PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smarky Malarkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malarkey's choice of entrance music: LL Cool J -- Momma said knock you out.. This should be a great matchup!

Knuckles
vs
Malarkey

172 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smarky Malarkey!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malarkey misses the jab.
Malarkey lands a nice looking body shot.
Knuckles misses with a wild combination.
Malarkey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knuckles pinned against the cage. Knuckles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malarkey throws a left that rocks Knuckles and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Malarkey dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Knuckles regain composure!

Knuckles is rocked!

It looks like Dick Knuckles has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Malarkey is trying to get an arm triangle but Knuckles is defending well.
Oh Knuckles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malarkey working the head with strikes.
Malarkey landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Knuckles seems to have got his legs back now.
Malarkey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knuckles keeps working.
Knuckles is looking to regain half guard here but Malarkey keeps moving and retains side control.
Malarkey connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knuckles some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malarkey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Knuckles's legs.
Malarkey scoring with punches and elbows.
Malarkey throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Knuckles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Knuckles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knuckles tries to get out of the position.
Knuckles stops Malarkey from passing to mount.
Knuckles is looking to reverse the position.
Malarkey is putting a hurting on Knuckles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Malarkey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knuckles keeps working.
Malarkey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Malarkey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knuckles keeps working.
Knuckles is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malarkey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Knuckles is looking to reverse the position.
Malarkey lands some shots froms side control.
Knuckles tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Malarkey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knuckles has escaped the position, nice work there.
Knuckles tries to bench press Malarkey off him but Malarkey keeps the position.
Malarkey prevents Knuckles from escaping the position.

Malarkey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knuckles is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Malarkey off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with an elbow to the head.
Malarkey trying to control the hands but Knuckles breaks the grip.
Knuckles is trying to stick to Malarkey's back but Malarkey is turning into Knuckles. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Knuckles's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Malarkey.
Malarkey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knuckles is trying to hold Malarkey in close to prevent damage but Malarkey has managed to pass into half guard.
Knuckles is trying to stand.
Knuckles wants to get back to full guard.
Malarkey is nestled in close to Knuckles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Malarkey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malarkey is thwarting Knuckles's attempts to control the position.
Malarkey trying to control from half guard but Knuckles is working away.

Malarkey is working for a kimura but Knuckles is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four 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.
Knuckles is trying to get back to full guard.
Malarkey lands with a punch from half guard.

Malarkey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knuckles is trying to stand back up but Malarkey is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knuckles misses with a combination
and Malarkey counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smarky Malarkey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Knuckles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Malarkey throws a right and a left that Knuckles avoids nicely.
Malarkey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knuckles misses with a hook. Malarkey ducked under it nicely.
Knuckles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malarkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malarkey slips a jab from Knuckles.
Malarkey ducks right into an uppercut from Knuckles.

Malarkey is rocked!
Knuckles circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Malarkey to the canvas! Malarkey doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Knuckles keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Knuckles!