PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between skee zerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BiFe eL Sanctuary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). skee zerr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

zerr
vs
eL Sanctuary

190 cm
18
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, skee zerr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, BiFe eL Sanctuary!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zerr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
zerr throws a looping overhand right but eL Sanctuary ducks down to avoid it.
eL Sanctuary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
eL Sanctuary shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with zerr but zerr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
zerr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
eL Sanctuary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

zerr gets a takedown into half guard.
zerr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
zerr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

zerr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
zerr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
eL Sanctuary flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
eL Sanctuary gets full guard.
eL Sanctuary really doesn't want to stay on the ground with zerr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
zerr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
eL Sanctuary looking to control.
eL Sanctuary thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
eL Sanctuary wants to get back to his feet but zerr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
eL Sanctuary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from zerr.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as zerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
eL Sanctuary tries for a takedown but zerr circles away easily

and zerr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
eL Sanctuary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
zerr throwing strikes but missing.
zerr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
zerr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
zerr won't allow eL Sanctuary to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
zerr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
zerr is breathing heavily.
zerr distracts eL Sanctuary with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
zerr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
eL Sanctuary punching from the bottom - just letting zerr know he's still in a fight.
eL Sanctuary wants to sweep here but zerr controlling him for the moment.

zerr drops back looking for a leg! eL Sanctuary is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and eL Sanctuary manages to kick zerr off! zerr jumps back into eL Sanctuary's guard.
eL Sanctuary wants to sweep here but zerr controlling him for the moment.
eL Sanctuary trying to strike off his back.
zerr thows a big elbow that misses.
zerr 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eL Sanctuary trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
zerr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around eL Sanctuary's waist but eL Sanctuary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing zerr off to one side.
eL Sanctuary shoots for a takedown but zerr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
skee zerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BiFe eL Sanctuary.
zerr stuffs the takedown attempt from eL Sanctuary. eL Sanctuary gets slowly back to his feet.
zerr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but eL Sanctuary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
zerr misses with a hook.
eL Sanctuary fails in his attempt to clinch.
zerr thows a body shot but no joy.
zerr scores with the left hand. eL Sanctuary knows he should have avoided that one.
zerr looks to clinch

and eL Sanctuary moves into the clinch.
eL Sanctuary tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
eL Sanctuary lands a hook to the side of the head.
zerr looking to stall.
zerr throws a punch but it's blocked by eL Sanctuary.

That's four 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.
eL Sanctuary lands a left hand that snaps the head of zerr backwards.
eL Sanctuary wants a takedown.

zerr breaks the clinch.
zerr thows a left - swing and a miss!
zerr wants to clinch up but eL Sanctuary keeps it at a distance.
zerr tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and eL Sanctuary counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
zerr is looking for a sweep. eL Sanctuary is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
eL Sanctuary throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

eL Sanctuary postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for zerr to stand up.
eL Sanctuary misses with a takedown attempt
and zerr counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
eL Sanctuary avoids the body shot from zerr.
eL Sanctuary with a poor takedown

and zerr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by zerr.

eL Sanctuary breaks from the clinch.
eL Sanctuary swats away the attempt to clinch by zerr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

zerr swats away the attempt to clinch by eL Sanctuary.
eL Sanctuary stuffs the takedown attempt from zerr. zerr gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab by eL Sanctuary.

It looks like skee zerr has been cut.
eL Sanctuary shoots in for a double leg but zerr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
eL Sanctuary misses with a series of wild punches.
zerr throws a head kick but eL Sanctuary moves out of range.

zerr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in eL Sanctuary's guard.
eL Sanctuary working a defensive guard here.
zerr stopping the sweep attempt from eL Sanctuary.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
zerr thows a big elbow that misses.
zerr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
eL Sanctuary doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
zerr postures up in eL Sanctuary's guard and throws a big left but eL Sanctuary blocks it.
zerr postures up in eL Sanctuary's guard and throws a big left but eL Sanctuary blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
zerr fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - zerr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

eL Sanctuary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

eL Sanctuary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
zerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but eL Sanctuary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
zerr looks to clinch
and eL Sanctuary counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps zerr thinking.
eL Sanctuary looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? zerr is fending him off so far but eL Sanctuary persists. Nope, zerr circles away and we're back to standing.
eL Sanctuary tries to clinch up but zerr circles away and keeps his distance.

