PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jed Knight (ranked 1003 p4p, 153 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 1520 p4p, 207 weight class). Lobo has chosen Keys N Krates - Glitter (feat. Ambré) as his entrance music. Antonio Lobo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Knight
vs
Lobo

182 cm
33
172 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

185 cm
40
182 lbs
37 - 31 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jed Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Knight thows a body kick. Lobo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lobo moves away.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lobo staying out of range there.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Knight saw it coming and moves away.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lobo motions for Knight to come forward. Lobo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lobo takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Knight blocks the low kick.
Knight catches Lobo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lobo.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Jed Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
and Lobo counters with a nice leg kick.
Lobo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lobo avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight connects with a crisp jab.
Lobo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knight tries to land a body kick
and Lobo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knight's knee momentarily.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Knight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knight jabs Lobo right on the nose. Lobo blinks but takes it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight checks a low kick from Lobo.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Lobo moved out of range.
Lobo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lobo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Lobo settles back down.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo feints a counter leg kick.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lobo.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lobo motions for Knight to come forward. Lobo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Knight.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Lobo.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Lobo flicks out a counter leg kick but Knight steps away.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Lobo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lobo.
Lobo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lobo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lobo feints and then cracks Knight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knight down.
Lobo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Lobo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lobo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Lobo throws a low kick but Knight avoids it.
Knight scores with a spinning back kick!
Lobo checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight connects with a looping right hand.
Lobo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Lobo tried to score with a low kick but Knight checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Knight as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Lobo slips the punch.
Knight lands with a nice body kick.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Lobo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knight is looking to land body kicks.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lobo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Good work by Knight as he checks the leg kick.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lobo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lobo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Knight has got the better of the exchanges.
Knight cracks the inside of Lobo's front leg.
Lobo thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lobo can do to turn this around?
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Knight swings for the body but Lobo moves out of range.
Lobo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Lobo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lobo ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Lobo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knight.
Lobo wants to slow Knight down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lobo just manages to avoid it.
Lobo scores with a leg kick.
Jed Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lobo.
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lobo can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight lands a jab to Lobo's midsection.
Lobo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knight.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Lobo feints a counter leg kick.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Knight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Lobo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knight lunges at Lobo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lobo's hand.
Lobo misses with a low kick as Knight jumps back.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Knight scores with a leg kick.
Lobo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Knight gets tackled into the cage by Lobo. Lobo maintains the clinch.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lobo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lobo jumps guard but Knight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Lobo.
Knight tries to work over Lobo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lobo blocks an uppercut.
Lobo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Knight.
Knight blocks a body shot from Lobo.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lobo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight prevents a body shot from Lobo.
Nice body punch from Lobo.
Lobo tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lobo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lobo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knight smiles and moves away.
Knight checks a low kick from Lobo.
Knight is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Lobo blocks a jab.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Knight lands a lovely overhand right.
Lobo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knight is out of range.

Lobo has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Knight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jed Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Lobo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Lobo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Lobo lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lobo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lobo struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Knight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight lands a body punch.
Lobo fails to pull guard.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Knight won't allow it.
Lobo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Lobo's head.
Lobo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight working aggressively here.
Lobo misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Knight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knight lands with a right hand.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lobo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lobo motions for Knight to come forward. Lobo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lobo.
Lobo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight checks a leg kick.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lobo cracks the inside of Knight's front leg.
Lobo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lobo.
Lobo tries a quick counter leg kick but Knight is wise to it.
A jab lands there for Knight.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lobo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lobo on the side of the head.
Lobo is looking to clinch.
Lobo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKnight.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Lobo thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Lobo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Lobo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Lobo saw that one coming.
Knight scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings for the body but Lobo moves out of range.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lobo misses with a leg kick.
Jed Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lobo throws a low kick but Knight moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Lobo.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Knight moved away.

Lobo clinches with his opponent.
Lobo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
I was talking to Knight's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Knight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lobo scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
Lobo working aggressively here.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Lobo controls the action.
Knight is working Lobo over against the cage.
Lobo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Knight.
Lobo misses with a body punch.
Lobo misses with a body punch.
Lobo lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lobo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knight tries to stall but Lobo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Lobo misses with a body punch.
Lobo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lobo blocks a body shot from Knight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Knight!
Jed Knight looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'i just want say thank you to all my sponsors, Aspire for making me feel at home here. On to the next one.'.