PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gannon Gatekeeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight has chosen Protector of the Earh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eric Knight has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gannon Gatekeeper 's chin.

Gatekeeper
vs
Knight

180 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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, Gannon Gatekeeper !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Knight!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Gatekeeper .
Knight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Gatekeeper closes the distance and pushes Knight back into the cage.
Gatekeeper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatekeeper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
A short left from Gatekeeper .
Gatekeeper throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight tries to pull guard but Gatekeeper holds him up against the cage and eventually Knight drops back down to his feet.
Gatekeeper lands with a left to the head.
Gatekeeper misses with some punches.
Gatekeeper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatekeeper lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatekeeper misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatekeeper misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatekeeper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gatekeeper lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gatekeeper fails to land.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Gatekeeper throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Gatekeeper lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Gatekeeper is controlling him.
Gatekeeper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Gatekeeper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatekeeper misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatekeeper misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatekeeper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatekeeper lands an uppercut.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
Knight has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gatekeeper after a bit of a struggle.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatekeeper misses with a punch to the body.
Gatekeeper lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatekeeper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gatekeeper working aggressively here.
Gatekeeper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gatekeeper effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatekeeper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatekeeper throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatekeeper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Gatekeeper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight blocking some punches.
Gatekeeper misses with some punches.
Gatekeeper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knight is looking to break free of the clinch but Gatekeeper has double underhooks.
Knight is working for takedown but Gatekeeper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gannon Gatekeeper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Knight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatekeeper .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatekeeper lands an uppercut.
Knight is trying to pull guard but Gatekeeper has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatekeeper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatekeeper lands with a left to the head.
Gatekeeper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight tries to break the clinch but Gatekeeper is controlling the position.

Gatekeeper breaks from the clinch.

Gatekeeper clinches up with Knight and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatekeeper .
Gatekeeper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Gatekeeper misses with some punches.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Knight drives through with a takedown into Gatekeeper 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gatekeeper is looking to stand up but Knight isn't so interested in that idea.
Knight wants to get up but he can't break Gatekeeper 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Knight slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gatekeeper wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatekeeper is trying to escape back to his feet but Knight uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight gets to mount! Gatekeeper was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gatekeeper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knight sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatekeeper is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatekeeper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knight is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gatekeeper scores with a one two! Knight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eric Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatekeeper swinging wildly here.
Gatekeeper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knight is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gatekeeper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gatekeeper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gatekeeper jabs at Knight's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatekeeper thuds his right hand into Knight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Knight gets tackled into the cage by Gatekeeper . Gatekeeper maintains the clinch.
Knight jumps guard but Gatekeeper stands there with Knight around his waist. Knight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gatekeeper misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatekeeper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatekeeper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gatekeeper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatekeeper misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatekeeper digs a right hand into Knight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knight's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Gatekeeper .
Gatekeeper lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatekeeper .
Knight is trying to maintain a safe position but Gatekeeper gets an underhook and turns Knight into the cage.
Gatekeeper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatekeeper scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
Knight blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Gatekeeper has him pressed against the cage.
Gatekeeper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Gannon Gatekeeper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gatekeeper lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatekeeper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knight backwards.

Knight is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Gatekeeper .
Knight stalling in the clinch but Gatekeeper improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatekeeper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knight is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatekeeper finish him?
Knight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knight seems to have recovered his senses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatekeeper .
Knight is trying to stall.
Gatekeeper lands a right hand.
Gatekeeper lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
Knight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Knight turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Knight manages to end up in side control.

Gatekeeper sneaks out the side door and pushes Knight away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gatekeeper connects with a body shot.
Gatekeeper connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatekeeper throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Knight's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Gatekeeper dives in looking to finish as Knight flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Gatekeeper 's strikes! Gatekeeper is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Knight's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Knight was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gannon Gatekeeper !
Gannon Gatekeeper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.