PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanner Bildt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Skate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bildt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get Buck in Here. Nate Skate has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bildt
vs
Skate

192 cm
28
176 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanner Bildt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nate Skate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bildt dodges the punch combination from Skate.
Skate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bildt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Skate looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Skate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bildt is one step ahead there.
Bildt slips nicely into half guard.
Bildt wants to free his trapped foot but Skate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bildt passes to full mount!
Bildt looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bildt pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

Bildt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Skate has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Skate tries to reverse the position but Bildt maintains control.

Bildt goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Skate is on top in guard.

Bildt has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Skate is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bildt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skate lands a few punches from side control.
Bildt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skate lands strikes from half guard.
Skate is keen to just control but Bildt is a slippery customer.

Skate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bildt sees it coming and defends easily.
Bildt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Skate.
Skate wants to control from the top but Bildt keeps moving.
Skate won't allow Bildt to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bildt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bildt tries to pass to full mount but Skate defends it.
Bildt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skate keeps working.
Skate is looking for a sweep. Bildt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skate misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Bildt seems to be looking for submissions.

Bildt seems to be working for a kimura but Skate defends the submission attempt.

Bildt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four 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.
Skate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bildt advances position into side control!
Skate prevents Bildt from moving into mount.
Bildt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skate keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stanner Bildt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bildt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bildt shoots in for a takedown but Skate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bildt fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanner Bildt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bildt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skate throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bildt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skate slaps away a takedown attempt from Bildt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bildt throws a leg kick which misses Skate's front leg but catches the back leg as Skate tries to avoid it.
Nate Skate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skate loads up on a big right hand but Bildt slips the punch.
Bildt fails with a takedown attempt.
Skate throws the left hand but Bildt avoids the punch easily.
Skate throws the left hand but Bildt avoids the punch easily.
Skate scores with a hook to the body. Bildt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bildt slips under a jab from Skate.
Skate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Skate as he connects with a hook.
Bildt staying out of range there.
Bildt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skate throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Bildt is rocked!

It looks like Stanner Bildt has been cut.
Bildt tries to move into range but Skate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Bildt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bildt.
Skate misses with a wild combination.
Bildt seems to have got his legs back now.
Skate misses with a straight left.
Skate swinging wildly here.
Bildt staying out of range there.
Bildt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skate as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skate misses the shot to the body.
Bildt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skate swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bildt fails with the takedown.
Bildt shoots for a takedown but Skate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bildt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bildt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skate.
Bildt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bildt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bildt shoots in looking for a takedown. Skate tries to sprawl out of it but Bildt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Skate throws out a loose jab but Bildt uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four 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.
Skate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skate wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bildt.
Skate throws a looping overhand right but Bildt ducks down to avoid it.
Skate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bildt.
Bildt shoots in looking for a takedown. Skate tries to sprawl out of it but Bildt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Skate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skate throws the left hand but Bildt avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Skate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanner Bildt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Skate. Bildt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bildt misses with a hook. Skate ducked under it nicely.
Skate misses with a looping left.
Bildt ducks under a wild hook from Skate.
Bildt slips a jab and a cross from Skate.
Skate loads up on a big right hand but Bildt slips the punch.
Skate swinging wildly here.
Skate dives in and grabs Bildt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bildt pushes down on Skate's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bildt shoots in but no luck this time.
Skate avoids the body shot from Bildt.
Skate takes a swing at Bildt's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skate loads up on a big right hand but Bildt slips the punch.
Skate thows a body shot but no joy.
Bildt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bildt shoots in for a double leg but Skate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skate with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bildt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Skate's guard.
Stanner Bildt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Skate.

Bildt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bildt passes Skate's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Bildt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Bildt seems to be working for a kimura but Skate defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bildt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Skate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Skate pushes Bildt off looking to stand but Bildt dives back in and keeps control.
Bildt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Bildt is looking for a kimura but Skate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bildt to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bildt is working for a submission of some sort.
Skate is trying to get back to full guard.
Bildt moves nicely into side control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bildt wants to control but Skate is keeping him busy.

Bildt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bildt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bildt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bildt has an Americana. Skate didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bildt is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bildt hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stanner Bildt!