PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jed Knight (ranked 3772 p4p, 6242 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 456 p4p, 622 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Knight
vs
Silva

182 cm
37
172
26 - 11 - 0

188 cm
30
182
9 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jed Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva walks into a left hand.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Knight misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Knight misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Knight is wise to it.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Knight blocks it well.
Knight throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
Knight thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Knight is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Knight throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jed Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Knight misses.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cyborg Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Knight throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Knight manages to duck under it in time.
Knight throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Knight in his tracks momentarily.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knight digs a good hook to Silva's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva slips a jab from Knight.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
A head kick from Knight lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Jed Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.
Knight misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knight cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Knight dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick from Knight misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight misses with a body shot
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knight thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Knight misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Knight is wise to it.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knight.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Knight scores with a hook.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Knight looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
And Silva responds with a good body kick, but Knight manages to step out the way in time.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Knight moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Knight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Knight misses.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jed Knight.
Well Knight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Knight!
Post fight, Jed Knight took to the microphone: 'i just want say thank you to all my sponsors, Aspire for making me feel at home here. On to the next one.'.