PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Knight
vs
Fernando Gonzalez

183 cm
23
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ted Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.

Gonzalez scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzalez postures up.

Knight working for a triangle but Gonzalez defends it easily.
Gonzalez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gonzalez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knight's guard.
Gonzalez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gonzalez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gonzalez is standing up over Knight. Knight looks to escape but Gonzalez dives into side control.
Knight struggling a bit here.
Knight is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonzalez looks up at the clock and then as Knight takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gonzalez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gonzalez controlling from side mount.
Knight manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Knight trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Knight regains half guard.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
Knight trying to control here.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knight is looking to control Gonzalez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Knight is working away.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knight has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knight is staying active underneath Gonzalez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is trying to control. Knight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Knight avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Knight has wrist control.
Gonzalez controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Fernando Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Knight seems unphased.

Gonzalez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Knight!
Knight wants to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Knight is trying to escape the mount.
Gonzalez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez with a couple of short strikes.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Gonzalez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Knight sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Knight wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Knight is working away.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gonzalez lands a nice short elbow.
Knight works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez is adopting a defensive guard.
Knight would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knight!
Knight is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knight can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzalez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Gonzalez.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Gonzalez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gonzalez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knight can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Knight is trying to stand up.
Gonzalez landing strikes from the mount and Knight is in trouble!
Knight tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez with the ground and pound from mount.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Gonzalez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez landing shots from mount.
Knight in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knight is trying to escape the mount.
Gonzalez with shots to the head and body - Knight looks very uncomfortable down there.
Knight tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Knight looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Fernando Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Knight tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.

Gonzalez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gonzalez scoring with punches and elbows.
Knight tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gonzalez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Knight to escape the position.
Gonzalez cracks Knight with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Knight from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Gonzalez keeps control of the position as Knight tries to break free.
Knight tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gonzalez lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzalez unloading with bombs!
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the head.

Knight is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is in a horrible position here. Gonzalez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Knight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzalez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gonzalez unloading with bombs!
Gonzalez postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Knight bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gonzalez and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!