants to pass to mount but Slobberknocker is defending the position.
Knotts prevents Slobberknocker from improving his position.
Knotts tries to pass to full mount but Slobberknocker defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knotts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slobberknocker's head.
Slobberknocker wants to improve his position but Knotts is controlling well.
Slobberknocker trying to hold on to Knotts's head to control him but Knotts postures up.
Knotts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knotts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slobberknocker is looking to improve his position.
Slobberknocker trying to control but Knotts postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Knotts in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts wants to control but Slobberknocker is keeping him busy.
Slobberknocker trying to hold on to Knotts's head to control him but Knotts postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ric Slobberknocker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Slobberknocker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Don Knotts has been cut.
Slobberknocker misses with a series of wild punches.
Slobberknocker throws a lazy uppercut
and Knotts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slobberknocker thinking.
Knotts thuds his shin into the meat of Slobberknocker's side.
Knotts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slobberknocker.
Knotts dodges the punch combination from Slobberknocker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slobberknocker. Knotts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knotts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slobberknocker swings widly with a right hand
and Knotts counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knotts throws a good cross that connects.
Slobberknocker throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knotts scores with a hook.
A lazy left from Knotts finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slobberknocker. Knotts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ric Slobberknocker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knotts misses with a double jab.
Slobberknocker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knotts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slobberknocker's calf.
Slobberknocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knotts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slobberknocker's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knotts throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A punch lands to the side of Slobberknocker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knotts throws a shot to the body.
Knotts moves out of range as Slobberknocker strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Knotts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Knotts's cut.
That's time! Knotts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice defenses there by Knotts.
Slobberknocker misses with a body shot
and Knotts counters with a left and a right that stings Slobberknocker.
Knotts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slobberknocker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slobberknocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knotts misses with a few strikes there.
Knotts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knotts wants to clinch.
Slobberknocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knotts cracks Slobberknocker with a good jab.
Jab by Knotts.
Knotts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slobberknocker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knotts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knotts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slobberknocker looks to score with a jab to the body but Knotts is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknocker throws a body punch but Knotts moves out of range.
Knotts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slobberknocker swivels and escapes.

Knotts manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Slobberknocker on his heels. He'll look to pass Slobberknocker's guard now, I'm sure.
Knotts trying to control the position from guard on top but Slobberknocker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slobberknocker wants to improve his position but instead Knotts has moved into half guard.
Knotts is trying to control. Slobberknocker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Knotts.
Knotts keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knotts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slobberknocker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slobberknocker punching from the bottom.
Knotts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slobberknocker defending well though.
Knotts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slobberknocker wants to control but Knotts passes into side.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slobberknocker can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknocker is not content to let Knotts control the position.
Don Knotts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slobberknocker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Knotts working away.
Slobberknocker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Knotts advances to mount.
Slobberknocker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Knotts landing strikes from the mount.
Slobberknocker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knotts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknocker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knotts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Slobberknocker's face.
Knotts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knotts in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Ric Slobberknocker has been cut.
Knotts is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knotts looking to control but Slobberknocker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knotts lands with some strikes.
Knotts controlling his opponent.
Knotts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knotts wants to control the pace but Slobberknocker is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knotts controlling from the full mount.
Slobberknocker is trying to escape the mount.

Knotts has hold of Slobberknocker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Slobberknocker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slobberknocker is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Knotts dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Knotts ducks under a wild hook from Slobberknocker.
Knotts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slobberknocker.
Slobberknocker with a hook.
Knotts throws a good cross that connects.
Slobberknocker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Knotts closes the distance and pushes Slobberknocker back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knotts.

That has opened up Ric Slobberknocker's cut even more.
Slobberknocker is trying to break free.
Knotts prevents Slobberknocker from breaking the clinch.
Knotts scores with a nice hook to the head.

Knotts manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knotts - that will leave a mark!
Slobberknocker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knotts.

Knotts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Slobberknocker sprawls well initially but Knotts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knotts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknocker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Knotts looking to finish Slobberknocker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Slobberknocker!
Knotts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slobberknocker wants to hold on but Knotts pushes him away.
Knotts lands a heavy elbow.
Slobberknocker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knotts punishing his opponent with strikes.
Slobberknocker is bucking up trying to escape but Knotts cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Knotts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slobberknocker can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knotts trying to control but Slobberknocker is having none of it.
Knotts raining down hammerfists from mount.
Slobberknocker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Knotts in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

The cut above Ric Slobberknocker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knotts lands with some strikes.

Ric Slobberknocker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ric Slobberknocker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Knotts!
Don Knotts took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I just want to give a shout out to everyone at The Disciples of Pain. My mentor, Face Kicker and my sponsor, Rivers Edge Nutrition [ http://www.mmatycoon.com/nutritionpublic.php?ncid=984 ] Much love to all my fans, until next time.'.