PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikheil Bakradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bakradze comes to the cage accompanied by Good Feeling. Mikheil Bakradze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Knoxville's chin.

Bakradze
vs
Knoxville

208 cm
23
273 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
270 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikheil Bakradze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knoxville shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knoxville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bakradze.
Knoxville lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mikheil Bakradze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakradze avoids the head kick by Knoxville.
Bakradze lands a slapping body shot.
Knoxville dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bakradze. That did some damage!
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!

Bakradze drives through and clinches with Knoxville against the cage.
Bakradze has Knoxville pressed against the cage.
Knoxville wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville is trying to push Bakradze away but Bakradze has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Bakradze.
Knoxville is trying to break free.
Knoxville prevents a body shot from Bakradze.
Knoxville wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knoxville working hard to break the clinch.
Knoxville tries to break the clinch but Bakradze is controlling the position.
Knoxville is trying to force a seperation but Bakradze has the dominant position.
Bakradze works on Knoxville's body with a couple of short punches.
Bakradze has Knoxville pressed against the cage, preventing Knoxville from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bakradze stalling the fight.
Bakradze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knoxville working hard to break the clinch.
Bakradze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knoxville looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bakradze takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bakradze lands with a right to the head.
Come on Bakradze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bakradze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bakradze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakradze leaning against his opponent.
Bakradze lands an elbow inside that Knoxville shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bakradze.
Bakradze just leaning against Knoxville, taking a breather.
Knoxville is trying to force a seperation but Bakradze has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Bakradze.
Bakradze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knoxville wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bakradze stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bakradze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bakradze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Johnny Knoxville has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakradze stalling.
Knoxville wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bakradze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bakradze scores with a shoulder strike.
Knoxville can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Bakradze.
Knoxville wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bakradze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knoxville wants to get back to striking at distance but Bakradze won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Bakradze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikheil Bakradze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Knoxville's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bakradze blocks a head kick by Knoxville.
Bakradze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knoxville throws a leg kick

and Bakradze moves into the clinch.
Knoxville takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knoxville takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mikheil Bakradze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bakradze lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bakradze - that landed with a thud.
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!
Bakradze slows down the pace here.
Bakradze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bakradze.
Knoxville is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Bakradze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakradze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bakradze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bakradze taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bakradze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bakradze pushes Knoxville back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bakradze scores with a shot to the side of Knoxville's head.

Knoxville is rocked!
Bakradze pushes Knoxville against the cage. Bakradze is working some dirty boxing. Bakradze pushes off with a quick right hook! Knoxville goes down! Knoxville tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bakradze moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikheil Bakradze!
Mikheil Bakradze thanked the fans post fight for their support.