PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynald Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Knock Out
vs
Mercier

175 cm
22
265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

197 cm
32
247 lbs
13 - 14 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reynald Mercier!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercier. Knock Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knock Out misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Knock Out does no damage.
Mercier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knock Out pinned against the cage. Knock Out gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knock Out.
Mercier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knock Out throws the left hand but Mercier avoids the punch easily.
Knock Out throws a right hand that Mercier ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercier also avoids with ease.
Knock Out misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Knock Out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knock Out throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knock Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Mercier dives in and scores a takedown into Knock Out's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mercier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mercier sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mercier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knock Out is keeping the position for now.
Mercier won't allow Knock Out to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercier throws a big elbow that misses.
Knock Out is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mercier is controlling him.
Mercier is stalling in the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Knock Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knock Out throws a right hand that Mercier ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercier also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knock Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mercier throws a body punch but Knock Out moves out of range.
Knock Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercier throws the left hand but Knock Out avoids the punch easily.
Christian Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knock Out lands a jab-cross combination.
Knock Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercier slips a jab and a cross from Knock Out.
Knock Out misses with a straight right.
Knock Out lands a two punch combo.
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!

Mercier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mercier is trying to control. Knock Out wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercier is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mercier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mercier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Christian Knock Out will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Knock Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knock Out fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercier avoids the body shot from Knock Out.
Knock Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christian Knock Out is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knock Out's waist but Knock Out gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mercier off to one side.
Knock Out throws a body punch but Mercier moves out of range.
Knock Out throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a nice body shot.
Mercier works over Knock Out's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the body from Knock Out misses
and Mercier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knock Out gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercier.

It looks like Christian Knock Out has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Mercier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercier.
Knock Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Mercier drops Knock Out with a right and a left! Mercier comes rushing in but Knock Out regains his composure and manages to keep Mercier in guard.

Knock Out is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercier is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oh Knock Out is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercier wants to control from the top but Knock Out keeps moving.
Mercier stays in close to Knock Out's body and controls the position.
Knock Out seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercier throwing strikes from guard but Knock Out blocks nicely.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Reynald Mercier hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Knock Out slips under a jab from Mercier.
Knock Out is looking to wear down Mercier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knock Out misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercier.
A nice combination there by Mercier.
Christian Knock Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knock Out!
Knock Out sizes up Mercier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knock Out misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercier looks to land a combination but Knock Out avoids it well.
Mercier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knock Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knock Out thows a body shot but no joy.
Mercier fails to land with a series of punches.
Knock Out scores with a punch to the head.
Mercier slips under a jab.
Knock Out lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Knock Out.
Knock Out shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mercier eats them both and turns towards Knock Out to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercier misses with a hook
and Knock Out counters with a straight right hand.

Mercier is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knock Out throws a right and a left that Mercier avoids nicely.
Mercier is still on wobbly legs! Can Knock Out finish him?
Mercier looks to land a right hand but Knock Out moved out of range.
Knock Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercier seems to have recovered his senses.
Mercier misses the shot to the body.
Knock Out falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercier slips a jab and a cross from Knock Out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knock Out scores with a jab.
Mercier walks straight into a right hand from Knock Out - that's dropped him! Knock Out jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mercier from any more punishment! Mercier complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Christian Knock Out!