PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Knight (ranked 4794 p4p, 4793 weight class) and Ideres Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Knight
vs
Barker

185 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ideres Barker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knight takes the fight into the clinch.
Barker taking a breather.

Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barker.
Knight scores with a nice right hand.

Knight drives through and clinches with Barker against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
Knight working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Barker is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Barker into the cage.
Barker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barker blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight digs a right hand into Barker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barker's gas tank.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Barker.
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barker backwards.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Barker blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barker or not.
Knight tries to work over Barker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Barker.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knight is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is working for takedown but Barker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barker is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Barker into the cage.
Barker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight tries to work over Barker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knight tries a body shot but Barker blocks it.
Nice body punch from Knight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Barker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Barker.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barker's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short uppercut from Knight.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max Knight dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Knight pushes Barker up against the cage in a clinch.
Barker trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barker into the cage.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Barker avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Max Knight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Knight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knight tries a body shot but Barker blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Barker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Knight.
Knight blocks a body shot from Barker.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barker looking to stall.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Barker.
Barker prevents a body shot from Knight.
Barker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Barker.

Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Barker misses.
Knight tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barker manages to circle out of the way.
Ideres Barker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Knight clinches.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barker blocks an uppercut.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight tries a body shot but Barker blocks it.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight blocks a body shot from Barker.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Knight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barker prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight presses Barker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barker wants to stall.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Barker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max Knight dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Knight looks to land a left hand but Barker moved out of range nicely.

Knight forces Barker back against the cage and clinches.
Knight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Barker takes a shot to the head.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knight misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barker trying to stall but Knight improves his position.
Barker taking a breather.
Barker is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Barker looking to slow down the pace here.
Barker is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Knight has denied him.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
Knight gets through Barker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
Barker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barker backwards.
Barker looking to stall.
Barker blocks a body shot from Knight.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knight.
Knight lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Knight.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Barker.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Barker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker stalling in the clinch.
Barker takes a shot to the head.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight cracks Barker with a nice body shot.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Barker controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight pushes Barker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barker backwards.
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barker backwards.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Barker is trying to stall.
Max Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker taking a breather.
Barker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knight misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Knight!