PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Skelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skelter comes to the cage accompanied by Helter Skelter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Skelter
vs
Cotto

170 cm
24
144 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
146 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Skelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto throws a right and a left that Skelter avoids nicely.
Skelter works over Cotto's head and body with a nice combination.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skelter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skelter connects with the punch.
Cotto connects with a nice looking jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cotto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Skelter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skelter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skelter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, jab by Skelter - just one landing.
Cotto looks for a takedown but Skelter sprawls well.
Cotto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skelter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Skelter.
Skelter tries a low kick but Cotto avoids it.
Hector Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto misses with a straight left.
Cotto with a poor takedown
and Skelter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto looks gassed!
Skelter misses with a series of wild punches.
Skelter cracks Cotto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cotto with a hook.
Cotto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skelter counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy Skelter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Cotto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skelter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cotto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Skelter.
Good shot there by Skelter.
Skelter lands a jab.
Cotto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skelter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Skelter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cotto backs up against the cage.

Skelter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cotto to the mat! Cotto manages to get full guard.
Skelter distracts Cotto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Cotto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skelter defends well.
Skelter wants to pass the guard but Cotto is keeping the position.
Skelter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Skelter lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelter looks up at the clock and then as Cotto takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Skelter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skelter is chipping away with strikes.
Skelter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cotto's legs.
Cotto is trying to control Skelter's posture but Skelter avoids it.
Cotto is trying to get back to half guard.
Skelter working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotto gets back to half guard.
Cotto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Skelter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Skelter wants to control but Cotto is keeping him busy.
Skelter moves nicely into side control.
Skelter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Skelter lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Skelter connects with a decent elbow.
Skelter lands an elbow.
Cotto is looking to regain half guard here but Skelter keeps moving and retains side control.
Cotto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cotto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Skelter thows a huge punch but Cotto dodges it nicely.
Skelter trying to pass the guard but Cotto defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cotto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cotto is trying to maintain the position but Skelter is very close to passing his half guard.
Skelter working Cotto over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelter moves nicely into side control.
Check out the look on Skelter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cotto tries to improve position but can't.
Skelter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cotto's legs.
Cotto is looking for a sweep.
Skelter trying to control the action but Cotto is working from the bottom.
Skelter working the body and head with strikes.
Cotto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotto wants to get back to full guard.
Cotto trying to control from the bottom.
Skelter prevents Cotto from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Skelter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cotto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good work by Cotto as he checks the leg kick.
Skelter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotto circles away quickly and effectively.

Skelter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cotto wants to improve his position but instead Skelter has moved into half guard.
Skelter is nestled in close to Cotto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cotto is trying to maintain the position but Skelter is very close to passing his half guard.
Cotto is looking for a sweep. Skelter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skelter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Cotto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Skelter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Skelter working Cotto over with strikes.
Cotto is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cotto.
Skelter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Skelter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Skelter 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.
Skelter works over Cotto with some ground and pound from guard.
Skelter pushes down on Cotto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Skelter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cotto is trying to stand back up but Skelter is controlling him
Nice strikes from Skelter there.
Skelter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Cotto looking for submissions off his back.
Skelter works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelter working the ground and pound.
Skelter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cotto to see if he's OK.
Cotto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Skelter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skelter cracks Cotto with a big elbow.
Cotto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Skelter tries to advance to mount but Cotto denies him.
Cotto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cotto struggling a bit here.
Cotto prevents Skelter from moving into mount.
Cotto looking for a sweep but Skelter has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Skelter is landing with some decent strikes but Cotto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelter raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Cotto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Skelter breaks from Cotto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Skelter prevents Cotto from getting the reversal.
Jimmy Skelter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skelter lands a heavy elbow.
Skelter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cotto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Skelter is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cotto is surviving well by controlling Skelter's body position as best he can.
Cotto wants to hold on but Skelter pushes him away.
Skelter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Skelter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cotto's face.
Cotto wants to control but Skelter is having none of it.
Cotto is looking to improve his position but Skelter isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Skelter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Skelter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cotto is trying desperately to improve position.
Skelter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cotto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Skelter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cotto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skelter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Skelter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Skelter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Skelter.
Cotto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Skelter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Skelter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cotto throws the left hand but Skelter avoids the punch easily.
Cotto looks to throw the jab but Skelter is out of range.
Cotto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot by Skelter.
Jab by Skelter.
Skelter blocks a jab.
Cotto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skelter's waist but Skelter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cotto off to one side.
Skelter slips under a jab.

Skelter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Skelter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Skelter cracks Cotto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cotto is bucking up trying to escape but Skelter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cotto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cotto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Skelter with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelter breaks from Cotto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Skelter lands a big elbow.
Skelter with the ground and pound from mount.
Cotto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Skelter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cotto looks a forlorn figure.
Cotto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Skelter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cotto taking shots to the head.
Cotto tries to reverse the position but Skelter maintains control.
Skelter with a couple of short strikes.
Skelter controlling from the full mount.
Skelter landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelter prevents Cotto from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Skelter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cotto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Skelter with shots to the head and body - Cotto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Skelter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cotto?
Cotto is trying to escape the mount.
Skelter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Skelter landing strikes from the mount.
Cotto is working to get back to half guard.
Skelter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cotto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skelter is working for a guillotine from mount but Cotto frees his head quite easily.
Skelter throwing strikes here but Cotto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cotto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skelter landing strikes from the mount.
Skelter looking to finish Cotto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cotto!
Cotto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skelter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cotto can do to turn this around?
Skelter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jimmy Skelter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Skelter landing strikes from the mount.

Skelter is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cotto is surviving well by controlling Skelter's body position as best he can.
Cotto is working to get back to half guard.
Cotto wants to hold on but Skelter pushes him away.
Skelter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hector Cotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skelter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cotto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cotto is desperately trying to improve his position but Skelter has a good base and remains in mount.
Skelter trying to control but Cotto is having none of it.
Skelter working Cotto over with strikes here.
Skelter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cotto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Skelter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skelter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Jimmy Skelter!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Jimmy Skelter!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Jimmy Skelter!

Jimmy Skelter wins by unanimous decision!