PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Withrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Knogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Withrow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Knogen's chin.

Withrow
vs
Knogen

185 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

183 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Withrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Knogen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knogen is looking to clinch.
Withrow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knogen pinned against the cage. Knogen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knogen slaps away a takedown attempt from Withrow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knogen avoids the head kick by Withrow.
Withrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jack Withrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knogen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Withrow throws a head kick that Knogen semi-blocks.

Knogen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knogen keeping moving, preventing Withrow from controlling successfully.
Withrow stops Knogen from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knogen keeping moving, preventing Withrow from controlling successfully.
Knogen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Withrow!
Withrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Withrow tries to hold on but Knogen pushes him away.
Withrow working to try and regain half guard.
Knogen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Knogen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withrow wants to control but Knogen is having none of it.
Knogen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Withrow is looking to escape.
Withrow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knogen content just to control the position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Withrow is trying desperately to improve position.
Knogen content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen raining down shots from the mount!
Knogen looking to control but Withrow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knogen with good strikes from the mount here!
Withrow swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Withrow is trying to escape the mount.
Withrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knogen trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withrow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Knogen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Withrow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Withrow throwing hammer fists to the chest of Knogen. What's that going to do exactly?
Knogen tries to control but Withrow wriggling away.
Withrow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Withrow wants to hold on but Knogen pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Knogen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Withrow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Withrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Withrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Withrow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knogen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Withrow somewhat.

Withrow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Withrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Withrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Withrow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Withrow is looking for a kimura here.
Knogen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Withrow manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Withrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knogen is working to get back to half guard.
Withrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knogen tries to hold on but Withrow pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knogen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Withrow.
Withrow seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Knogen is holding on tight.
Withrow lands a heavy elbow.

Withrow goes for an armbar but Knogen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Knogen.
Knogen wants to stand but Withrow is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knogen with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knogen looking to sit in guard and control but Withrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Withrow wants to control from the top but Knogen keeps moving.
Withrow postures up in Knogen's guard and throws a big left but Knogen blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knogen is looking to stand up but Withrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Withrow looking to sit in guard and control but Knogen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Withrow dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Withrow slips under a jab.
Knogen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knogen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Withrow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knogen somewhat.
Withrow misses with the combination.
Withrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Knogen counters with a shoot takedown. Withrow fights it but they end up in guard.
Withrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Withrow looking to control but Knogen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Withrow moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Knogen has worked his arm free - good work by Knogen!
Withrow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Withrow is trying to get an arm triangle but Knogen is defending well.
Knogen prevents Withrow from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knogen can't do much from the bottom here.
Withrow lands some shots froms side control.
Withrow is staying tight to Knogen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Withrow trying to control the position but Knogen is working away.

Withrow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knogen, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withrow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knogen struggling a bit here.

Withrow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knogen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Withrow stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Withrow throws a combination that misses

and Knogen counters with a single leg into guard. Withrow didn't expect that.

Knogen gets to his feet. Withrow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Withrow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knogen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knogen tries to clinch but Withrow is having none of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Withrow.
Withrow misses with a two punch combination.
Withrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Knogen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knogen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Withrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Withrow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knogen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Withrow counters with a head kick. That will keep Knogen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Knogen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knogen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!