PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shovel Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyberius Furiusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by Shovel Knight. The key to victory for Shovel Knight has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Knight
vs
Furiusz

170 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
156 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shovel Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyberius Furiusz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furiusz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Furiusz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furiusz moves away.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight throws a low kick but Furiusz avoids it.
Furiusz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Furiusz avoids a kick to the body.
Knight connects with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knight.
Knight lands a nice looking kick to the body. Furiusz takes a step back to recover.
Furiusz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Furiusz misses with a straight left.
Knight swings for the body but Furiusz moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Furiusz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knight - the referee stops the clock and Furiusz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knight. Furiusz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furiusz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Furiusz throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Furiusz tries to clinch up.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Furiusz slips the punch.
Furiusz tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furiusz doesn't seem bothered though.
Furiusz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Shovel Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furiusz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Furiusz misses with a low kick.
Knight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Furiusz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Furiusz sees coming a mile off.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Knight is looking to wear down Furiusz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furiusz was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Furiusz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furiusz.
Knight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furiusz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Furiusz avoids it.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
Furiusz is looking for the big counter here.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knight scores with a jab. Furiusz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Furiusz moved away.
Furiusz staying out of range there.
Knight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Knight. Furiusz shrugs it off though.
Knight throws a leg kick but Furiusz moved away.
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Furiusz tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a low kick but Furiusz avoids it.
Furiusz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Furiusz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Furiusz on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight is looking to land body kicks.
Knight scores with a hook.
Furiusz misses with a double jab.
Donk. Knight catches Furiusz right on the button with a cross.
Knight scores with a spinning back kick!
Furiusz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
Both fighters circling a little - Knight finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

That kick from Knight tenderised Furiusz's leg. Furiusz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Furiusz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Furiusz is rocked!
Knight misses with a body kick.
Furiusz misses with a double jab
and Knight counters with a solid body kick.
Furiusz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Furiusz is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Furiusz moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Furiusz seems to have recovered his senses.
Furiusz misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Furiusz is breathing heavily.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furiusz moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight lands a front kick.
A lazy left from Knight finds it's target.
Furiusz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shovel Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Furiusz misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Knight.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Furiusz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furiusz can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Furiusz's front leg but catches the back leg as Furiusz tries to avoid it.
Knight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Furiusz is looking to chop away at Knight's legs.
Furiusz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knight.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Furiusz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Knight tenderised Furiusz's leg. Furiusz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Furiusz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Knight feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Furiusz sprawling to the canvas! Furiusz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Knight finish him?!
Knight keeps Furiusz at a distance using the push kick.
Furiusz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Furiusz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.

Knight cracks Furiusz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knight has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Furiusz to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Furiusz moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Knight lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Furiusz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight cracks Furiusz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight steps in with a hook that catches Furiusz right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Knight follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Furiusz looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shovel Knight!
Shovel Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.