PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coach Potato (ranked 4021 p4p, 4018 weight class) and Leonard Skinner (ranked 193 p4p, 203 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Potato
vs
Skinner

199 cm
18
299
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coach Potato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonard Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Potato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skinner looks to land a right hand but Potato moved out of range.
Potato looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner looks to land a left hand but Potato moved out of range nicely.
Potato misses with a low kick.
Skinner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skinner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potato misses with a low kick as Skinner jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Skinner misses with a hook. Potato ducked under it nicely.
Potato looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Skinner looks to throw the jab but Potato is out of range.
Potato half committed to a counter leg kick.
Skinner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Potato moves out of range of the strikes.
Potato feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Skinner.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
Potato throws a leg kick but Skinner sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Skinner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Skinner misses the target.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
Potato misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skinner throws a hook but Potato avoids it easily.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
A slow jab from Skinner misses its intended target.
Skinner loads up on a big right hand but Potato slips the punch.
Potato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Potato moves out of range of the strikes.
As Skinner backs away, Potato returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Potato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potato half committed to a counter leg kick.
Skinner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skinner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Potato misses with a leg kick.
Skinner thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skinner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potato counters with a good low kick that Skinner was not able to check.
Potato slips under a jab from Skinner.
As Skinner backs away, Potato returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Skinner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skinner throws a hook but Potato avoids it easily.
Potato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Skinner misses.
Jab, jab by Skinner - just one landing.
Potato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skinner.
It seemed like Skinner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skinner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Skinner jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's eight 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.
Skinner misses the jab.
Potato tried to counter with a leg kick but Skinner avoided it.
Potato throws a low kick but Skinner avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Skinner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skinner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Skinner checks a leg kick.
Skinner throws out a counter right but Potato avoids it with no problem.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Skinner throws a lazy right hand but Potato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skinner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Potato throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Skinner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skinner throws a lazy right hand but Potato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coach Potato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard Skinner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skinner misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Skinner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skinner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Leonard Skinner!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Leonard Skinner!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Leonard Skinner!

Leonard Skinner wins by unanimous decision!