PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lutz Knitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brothers Johnson - Get The Funk Out Of My Face. Lutz Knitter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Knitter

180 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
146 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Condemned

Hilo Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lutz Knitter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson gets a clinch.
Knitter misses with a body punch.
Knitter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knitter is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Knitter.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knitter counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Knitter scores with a hook.

Knitter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Knitter controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Knitter.
Knitter lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Knitter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knitter throws a head punch that misses.
Knitter is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knitter backwards.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Johnson has hold of one of Knitter's legs. Knitter is fighting the takedown attempt but Johnson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson wants to stand but Knitter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knitter is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knitter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knitter is on top in guard.
Knitter stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.

Lutz Knitter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Knitter keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Knitter.
Johnson throws a hook but Knitter avoids it easily.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson defending well as Knitter loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Knitter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knitter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knitter is just out of range.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Knitter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Knitter throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Knitter is out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knitter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson tries to clinch but Knitter is having none of it.
Knitter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Knitter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knitter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson tries to clinch but Knitter moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lutz Knitter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knitter throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knitter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Knitter misses.
Johnson moves out of range as Knitter strikes.
Johnson throws the left hand but Knitter avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knitter. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a low kick but Knitter avoids it.
Knitter lands a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Knitter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knitter throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knitter lands a body shot.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Knitter pushes him off.
Knitter looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
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!
Knitter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knitter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Knitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knitter lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Knitter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Knitter.
Knitter missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knitter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knitter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knitter throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Knitter should have avoided that one.
A big left from Knitter misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lutz Knitter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson connects with a body shot.
Knitter misses the shot to the body.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knitter.
Knitter catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Knitter misses.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knitter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knitter looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Knitter wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Knitter throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knitter. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knitter was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Knitter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Knitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knitter connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson throws a hook but Knitter avoids it easily.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Knitter circles away.
A jab from Knitter does it's job there.

Johnson is rocked!

Knitter has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knitter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knitter throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knitter.
Knitter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knitter misses with some punches.
Knitter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knitter swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knitter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knitter misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knitter working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Knitter.
Knitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knitter has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knitter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Knitter working aggressively here.
Knitter managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Knitter has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Knitter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knitter misses with a punch on the inside.
Knitter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knitter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knitter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Knitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Knitter struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knitter tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.

Knitter manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Knitter moves out of range.
Knitter throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lutz Knitter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knitter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knitter lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Knitter misses the target.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knitter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knitter keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Knitter ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Knitter moves his leg out of the way.
Knitter scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs Knitter right on the nose. Knitter blinks but takes it well.
Knitter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Knitter lands the left hand.
Knitter looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Johnson misses.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Knitter.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Knitter on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Knitter's head.
Knitter tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Knitter back against the cage.
Knitter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Johnson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Knitter is unloading with more strikes now! Johnson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lutz Knitter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lutz Knitter thanked Hilo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).