PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ermey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Knight had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Knight
vs
Ermey

183 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Ermey!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ermey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knight.
Ermey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Ermey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ermey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight wants to control but Ermey is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ermey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight trying to hold on to Ermey's head to control him but Ermey postures up.
Ermey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ermey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ermey working over Knight with some ground and pound. Knight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ermey 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.
Ermey controlling the pace.
Knight wants to improve his position but Ermey is controlling well.

Ermey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knight has managed to free his arm - good work.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Knight is not content to let Ermey control the position.
Ermey drops an elbow to the side of Knight's head.
Knight tries to get to full guard but Ermey has control of the leg.
Ermey not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ermey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Knight looking for submissions off his back.
Knight is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ermey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ermey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ermey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ermey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ermey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ermey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is not content to let Ermey control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ermey is taking a breather. Knight says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ermey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knight scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ermey manages to mount him!
Ermey unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Knight wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ermey celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Ermey!