PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finn Faustins (ranked 3652 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Kobe Knight (ranked 391 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faustins
vs
Knight

180 cm
19
162
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
160
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 Las Vegas, Finn Faustins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kobe Knight!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faustins throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Faustins.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Faustins's ribs.
Faustins misses with a few strikes there.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Faustins's shoulder, as Faustins tries to avoid the shot.
Faustins misses the jab.
Knight was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faustins momentarily.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Faustins ducks down to avoid it.

Faustins gets tackled into the cage by Knight. Knight maintains the clinch.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Faustins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faustins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Faustins tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.
Faustins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faustins tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Faustins back against the cage.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Faustins's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faustins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faustins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faustins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Faustins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight misses with a leg kick
and Faustins counters with a straight right hand.
Knight swings for the body but Faustins moves out of range.
Faustins misses with a left hand

and Knight moves into the clinch.
Faustins working hard to break the clinch.
Knight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knight misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knight.
Faustins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faustins lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Faustins throws a head punch that misses.

Faustins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight defending well as Faustins loads up on a big left hand.
Knight tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knight looks for the body kick but Faustins saw that one coming.
Knight 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.
Faustins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Faustins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Faustins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Faustins.
Faustins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Faustins misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faustins manages to avoid it.
Faustins is looking to counter punch.
Faustins looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knight takes the fight into the clinch.
Faustins misses with a body punch.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Knight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faustins's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Faustins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faustins blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faustins's elbow.
Faustins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faustins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight lands with a right to the head.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight dodges an elbow strike from Faustins.
Knight is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faustins tries to break free but Knight pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faustins.
Faustins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faustins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Knight.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Faustins controls his hands.

Faustins manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Faustins.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Faustins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Knight drives through and clinches with Faustins against the cage.
Faustins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faustins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faustins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faustins wants to break free but Knight has control.
A short uppercut from Knight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kobe Knight will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faustins moves away.
Faustins throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Faustins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faustins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Faustins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Faustins swinging wildly here.
Faustins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faustins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faustins misses with a looping right.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faustins slips under a jab.
Faustins is looking for a counter combo.
Faustins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faustins throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faustins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight misses with a left hand
and Faustins counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Faustins is out of range.
Faustins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
Faustins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Faustins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Faustins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Faustins misses.
Faustins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knight tries to work over Faustins's front leg with a kick but Faustins checks it.
Faustins digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land a leg kick but Faustins saw it coming and moves away.
Faustins throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Knight clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faustins backwards.
Faustins tries to break the clinch but Knight is controlling the position.
Faustins wants to stall.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knight lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Knight.

Faustins is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
A short uppercut from Faustins.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Faustins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faustins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight lands a right hand.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Faustins! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Knight is unloading with more strikes now! Faustins drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobe Knight!
Kobe Knight seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.