PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adis Tankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adis Tankov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tankov
vs
Knight

181 cm
30
177 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

183 cm
33
177 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adis Tankov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Tankov moves out of range easily.
Tankov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knight's calf.
Tankov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Tankov circles away.
Tankov keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knight checks a leg kick.
Tankov closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
and Knight counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Tankov tries to land a leg kick but Knight saw it coming and moves away.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tankov.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tankov manages to avoid it.
Tankov lands a head kick!
Knight tries to clinch but Tankov moves away
and Tankov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tankov. That's going to slow Knight down.
Tankov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankov scores with a head kick. Knight tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tankov is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Knight lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Adis Tankov has been cut.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight scores with a head kick.
Tankov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knight crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tankov - the referee stops the clock and Knight gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tankov. Knight manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tankov misses with a low kick.
Tankov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tankov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knight moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Knight moves into range and clinches up with Tankov.
Tankov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tankov throws an elbow but misses.
Knight crunches a lovely knee into Tankov's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tankov avoids it.
Knight misses with an elbow strike.
Tankov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Tankov tries to tie him up.
Tankov misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tankov throws an elbow but misses.
Tankov avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tankov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tankov blocks an elbow strike from Knight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tankov's brow.
Knight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tankov is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Tankov into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Knight throws an elbow but misses.
Tankov blocks an elbow strike.
Knight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tankov avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Tankov blocks it.
A short uppercut from Knight.
Tankov throws an elbow but it misses.

Tankov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight lands a high kick!

Knight takes the fight into the clinch.
Knight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knight blocks the elbow strike.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but Tankov blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tankov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
Knight misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Tankov tries to tie him up.
Knight missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Tankov is blocking nicely.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tankov.
Tankov lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Tankov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
Knight misses with an elbow over the top.
Tankov controlling the action here for a moment.
Tankov tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Tankov is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knight misses with a knee strike.
Knight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knight pushes Tankov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Knight throws an elbow but misses.
Knight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Knight.

Adis Tankov's cut is getting worse.
Tankov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knight's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adis Tankov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tankov moves to clinch but Knight breaks away
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.

Knight closes the distance and pushes Tankov back into the cage.
Tankov missing with knees to the body.
Tankov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knight looking to slow down the pace here.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Tankov, against the cage.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tankov is defending well for now.
Knight stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tankov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knight's brow.
Tankov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tankov tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Knight pushes off an throws an elbow but Tankov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with an elbow over the top.
Tankov takes an elbow to the temple.
Tankov trying to land knees to the body.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Ted Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knight lands an elbow that stopped Tankov in his tracks for a moment.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Tankov blocks it.
Knight with a knee to the head.

Adis Tankov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tankov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tankov lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Knight lands an elbow just above Tankov 's eye.
Tankov lands an elbow inside.
Knight scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tankov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Tankov tries to land a knee to the head but Knight blocks with his arms.
Knight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tankov's defenses.

Jeez, Adis Tankov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ted Knight!
Ted Knight took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.