PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Kilkenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilkenny is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Murder was the case. On his way into the cage it seems that Julian Knight has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Julian Knight seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Knight
vs
Kilkenny

190 cm
25
211 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

194 cm
24
258 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Kilkenny!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilkenny takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight moves away from the strike by Kilkenny.
Knight will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kilkenny throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Kilkenny only half commits.
Knight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilkenny was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Kilkenny lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knight will feel that in the morning.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Kilkenny misses

and Knight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilkenny holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kilkenny slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kilkenny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilkenny keeps trying to improve his position.
Kilkenny trying to keep a closed guard but Knight is proving a slippery customer.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight controlling from the top position.
Kilkenny is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Lance Kilkenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilkenny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight works the jab nicely.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight moves away from the strike by Kilkenny.
Kilkenny looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Kilkenny tries to move into range but Knight moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kilkenny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kilkenny lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilkenny moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kilkenny throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knight slips under a jab.
Kilkenny thumps Knight with a low kick.
Kilkenny checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kilkenny tried to score with a low kick but Knight checks it.
Kilkenny slips a jab from Knight.
Kilkenny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Kilkenny settles back down.
Kilkenny misses with a low kick.
Lance Kilkenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Kilkenny throws a leg kick

and Knight counters with a single leg into guard. Kilkenny didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knight's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight postures up in Kilkenny's guard and throws a big left but Kilkenny blocks it.
Knight with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilkenny has wrist control.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Kilkenny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Knight dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Knight checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilkenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilkenny.

Knight decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kilkenny is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kilkenny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knight is stalling here. Kilkenny is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Knight seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kilkenny has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kilkenny working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Knight gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knight is pressing down on Kilkenny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Kilkenny is proving a slippery customer.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knight looking to control.
Kilkenny wants to stand but Knight is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knight tries to strike from the bottom.
Knight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilkenny wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Kilkenny wants to stand but Knight is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilkenny is one step ahead there.
Knight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilkenny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny won't allow Knight to sweep him here.
Kilkenny has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Knight is proving hard to escape from.
Kilkenny preventing the sweep.
Kilkenny trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lance Kilkenny.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kilkenny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight cracks Kilkenny with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kilkenny's calf.
Nice shot by Knight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilkenny. Kilkenny obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilkenny throws a lazy uppercut

so Knight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight throws an elbow that misses. Kilkenny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knight's guard. Nice move by Kilkenny!
Knight is trying to keep Kilkenny in close.
Kilkenny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kilkenny stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
Knight is trying to hold Kilkenny in close to prevent damage but Kilkenny has managed to pass into half guard.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny drops an elbow to the side of Knight's head.
Kilkenny lands with a punch from half guard.
Kilkenny tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Knight.
Knight is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knight manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight looking for a sweep. Not yet Knight, not yet.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knight wants to hit a switch here but Kilkenny passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Knight there!
Knight slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kilkenny trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Knight dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kilkenny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Kilkenny misses.
Kilkenny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilkenny leaves Knight with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kilkenny throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kilkenny.
Kilkenny tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kilkenny's head backwards.
A slow jab from Kilkenny misses its intended target.
Knight swings for the body but Kilkenny moves out of range.
Knight throws a leg kick but Kilkenny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kilkenny tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it.
Knight will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Julian Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilkenny. Kilkenny obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kilkenny but Kilkenny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight walks into a jab.
Kilkenny falls off balance throwing a combination

and Knight counters with a takedown into side control.
Kilkenny regains half guard, as Knight was trying to land strikes.
Knight has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilkenny trying to control here.
Knight trying to mount his opponent but Kilkenny defends it.
Lance Kilkenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knight thows a huge punch but Kilkenny dodges it nicely.
Kilkenny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight throwing shots but Kilkenny is blocking nicely.
Knight trying to mount his opponent but Kilkenny defends it.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilkenny regains full guard. Nicely done.
Julian Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilkenny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knight.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilkenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilkenny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Kilkenny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kilkenny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilkenny is looking to work some ground and pound but Knight has wrist control.
Knight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilkenny.
Julian Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilkenny chips away with some ground and pound.
Knight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilkenny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knight's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilkenny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Kilkenny drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knight looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knight looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knight!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julian Knight.
Well Knight 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Knight!
Julian Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.