PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vann Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lei
vs
Knight

170 cm
35
170 lbs
26 - 77 - 3

185 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 77 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vann Knight!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lei misses with a body shot
and Knight counters with a good, hard body kick but Lei shrugs it off.
Lei throws a combination that misses
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Knight stuns Lei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lei looks to clinch
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Lei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lei throws a head kick that misses
and Knight counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lei is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lei tries to clinch up.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lei throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Lei moves to clinch but Knight breaks away
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Lei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frito Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lei throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Lei has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight is working Lei over against the cage.
Lei is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lei working hard to break the clinch.
Lei throws a head punch that misses.
Knight lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lei's efforts to push away.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lei is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knight is working Lei over against the cage.
Knight lands a damaging elbow.
Lei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Knight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Lei throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Knight.
Lei struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Lei's head.
Lei takes an elbow to the temple.
Lei is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei misses with the head strike.
Knight cracks Lei with a nice body shot.
Knight lands a damaging elbow.
Lei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lei looking to slow down the pace here.
Knight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lei's defenses.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
Lei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Lei's head.
Knight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knight lands a shot to the body.
Lei throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Lei tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lei is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
Knight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lei backwards.
Lei lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Knight blocks an elbow strike from Lei.
Lei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.

Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lei at a distance.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight clobbers Lei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
Lei throws a lazy body kick
and Knight counters with a nice body kick.
Donk. Knight catches Lei right on the button with a cross.

Lei is rocked!
Knight has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lei is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Knight connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vann Knight dominated that round.
That's time! Lei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Danga de danga de dang - Knight scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Lei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight throws a powerful right kick. Lei tried to block low but the kick was high! Lei was taken right off of his feet! Knight jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vann Knight!
Vann Knight decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.