PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Knotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gaines
vs
Knotts

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 Las Vegas, Kevin Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Knotts!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Gaines.
Gaines swinging wilding here.
Knotts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kevin Gaines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaines throws a series of punches but Knotts avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Gaines throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knotts slips a jab and a cross from Gaines.
Gaines misses the shot to the body.
Knotts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knotts takes one to the chin there.
Gaines throws a series of punches but Knotts moves out of range.
Knotts falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Gaines counter with a right hand.
Knotts wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knotts.
Gaines fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaines moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knotts.
Gaines misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knotts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaines swats away the attempt to clinch by Knotts.
Knotts throws a head kick that misses.
Knotts lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Kevin Gaines has been cut.
Gaines throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knotts.
Knotts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knotts misses with a body shot.
Knotts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kevin Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Knotts.
Gaines throws a right and a left that Knotts avoids nicely.
Gaines is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knotts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knotts throws a hook to the side of Gaines's head but Gaines sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knotts throws an overhand right that lands on Gaines's shoulder, as Gaines tries to avoid the shot.
Gaines lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Gaines misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Knotts misses.
Knotts tries to clinch but Gaines moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Knotts there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knotts doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaines circles away.
Gaines misses with a wild combination.
Gaines has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knotts.
Knotts is looking to clinch.
Knotts throws out a loose jab but Gaines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knotts wants to clinch.

Knotts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gaines!
Knotts tries to control but Gaines wriggling away.
Knotts is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gaines knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knotts on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts trying to control but Gaines is having none of it.
Gaines is trying to stand.
Knotts controlling his opponent.
Gaines is in a horrible position here. Knotts smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Knotts stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Knotts tries for a takedown but Gaines sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knotts shoots in looking for a takedown. Gaines tries to sprawl out of it but Knotts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gaines manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Knotts misses with a two punch combination.
Knotts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gaines throws a series of punches but Knotts moves out of range.

Knotts moves into the clinch.

Knotts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knotts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Gaines.
Gaines misses with an uppercut. Knotts saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knotts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaines is fending him off so far but Knotts persists. Nope, Gaines circles away and we're back to standing.

Knotts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaines, pushing him back against the cage.
Knotts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Knotts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Knotts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Gaines's cut.
That's time! Gaines's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Knotts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaines sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaines fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knotts on the side of the head.
Gaines slips a jab and a cross from Knotts.
Knotts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knotts throws a nice looking combination but Gaines bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kevin Gaines is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaines lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knotts shoots in and drives through. Gaines sprawls well.
Gaines connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knotts wants to clinch.
Knotts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Knotts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaines.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaines scores with a jab. Knotts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gaines throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knotts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knotts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knotts dodges the punch combination from Gaines.
Gaines ducks under a wild hook from Knotts.
Knotts scores with a nice strike.
Knotts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gaines counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knotts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaines.
Gaines rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knotts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Knotts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knotts trying to control but Gaines is working from the bottom.
Knotts stands and throws Gaines's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Knotts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knotts stands up.
Gaines circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knotts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knotts misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Knotts misses its intended target.
Knotts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut there from Gaines.
Gaines uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knotts.
Knotts tries to clinch but Gaines moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gaines misses.
Knotts looks to land a combination but Gaines avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaines.
Brian Knotts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaines showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knotts.
Gaines connects with a nice looking jab.
Knotts misses with a wild combination.
Gaines lands with a nice combination. Knotts backs away looking to recover.
Knotts looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaines is just out of range.
Knotts moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaines avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaines misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knotts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knotts tries to clinch up.
Gaines falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knotts counters with a left and a right that stings Gaines.
Knotts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Knotts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab from Gaines.
Knotts shoots in looking for a takedown. Gaines tries to sprawl out of it but Knotts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gaines manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Knotts scores with a three punch combo!
Gaines throws a hook but Knotts blocks it.

Knotts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Knotts breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Gaines misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Gaines throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaines is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knotts misses with a wild body shot.
Knotts staying out of range there.
Kevin Gaines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knotts tries to bum rush Gaines with a series of wild strikes but Gaines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knotts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaines throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gaines takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knotts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gaines.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Gaines will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Gaines's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Knotts tries a head kick but it misses.
Knotts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knotts connects with a body shot.
Knotts misses with a combination
and Gaines counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knotts tries to clinch up but Gaines circles away and keeps his distance.
Knotts lands a nice shot to the body.
Knotts shoots in but no luck this time.
Gaines rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knotts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaines.

Knotts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gaines is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Knotts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Knotts wants to control but Gaines is keeping him busy.

Knotts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knotts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Knotts decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gaines to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaines misses the target.
Knotts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaines throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knotts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaines circles away from the clinch attempt.

Knotts gets a clinch.
Knotts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaines has him pressed against the cage.
Knotts tries to stall but Gaines uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knotts breaks from the clinch.
Knotts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knotts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaines moves away.
Knotts lands the left hand.
Knotts has a takedown stuffed.
Knotts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knotts throws the left hand but Gaines avoids the punch easily.
Knotts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knotts closes the distance and clinches up with Gaines, looking for a takedown. Knotts pushes Gaines against the cage but Gaines circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kevin Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Knotts.
Jab by Gaines.
Gaines keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaines misses with a series of wild punches.
Knotts doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaines circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knotts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaines throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knotts.
Knotts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaines pinned against the cage. Gaines gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gaines falls off balance throwing a combination

so Knotts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knotts tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaines is retaining full guard.
Knotts wants to control from the top but Gaines keeps moving.
Knotts wanted to stand there but Gaines had control of the position.
Knotts wants to control from the top but Gaines keeps moving.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet but Knotts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knotts stands up from Gaines's guard - Knotts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Knotts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaines uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knotts.
Knotts wants to clinch.
Gaines swinging wilding here.
Knotts throws a lazy right hand but Gaines sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knotts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Knotts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knotts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Knotts!