PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lutz Knitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Shito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lutz Knitter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Knitter
vs
Shito

168 cm
19
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %
Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %

Balco Boys - Hilo
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lutz Knitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holy Shito!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knitter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shito.
A big left from Knitter misses.
Shito tries to clinch but Knitter is having none of it.
Knitter misses with a looping right.
Shito dodges the punch combination from Knitter.
Knitter throws a one two combo.
Shito cracks the inside of Knitter's front leg.
Shito shoots in looking for a takedown but Knitter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knitter punishes Shito's body with a nice straight punch.
Knitter throws a looping overhand right but Shito ducks down to avoid it.
Knitter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shito throws a right hand that misses
and Knitter counters with a right hand to the body.
Shito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knitter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knitter misses with a hook. Shito ducked under it nicely.
Shito throws a body kick that misses.
Knitter lands a lovely overhand right.
Shito is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some wild striking there from Shito.
Knitter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knitter misses with a combination
and Shito counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shito shoots in but no luck this time.
Shito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shito slips a jab and a cross from Knitter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knitter is able to avoid easily.
Knitter throws a body punch but Shito moves out of range.
Knitter walks into a straight right hand from Shito.
Shito tries to clinch but Knitter is having none of it.
Shito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knitter moves away.
Knitter looks to score with a jab to the body but Shito is just out of range.
Lutz Knitter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knitter scores with a nice right hand.
Knitter lunges at Shito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shito's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knitter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knitter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shito fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shito shoots in and drives through. Knitter sprawls well.
Lutz Knitter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holy Shito.
Knitter misses with a looping right.
Shito throws an overhand right that lands on Knitter's shoulder, as Knitter tries to avoid the shot.

Knitter forces Shito back against the ropes and clinches.
Shito missing with knees to the body.
Knitter lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Shito.
Knitter scores with a shot to the side of Shito's head.

Shito is rocked!
Knitter working aggressively here.
Knitter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shito backwards.
Shito is still on wobbly legs! Can Knitter finish him?
Knitter throws a head punch that misses.
Knitter misses with the head strike.
Knitter works on Shito's body with a couple of short punches.
Shito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knitter avoids it.
Knitter misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Knitter.
Knitter swings wildly with an uppercut but Shito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knitter avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knitter.
Knitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knitter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knitter's elbow.
Shito has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Knitter after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knitter.
A head punch on the inside from Knitter fails to land.
Knitter working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knitter misses with the head strike.
Knitter throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Knitter.
Shito tries a knee to the head but Knitter blocks it.
Shito looks gassed!
Knitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Knitter.
Knitter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knitter misses with some punches.
Knitter cracks Shito with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shito.
Knitter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knitter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knitter.
Knitter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knitter has a couple of punches blocked by Shito.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shito.
Knitter working aggressively here.
Knitter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knitter misses with the head strike.
Knitter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knitter presses Shito against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shito lands a knee to the body.
Knitter throws a head punch that misses.
Shito blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knitter.
Knitter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knitter misses with some punches.
Knitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knitter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Knitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shito seems to have recovered his senses.
Knitter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knitter lands with a left to the head.
Knitter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shito crunches a lovely knee into Knitter's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lutz Knitter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Knitter. Those never looked like landing.
Holy Shito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knitter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Knitter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shito scores with a spinning back kick!
Shito shoots in looking for a takedown. Knitter tries to sprawl out of it but Shito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Knitter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Knitter throws a hook to the side of Shito's head but Shito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knitter. Knitter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shito. Knitter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knitter swings for the body but Shito moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knitter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Shito tries to keep at a distance but Knitter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knitter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knitter avoids it.
Shito missing with knees to the body.
Knitter misses with a body punch.
Shito has Knitter pushed against the ropes.

Shito breaks from the clinch.
Knitter misses with a body shot.
Knitter tries to clinch but Shito moves out of range.
Shito shoots in but Knitter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knitter tries to clinch but Shito moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shito tries to clinch but Knitter is having none of it.
A combination from Shito does no damage.
Shito shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knitter defends it nicely.
Lutz Knitter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holy Shito.
Knitter lands a right hook to the body.
Shito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knitter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shito ducks under a wild hook from Knitter.
Shito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knitter.
Knitter slips a jab and a cross from Shito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knitter misses with the combination.
Knitter fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Shito misses.
Knitter throws an overhand right that lands on Shito's shoulder, as Shito tries to avoid the shot.
Shito staying out of range there.
Shito shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knitter sprawls well. Knitter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shito gets slowly back to his feet.
Knitter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shito misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knitter circles away quickly and effectively.
Knitter just misses with a punch to the body.
Knitter connects with a right hand. Shito shakes it off.
Shito dives in and grabs Knitter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knitter pushes down on Shito's head and hops out.
Knitter wants to clinch.
Shito fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shito looks to score with a jab to the body but Knitter is just out of range.
Shito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lutz Knitter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Knitter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shito in his tracks.
Knitter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shito fails with the takedown.
Knitter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shito backs up against the ropes.
Knitter connects with the punch.
Shito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knitter cracks Shito with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Shito falls to his knees and Knitter doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lutz Knitter!
Lutz Knitter made sure to mention his sponsor, Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 % in his post fight interview.