PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Sutherland is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Knott
vs
Sutherland

189 cm
28
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
35
219 lbs
15 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Knott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Jake Knott has been cut.
A jab from Knott finds it's way through Sutherland's defenses.
Knott delivers a nice body kick.
Sutherland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sutherland lands a head kick. Knott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Sutherland.
Knott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knott wants it to stay on the feet.
Sutherland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knott tries to bum rush Sutherland with a series of wild strikes but Sutherland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutherland tries a head kick but it misses.
Knott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sutherland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knott takes a step back to recover.

Knott throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sutherland was covering up waiting for the punch and Knott finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sutherland controlling Knott's posture.
Knott is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 9 elite and 3 sensation coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Sutherland looking for a sweep. Not yet Sutherland, not yet.
Sutherland has a closed guard, preventing Knott from standing up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paul Sutherland wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sutherland wants to slow Knott down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sutherland avoids it really well and circles away.
Sutherland looks to land a combination. Knott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jake Knott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Sutherland scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sutherland scores with a jab.
Sutherland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knott was well out of range. Poor timing from Sutherland.
Knott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knott misses with a double jab
and Sutherland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sutherland scoring well with a low kick there.
Sutherland scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sutherland cracks Knott with a good jab.

Knott is rocked!
Knott blocks a head kick by Sutherland.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knott pinned against the cage. Knott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knott looks for the body kick but Sutherland saw that one coming.
Sutherland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sutherland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knott.
Knott dives in for a single leg takedown but Sutherland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Knott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sutherland scores with a leg kick.
Sutherland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knott's head.
Knott shoots in but Sutherland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Knott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Paul Sutherland has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knott is defended easily by Sutherland.
Knott just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Knott.
Sutherland blocks a head kick by Knott.
Sutherland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sutherland lands with a right hand.

Sutherland scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knott defending against the ground and pound.
Sutherland works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knott tries to buck Sutherland off but Sutherland is having none of it.
Sutherland staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Sutherland dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Knott throws a head kick but Sutherland moves out of range.
Knott misses with a body kick.
Sutherland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knott throws a head kick that misses.
Sutherland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sutherland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knott.
Knott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sutherland throws a sloppy head kick and Knott moves out of range easily.
Sutherland scores with a jab to the body.
Paul Sutherland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sutherland misses with a low kick.
Knott throws a series of punches but Sutherland moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knott.
Knott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sutherland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Sutherland catches Knott right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sutherland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knott.
Knott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Knott misses.
Knott throws a sloppy head kick

and Sutherland decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knott's guard.
Knott being controlled here, momentarily.
Sutherland works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knott is trying to escape back to his feet but Sutherland uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Sutherland working the ground and pound.

That's two 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!
Knott struggling a bit here.

Sutherland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knott, who protects the arm well.
Sutherland is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Knott will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sutherland trying to control the position but Knott is working away.
Knott takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knott sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sutherland looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knott is trying to stand up here but Sutherland is controlling him well.
Sutherland is looking to advance position but Knott won't allow it.
Sutherland working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sutherland wants to control but Knott is keeping him busy.
Sutherland looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knott is trying to stand up here but Sutherland is controlling him well.
Sutherland throwing shots but Knott is blocking nicely.
Sutherland is thwarting Knott's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knott is trying to stand back up but Sutherland is controlling him
Sutherland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutherland works his way into side control.
Knott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutherland misses with the ground and pound.
Sutherland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knott manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Sutherland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sutherland does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knott lands a nice shot to the body.
Sutherland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sutherland ducks under a wild hook from Knott.
Sutherland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knott.
Knott misses with a combination
enabling Sutherland to counter with a crisp jab.
Knott throws a body punch but Sutherland moves out of range.
Knott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sutherland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knott's waist but Knott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sutherland off to one side.
Sutherland throws a series of punches but Knott avoids them all with ease.
Sutherland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sutherland manages to avoid it.
Sutherland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott tries to land a front kick but Sutherland steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knott fails with a takedown attempt.
Knott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sutherland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knott.
Knott throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sutherland counters with a head kick. That will keep Knott thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Knott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Knott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sutherland.
Knott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sutherland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knott seems to have got his legs back now.
Knott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sutherland counters with a straight right hand.
Sutherland wants to slow Knott down by chopping away at his legs.
Knott slips a jab and a cross from Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a front kick that sends Knott stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sutherland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knott.
Knott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sutherland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knott.

Sutherland drops Knott with a nice combination! Sutherland dives into Knott's guard, looking to finish!
Sutherland stays in close to Knott's body and controls the position.
Knott trying to control the position.
Knott keeping moving, preventing Sutherland from controlling successfully.
Sutherland advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland lands a decent elbow from side control.

Knott throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sutherland.
Knott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sutherland is fending him off so far but Knott persists. Nope, Sutherland circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Knott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sutherland counters with a left to the body.
Sutherland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Sutherland. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sutherland.
A right-left combo lands from Sutherland.
Sutherland throws a low kick but Knott moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knott misses with a few strikes there.
Sutherland lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sutherland tries to bum rush Knott with a series of wild strikes but Knott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutherland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sutherland throws a leg kick that misses.
Sutherland misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Knott misses
and Sutherland counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jake Knott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sutherland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knott avoids the head kick by Sutherland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sutherland's head.
Knott lands a lovely overhand right.
Sutherland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Sutherland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sutherland winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Sutherland!