PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kagen Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by You Could Be Mine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rose
vs
Knight

183 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axl Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kagen Knight!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knight closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rose to the mat! Rose manages to get full guard.
Knight postures up.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Rose's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Rose is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.
Rose trying to keep a closed guard but Knight is proving a slippery customer.

Rose looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose lunges at Knight with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knight's hand.
A jab from Rose misses.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rose enables Knight to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rose manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight chips away with some ground and pound.
Knight stays in close to Rose's body and controls the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rose's head.
Knight scoring with punches to the head and body.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rose looking to control.
Knight showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knight is working Rose over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knight with a nice head shot there.

Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rose's head.
Rose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knight connects with a couple of short punches.

Rose working for a triangle but Knight defends it easily.
Knight passes Rose's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight prevents Rose from improving his position.

Rose looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rose takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Knight gets the takedown into side control.
Knight works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rose is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knight connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose can't do much from the bottom here.
Rose tries to buck Knight off but Knight is having none of it.
Knight working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rose sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Knight working the ground and pound.
Knight trying to control the action but Rose is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Rose's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knight wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.

Knight is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rose has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rose is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control the position but Rose is working away.
Knight working the head with strikes.
Knight throws an elbow but Rose slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Knight crashes against the mat.
Knight in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Knight throws a strike aimed at the side of Rose's head but Rose avoids it well.
Knight landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to score with some ground and pound. Rose controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rose struggling a bit here.
Knight works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rose is trying to improve his position.
Rose is not content to let Knight control the position.
Kagen Knight has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight throwing strikes but Rose manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagen Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight misses with a straight right.

Knight scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knight is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rose wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
Knight is thwarting Rose's attempts to control the position.
Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight trying to pass the guard but Rose defending well.
Rose is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knight drops an elbow to the side of Rose's head.
Knight working Rose over with strikes.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
Knight takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Knight is keen to just control but Rose is a slippery customer.
Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rose tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Axl Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knight moves nicely into side control.
Rose is looking for a sweep.
Rose avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Knight.
Rose takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Knight working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Knight's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Knight passes to full mount!
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knight raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rose tries to hold on but Knight postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight scoring with strikes but Rose is staying in there.
Rose wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Knight trying to control but Rose is having none of it.
Knight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight trying to control but Rose is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kagen Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

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