PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Den Knieschijf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nom Nomm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nomm has chosen Nyan Cat as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Den Knieschijf
vs
Nomm

176 cm
20
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Den Knieschijf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nom Nomm!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomm misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Nomm.

It looks like Jan Den Knieschijf has been cut.
Nomm throws a right hand that Den Knieschijf ducks under and follows up with a left that Den Knieschijf also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Den Knieschijf. Nomm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomm cracks Den Knieschijf with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Den Knieschijf tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Den Knieschijf is looking to clinch but Nomm is avoiding it.
Nomm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf connects with a looping right hand.
Den Knieschijf avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Den Knieschijf takes a swing at Nomm's ribcage but misses.
Den Knieschijf tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomm tries to bum rush Den Knieschijf with a series of wild strikes but Den Knieschijf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jan Den Knieschijf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Den Knieschijf lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Nomm.
Jab by Nomm.
Nomm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Den Knieschijf blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nomm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Den Knieschijf ducks right into an uppercut from Nomm.

Den Knieschijf clinches with his opponent.
Den Knieschijf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nomm is defending well for now.
Nomm blocks a body shot from Den Knieschijf.
Nomm tries to score a body lock takedown but Den Knieschijf shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nomm tries for a takedown but Den Knieschijf manages to get underhooks.
Den Knieschijf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Den Knieschijf trying to land knees to the body.
Nomm is working for takedown but Den Knieschijf is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jan Den Knieschijf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nom Nomm.
Den Knieschijf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nomm is defending well for now.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Den Knieschijf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nomm is defending well for now.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nomm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Den Knieschijf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nomm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nomm is looking for a takedown.
Nomm looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Den Knieschijf lands a good knee to the midsection. Nomm won't want to take too many of those.
Den Knieschijf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nomm's defenses.
Den Knieschijf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nomm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nomm has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Den Knieschijf is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow that stopped Nomm in his tracks for a moment.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice elbow.
Den Knieschijf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nomm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Den Knieschijf as the two fighters clinch.
Den Knieschijf working Nomm over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf with a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Den Knieschijf connects with a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nomm's defenses.
Den Knieschijf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nomm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf crunches a lovely knee into Nomm's ribcage.
Den Knieschijf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nomm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Den Knieschijf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Den Knieschijf connects with a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the head.
Den Knieschijf scores a nice knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nomm's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf presses Nomm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nomm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nomm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nomm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Den Knieschijf pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Den Knieschijf misses.
Den Knieschijf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomm.
Nomm takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Den Knieschijf throws the kick towards the body but Nomm avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf misses with a body shot.
Den Knieschijf fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Den Knieschijf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Den Knieschijf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Den Knieschijf tries to clinch but Nomm moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Den Knieschijf. That's going to slow Nomm down.
Den Knieschijf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nomm.
Den Knieschijf lands with a nice body punch.
Den Knieschijf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Den Knieschijf is looking to wear down Nomm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Den Knieschijf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nomm misses with a body shot.
Den Knieschijf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nomm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Den Knieschijf. Den Knieschijf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Den Knieschijf clinches up with Nomm and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Den Knieschijf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Den Knieschijf gets through Nomm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nomm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nomm is breathing heavily.
Den Knieschijf working Nomm over with knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nomm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Den Knieschijf obliges.
Den Knieschijf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice elbow.
Den Knieschijf crunches a lovely knee into Nomm's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Den Knieschijf obliges.
Den Knieschijf scores a nice knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf lands a good knee to the midsection. Nomm won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice elbow.
Den Knieschijf lands a good knee to the midsection. Nomm won't want to take too many of those.
Den Knieschijf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nomm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nomm has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Den Knieschijf after a bit of a struggle.
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the head.
Nomm tries for a takedown but Den Knieschijf manages to get underhooks.
Den Knieschijf lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jan Den Knieschijf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Den Knieschijf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf scores with a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf scores a nice knee to the body.
Nomm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nomm tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jan Den Knieschijf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nom Nomm.
Nomm takes an elbow to the temple.
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nomm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the body.
Nomm tries for a takedown. No joy.
Den Knieschijf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Den Knieschijf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomm can do to turn this around?
Den Knieschijf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nomm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf lands a good knee to the midsection. Nomm won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Den Knieschijf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf connects with a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf scores a nice knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the body.
Nomm tries for a takedown but Den Knieschijf manages to get underhooks.
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Den Knieschijf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nomm tries for a takedown. No joy.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nomm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Den Knieschijf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Den Knieschijf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Den Knieschijf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Den Knieschijf's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Den Knieschijf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomm.
Nomm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Den Knieschijf moves into the clinch successfully.
Den Knieschijf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nomm has Den Knieschijf pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Den Knieschijf manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Den Knieschijf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nomm is defending well for now.
Nomm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Den Knieschijf pulls his leg out and moves away.
Den Knieschijf looks for the body kick but Nomm saw that one coming.
Nomm swats away the attempt to clinch by Den Knieschijf.
Nomm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nomm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Den Knieschijf tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Den Knieschijf tries to clinch but Nomm moves out of range.
Nomm tries to bum rush Den Knieschijf with a series of wild strikes but Den Knieschijf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomm misses with a straight left.

Den Knieschijf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nomm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Den Knieschijf prevents it.
Jan Den Knieschijf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nom Nomm.
Den Knieschijf stops a takedown attempt from Nomm.
Den Knieschijf stops a takedown attempt from Nomm.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nomm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Den Knieschijf crunches a lovely knee into Nomm's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Den Knieschijf.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Den Knieschijf obliges.
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Den Knieschijf.
Nomm takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den Knieschijf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf working Nomm over with knees to the body.
Den Knieschijf lands a good knee to the midsection. Nomm won't want to take too many of those.
Den Knieschijf lands a damaging elbow.
Den Knieschijf crunches a lovely knee into Nomm's ribcage.
Den Knieschijf scores a nice knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf with a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf lands a knee to the body.
Den Knieschijf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nomm blocks it with crossed arms.
Nomm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Den Knieschijf pulls his leg out and moves away.
Den Knieschijf wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Den Knieschijf. Those never looked like landing.
Nom Nomm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomm lands a jab to Den Knieschijf's midsection.
Nomm throws a nice looking combination but Den Knieschijf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Den Knieschijf tries to close the distance and clinch but Nomm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Nomm.
Nomm throws a right hand that Den Knieschijf ducks under and follows up with a left that Den Knieschijf also avoids with ease.
Nomm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Den Knieschijf misses with a body punch
and Nomm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nomm misses with the combination.
Den Knieschijf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nomm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nomm throws a series of strikes that have Den Knieschijf backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Den Knieschijf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Den Knieschijf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Den Knieschijf moves into the clinch.
Den Knieschijf with a knee to the head.
Den Knieschijf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nomm's face.
Den Knieschijf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Den Knieschijf lands an elbow inside that Nomm shrugs off.
Nomm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Den Knieschijf missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomm has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Den Knieschijf after a bit of a struggle.
Jan Den Knieschijf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Den Knieschijf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Den Knieschijf working Nomm over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Den Knieschijf.
Den Knieschijf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nom Nomm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nomm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Den Knieschijf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Den Knieschijf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Den Knieschijf!
An out of breath Jan Den Knieschijf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.