PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ray skillz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherk's entrance music is Fill the Bite. A fine choice. ray skillz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sherk
vs
skillz

168 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ray skillz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from skillz does no damage.
Sherk shoots in for a double leg but skillz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
skillz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
skillz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherk.

Sherk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches skillz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sherk fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sherk looks up at the clock and then as skillz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sherk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
skillz wants to get back to his feet but Sherk drags him back down.
Sherk 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.
skillz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sherk working the ground and pound but skillz is defending the strikes.
skillz looks gassed!
skillz stops Sherk from passing to mount.
Sherk working the head with strikes.
Sherk lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
skillz tries to buck Sherk off but Sherk is having none of it.
Sherk scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sherk scores with punches from side control.
skillz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sherk cracks skillz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sherk throws a strike aimed at the side of skillz's head but skillz avoids it well.
Sherk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at skillz to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Sherk.
Sherk lands a few punches from side control.
Sherk misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on skillz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sherk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
skillz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
skillz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sherk.
Sherk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sherk is putting a hurting on skillz here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ground and pound from Sherk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sherk throws an elbow but skillz slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
skillz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sherk.
Sherk throws a strike aimed at the side of skillz's head but skillz avoids it well.
skillz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
skillz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sherk's best efforts.
Sherk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
skillz wants to improve his position but Sherk is controlling well.
Sherk not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
skillz misses with a low kick.
Sherk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Sherk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sherk thowing shots but they're missing.
Sherk with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Sherk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sherk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. skillz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sherk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
skillz blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish skillz?
Sherk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Sherk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

skillz tries to bum rush Sherk with a series of wild strikes but Sherk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
skillz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
skillz throws a combination. Sherk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sherk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around skillz's waist but skillz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherk off to one side.
Sherk tries to clinch there but skillz circles away.
skillz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sherk shoots for a double leg takedown but skillz sprawls well. He's pushed Sherk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
skillz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sherk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Sherk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sherk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
skillz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
skillz misses with a double jab.
skillz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sherk.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sherk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Sherk. No joy for skillz on that attempt.
skillz misses with a few strikes there.
Sherk lands with a straight right. skillz didn't see that one coming.
skillz misses with a wild combination.

Sherk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. skillz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sherk scoring with punches and elbows.
Sherk working the ground and pound but skillz is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Sherk.
skillz defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
skillz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sherk.
Sherk throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sherk creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Sherk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherk looks for a takedown but skillz sprawls well.
skillz tries to bum rush Sherk with a series of wild strikes but Sherk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherk has his takedown stuffed
and skillz counters with a one-two to the body.
skillz looks to land a combination. Sherk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
skillz lands a glancing blow to the side of Sherk's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

skillz tries to keep at a distance but Sherk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sherk wants a takedown but no success here.
skillz wants to break free but Sherk has control.
Sherk wants a takedown.
skillz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sherk.
Sherk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. skillz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sherk can't get the takedown.
Sherk tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sherk lands a takedown into guard.
Sherk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk stands up over skillz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sherk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of skillz's head.
skillz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sean Sherk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sherk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sherk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
skillz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sherk throwing strikes from guard but skillz blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherk shoots in but no luck this time.
skillz fails to land the takedown.
Sherk dodges the punch combination from skillz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Sherk dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

skillz lands with a nice combination. Sherk backs away looking to recover.
skillz tries to bum rush Sherk with a series of wild strikes but Sherk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sherk.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sherk is defended easily by skillz.
Sherk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says skillz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Sherk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
skillz circles away from the clinch attempt
and skillz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting skillz counter with a right hand.
Sherk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sean Sherk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
skillz misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
skillz cracks Sherk with an open hand slap.
Sherk with a lazy takedown attempt
and skillz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
skillz tries to bum rush Sherk with a series of wild strikes but Sherk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherk dodges the punch combination from skillz.
Sherk throws a left and a right that both miss
and skillz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sherk thinking.
skillz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
skillz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherk.
Sherk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but skillz avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by skillz!

Sherk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. skillz did well to prevent Sherk getting side control.
Sherk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sherk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sherk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
skillz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sherk.
Sherk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sherk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
skillz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sherk.
skillz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sherk scores with a couple of nice shots.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sherk slips a jab and a cross from skillz.
Sherk misses with a two punch combination.
Sherk throws a big shot that misses.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown but skillz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
skillz tried to score with a low kick but Sherk checks it.
Sherk dips to his left and cracks skillz with an uppercut!
Sherk falls off balance throwing a combination
and skillz counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
skillz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sherk doesn't manage to clinch there - skillz circles away.

Sherk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sherk stops skillz from standing up.
Sherk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sherk lands a couple of elbows.
skillz wants to sweep here but Sherk controlling him for the moment.
skillz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sherk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of skillz's head.
skillz keeping full guard, as Sherk tries to pass.
skillz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sherk.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherk throws a left and a right that both miss
and skillz counters with a one-two to the body.
skillz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Sherk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sherk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sherk working skillz over with strikes.
Sherk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. skillz defending well though.
ray skillz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sherk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Sherk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sherk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Sherk!