PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heristos Merialoser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knight
vs
Merialoser

177 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
27
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heristos Merialoser!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merialoser tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Merialoser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Merialoser tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merialoser has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Merialoser closes the distance looking to clinch

and Knight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Merialoser won't be happy with that.
Knight in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Merialoser is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is chipping away with strikes.
Merialoser is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Merialoser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merialoser tries to improve position but can't.
Merialoser is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
Knight just content to control the position.
Merialoser is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Knight seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Merialoser is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Merialoser really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight taking a breather here.
Knight tries to score with some ground and pound. Merialoser controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knight trying to control the action but Merialoser is working from the bottom.
Knight throws a strike aimed at the side of Merialoser's head but Merialoser avoids it well.
Knight grinds an elbow into Merialoser's temple.
Merialoser dodges the ground and pound from Knight.
Knight slows the pace down.

Knight stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Merialoser. No joy for Knight on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Merialoser walks into a jab.
Merialoser closes the distance looking to clinch

and Knight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Merialoser's guard now.
Merialoser utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight wants to control from the top but Merialoser keeps moving.
Merialoser looks gassed!
Knight stands up over Merialoser, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Merialoser keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Knight slips nicely into half guard.
Knight thows a huge punch but Merialoser dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight passes to side control.
Merialoser tries to buck Knight off but Knight is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Knight looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Merialoser!
Knight controlling from the full mount.
Merialoser is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Merialoser taking shots to the head.
Knight lands a nice shot to the head.
Knight with shots to the head and body - Merialoser looks very uncomfortable down there.
Knight lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Knight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knight scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Merialoser?
Merialoser is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight prevents Merialoser from getting the reversal.
Knight lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Knight connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knight scoring with strikes but Merialoser is staying in there.
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
Knight is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knight looking to finish Merialoser with some ground and pound. This is bad for Merialoser!
Knight lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merialoser taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Knight.
Knight prevents Merialoser from getting the reversal.
Knight has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knight with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Knight.
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
Knight has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight with the ground and pound from mount.
Knight looking to control but Merialoser is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knight has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Merialoser's face.
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knight looking to control but Merialoser is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Merialoser can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knight fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Knight lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knight controlling his opponent.
Knight fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knight controlling from the full mount.
Knight landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Knight dominated that second round.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Knight scores a takedown into full mount!
Merialoser is looking to get to half guard.
Knight scoring with strikes but Merialoser is staying in there.
Knight lands a heavy elbow.
Knight controlling the pace for now.
Knight putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Merialoser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight controlling from the full mount.
Knight dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Merialoser wants to control but Knight is having none of it.
Knight lands with some strikes.
Knight lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Knight scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Merialoser?
Knight landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knight landing shots from mount.
Knight is landing with some decent strikes but Merialoser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight working the ground and pound effectively.
Knight scoring with strikes but Merialoser is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight is landing with some decent strikes but Merialoser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Knight has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Merialoser's face.
Knight landing punches.

Merialoser is rocked!
Knight raining down shots from the mount!
Merialoser is still in real trouble! Can Knight finish him?
Merialoser takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Knight's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Knight!