PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Rakieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tony skins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tony skins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rakieta
vs
skins

193 cm
19
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
176 lbs
6 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Rakieta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, tony skins!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
skins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rakieta sprawls well. Rakieta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. skins gets slowly back to his feet.
Rakieta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

skins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rakieta's guard.
skins prevents Rakieta from getting back to his feet.
skins throws and elbow that misses. Rakieta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in skins's guard. Nice move by Rakieta!
Rakieta wants to stand but skins is controlling his posture from full guard.

skins has his foot on Rakieta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rakieta works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
skins looking to control.
skins has a closed guard, preventing Rakieta from standing up.
skins wants to sweep but no luck.
skins looking to control.

That's two 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.
skins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
skins tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. tony skins wasn't active enough on the ground.
skins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rakieta stuffs the takedown.
Grzegorz Rakieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony skins.

skins closes the distance and clinches.
Rakieta misses with a knee to the head.
Rakieta is trying to break the clinch but skins has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta is looking to break free of the clinch but skins has double underhooks.

Rakieta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
skins misses with a wild body shot.
skins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rakieta sprawls well. Rakieta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. skins gets slowly back to his feet.
Rakieta misses with a low kick.
skins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rakieta leaves skins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
skins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rakieta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
skins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta thuds his right hand into skins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rakieta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but skins circles away quickly and effectively.

skins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rakieta did well to prevent skins getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
skins wants to pass the guard but Rakieta is defending well.

skins decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
skins fails with the takedown.
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 Grzegorz Rakieta will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rakieta throws a shot from downtown. skins moves away and avoids it.
skins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rakieta.
Grzegorz Rakieta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rakieta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rakieta wants it to stay on the feet.
Rakieta throws a right and a left that skins avoids nicely.
skins drops his hands momentarily and Rakieta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice combination there by Rakieta.
skins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rakieta looks to land a combination but skins avoids it well.
Rakieta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by skins.
skins misses with a leg kick
and Rakieta counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakieta throws a series of punches but skins avoids them all with ease.
tony skins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
skins misses with a takedown attempt
and Rakieta counters with a series of strikes. skins will be more careful next time no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rakieta.
skins is breathing heavily.
skins with a poor takedown
and Rakieta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grzegorz Rakieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony skins.
Rakieta throws a leg kick which misses skins's front leg but catches the back leg as skins tries to avoid it.
Rakieta throws a nice looking combination but skins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Rakieta.
skins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakieta throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - skins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rakieta dips to his left and cracks skins with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but skins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
skins closes the distance but Rakieta moves to the side
and Rakieta counters with a series of strikes. skins will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakieta connects with a right hand. skins shakes it off.
skins tries for a takedown but Rakieta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rakieta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
skins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rakieta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
skins slips a jab and a cross from Rakieta.
skins tries to clinch but Rakieta moves away
and Rakieta counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Rakieta does no damage.
Rakieta misses with a kick to the body
and skins counters with a three punch combo that has Rakieta backing up. Rakieta nods at skins to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta misses with a shot to the body

and skins counters with a single leg into guard. Rakieta didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rakieta wants to stand but skins is controlling the position.
skins wants to control from the top but Rakieta keeps moving.
skins tries to stand but Rakieta is controlling from the bottom.

skins stands up from Rakieta's guard - skins perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta throws out a loose jab but skins uses good head movement to avoid it.

skins has closed the distance and engaged Rakieta in a clinch.
skins is leaning against Rakieta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

skins pulls guard effortlessly.
skins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
skins doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grzegorz Rakieta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rakieta throws a head kick that half lands.
Rakieta lands a body shot.
skins shoots in for a takedown but Rakieta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
skins wants to clinch but Rakieta slips to the side
and Rakieta counters with a nice uppercut.
Rakieta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
skins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
skins shoots for a takedown but Rakieta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grzegorz Rakieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony skins.
Rakieta connects with a single shot there.
skins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rakieta tries to avoid it but skins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rakieta to the ground. Rakieta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
skins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
skins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rakieta counters with a three punch combo that has skins backing up. skins nods at Rakieta to acknowledge the strikes.
Grzegorz Rakieta is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakieta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

skins is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
skins with a poor takedown
and Rakieta counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops skins! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Rakieta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grzegorz Rakieta!