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.
eL Sanctuary misses with a takedown attempt

and zerr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
skee zerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BiFe eL Sanctuary.
zerr wants to break free but eL Sanctuary has control.
zerr looking for a takedown.
zerr gets underhooks to prevent eL Sanctuary's takedown attempt.
eL Sanctuary displaying some good clinch control by pressing zerr up against the cage.
eL Sanctuary avoids the elbow strike from zerr, against the cage.

eL Sanctuary jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
eL Sanctuary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
zerr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
skee zerr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
zerr stopping the sweep attempt from eL Sanctuary.
eL Sanctuary is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
eL Sanctuary will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eL Sanctuary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from zerr.
zerr throwing strikes but missing.
eL Sanctuary working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

eL Sanctuary closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - eL Sanctuary lands in his opponent's guard.

zerr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

zerr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
zerr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
eL Sanctuary must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
zerr throwing short punches from the bottom.

zerr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. eL Sanctuary gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
eL Sanctuary wants to pass the guard but zerr is keeping the position.
zerr trying to strike off his back.

eL Sanctuary avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
zerr looking to hit a scissor sweep but eL Sanctuary is one step ahead there.
eL Sanctuary tries to free his leg and advance position but zerr is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that skee zerr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on skee zerr's cut.
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.

eL Sanctuary slips a jab and a cross from zerr.
Horrible takedown by eL Sanctuary or perhaps it was just good defense by zerr which made him look bad.
zerr throws a jab but it's blocked by eL Sanctuary.
skee zerr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
zerr missing with a left hand there. eL Sanctuary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
zerr tests eL Sanctuary's chin there with a solid looking shot.
eL Sanctuary shoots in and drives through. zerr sprawls well.
eL Sanctuary tries to land a front kick but zerr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
eL Sanctuary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

zerr has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
zerr tries to break the clinch but eL Sanctuary is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
eL Sanctuary leaning against his opponent.
zerr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. eL Sanctuary just stands there and leans against the cage.
zerr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of eL Sanctuary backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by eL Sanctuary as zerr tries to tie him up.
zerr throws an elbow that misses.
zerr misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

eL Sanctuary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from zerr misses.
eL Sanctuary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
skee zerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BiFe eL Sanctuary.
zerr moves into range and connects with a jab.
zerr fails in his attempt to clinch.
zerr slips under a jab.
zerr jabbing away but nothing is landing.

zerr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
eL Sanctuary is trying to escape the mount.
zerr thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by zerr.

zerr working for a submission but eL Sanctuary is keeping him at bay.
eL Sanctuary throwing hammer fists to the chest of zerr. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns eL Sanctuary that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
zerr throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
zerr cracks eL Sanctuary with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

zerr looking for a guillotine from mount but eL Sanctuary is having none of it.

zerr jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… eL Sanctuary is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by eL Sanctuary and zerr has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
zerr working away.

zerr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, eL Sanctuary has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

zerr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
eL Sanctuary wants to control but zerr postures up.
zerr tries to score with some ground and pound. eL Sanctuary controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

zerr is trying to get an arm triangle but eL Sanctuary is defending well.
zerr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by zerr.
zerr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
eL Sanctuary tries to buck zerr off but zerr is having none of it.

zerr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, eL Sanctuary has escaped the position, nice work there.
eL Sanctuary striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
eL Sanctuary takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
eL Sanctuary sneaks back into half guard.

zerr is looking for a kimura here.
eL Sanctuary scores with a few weak punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

skee zerr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on skee zerr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

zerr wants to clinch.
zerr throws a lazy right hand but eL Sanctuary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

eL Sanctuary moves into range and clinches up with zerr.
zerr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as eL Sanctuary walks away with a smile on his face. zerr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
eL Sanctuary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from zerr.
zerr stuffs the takedown attempt from eL Sanctuary. eL Sanctuary gets slowly back to his feet.
eL Sanctuary fails with the takedown
and zerr counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - zerr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
zerr tries to close the distance and clinch up but eL Sanctuary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
zerr doesn't manage to clinch there - eL Sanctuary circles away.
zerr clinches but eL Sanctuary breaks the clinch
and eL Sanctuary counters with a one-two to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

zerr gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

zerr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and eL Sanctuary defends it well.

zerr is looking for a kimura but eL Sanctuary is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for zerr to get the leverage.
zerr thows a huge punch but eL Sanctuary dodges it nicely.
eL Sanctuary has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. zerr is working away from the top position though.

eL Sanctuary manages to escape and get back to his feet!

zerr tries to keep at a distance but eL Sanctuary has taken the fight into the clinch.
zerr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
zerr misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
eL Sanctuary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as zerr walks away with a smile on his face. eL Sanctuary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
skee zerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BiFe eL Sanctuary.
zerr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

eL Sanctuary changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. zerr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
eL Sanctuary avoids the strikes from the bottom by zerr.
eL Sanctuary is working zerr over with some ground and pound from side control.
eL Sanctuary working the head with strikes.
zerr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on eL Sanctuary's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

zerr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. eL Sanctuary lands a nice short elbow.
zerr is pressing down on eL Sanctuary's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
eL Sanctuary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. zerr is keeping the position for now.
eL Sanctuary postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eL Sanctuary wants to control from the top but zerr keeps moving.
eL Sanctuary with a flurry of punches that miss.

eL Sanctuary is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but zerr has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. eL Sanctuary is looking to defend but zerr has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for eL Sanctuary! zerr pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, eL Sanctuary taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). skee zerr!
skee zerr is the new light heavyweight champion!