PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rabbit Usavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Skinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinn has chosen Decibollene - Ryggen Fri as his entrance music. Per Skinn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Usavich
vs
Skinn

182 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rabbit Usavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Per Skinn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usavich misses with a wild body shot.
Usavich misses with an uppercut. Skinn saw that one coming.
Usavich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skinn.

Skinn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Skinn lands in his opponent's guard.
Skinn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skinn wants to get up but he can't break Usavich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Skinn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Usavich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Usavich has escaped and now he's on top!
Skinn keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Skinn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Usavich with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinn keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Skinn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Usavich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Per Skinn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Usavich. Skinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Usavich misses the jab.
Skinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Usavich.
Skinn throws a lazy right hand but Usavich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Usavich lands a nice hook to Skinn's body. Skinn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Usavich misses with a straight left.
Skinn misses with a right hand

and Usavich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skinn won't be happy with that.
Skinn wants to control but Usavich postures up.
Usavich is working Skinn over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usavich prevents Skinn from escaping the position.
Usavich working the ground and pound from side control.
Skinn regains half guard.
Skinn trying to control here.
Usavich is looking to take a break and control but Skinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Usavich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Usavich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Usavich lands a nice short elbow.
Skinn wants to control but Usavich passes into side.
The strikes coming from Usavich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Skinn is trying to get back to half guard.
Usavich connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Skinn some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinn can't do much from the bottom here.
Usavich landing a few strikes.
Usavich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skinn keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Usavich cracks Skinn with a big right hand but Skinn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Skinn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Usavich scoring with punches and elbows.
Usavich working away.
Usavich lands some shots froms side control.
Skinn can't do much from the bottom here.
Skinn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Usavich kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Skinn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Usavich's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usavich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Skinn is not content to let Usavich control the position.
Usavich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Usavich trying to control from half guard but Skinn is working away.
Usavich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Skinn wants to control but Usavich is keeping busy.
Usavich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Usavich is looking to take a break and control but Skinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Usavich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Usavich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skinn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Skinn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Skinn being controlled here, momentarily.
Skinn pulls Usavich in to control the position.

Skinn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Usavich with a nice head shot there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Skinn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Usavich manages to get himself to full guard.
Skinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skinn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Usavich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skinn trying to control but Usavich is working from the bottom.
Usavich controlling Skinn's posture.

Skinn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Usavich. Beautiful body shot.
Usavich checks a leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Usavich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the body from Usavich misses
and Skinn counters with an inside leg kick.
Usavich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skinn lands the left hand.
Usavich lands with a right hand.
Skinn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Usavich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Usavich throws out a loose jab but Skinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Usavich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Usavich lands a right hook to the body.
Skinn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skinn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Usavich is breathing heavily.
Usavich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Skinn.
Usavich throws a good cross that connects.
Skinn has a takedown stuffed.

Usavich gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skinn wants to control but Usavich postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Usavich is working Skinn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Skinn tries to buck Usavich off but Usavich is having none of it.
Skinn wants to control but Usavich postures up.
Skinn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Usavich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skinn's head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Skinn wants to get back to full guard.
Usavich prevents Skinn from standing back up.
Usavich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Usavich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Skinn trying to control here.
Usavich 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.
Skinn is not content to let Usavich control the position.
Skinn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Usavich.
Usavich wants to take a breather but Skinn is having none of it.
Usavich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skinn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Usavich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Usavich's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabbit Usavich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Skinn connects with a leg kick. Usavich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skinn tries to score with a low kick but Usavich moves his leg out of the way.
Usavich misses with an uppercut
and Skinn counters with a nice leg kick.
Skinn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skinn is looking to clinch.
Skinn wants to clinch.
Usavich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Usavich catches Skinn right on the button with a cross.
Usavich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skinn manages to avoid it.
Skinn throws a hook but Usavich blocks it.
Usavich swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Usavich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skinn lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Rabbit Usavich has been cut.

Usavich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skinn is positioning himself well to prevent Usavich advancing to mount.
Skinn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Usavich.
Skinn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Usavich trying to control the position from guard on top but Skinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skinn looking to control.
Skinn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Usavich trying to control but Skinn is working from the bottom.
Rabbit Usavich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skinn is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinn trying to control but Usavich is working from the bottom.
Skinn tries to free his leg and advance position but Usavich is retaining full guard.
Skinn works over Usavich with some ground and pound from guard.
Usavich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skinn scoring with some ground and pound.
Usavich keeping moving, preventing Skinn from controlling successfully.
Skinn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Usavich holds on and takes a little breather.
Skinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Usavich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Skinn wants to control from the top but Usavich keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Usavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Skinn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Usavich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Usavich has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Skinn working a defensive guard here.
Usavich postures up in Skinn's guard and throws a big left but Skinn blocks it.
Skinn working a defensive guard here.
Usavich is working Skinn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Usavich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Usavich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Usavich trying to control but Skinn is working from the bottom.
Skinn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Usavich tries to free his leg and advance position but Skinn is retaining full guard.
Skinn controlling the position.
Usavich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skinn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Skinn swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Usavich is now in Skinn's guard. A big mistake from Skinn there, giving up the dominant position!
Usavich throws a big right hand that misses.

Skinn looking for subs off his back but Usavich has passed one foot through into half guard.
Usavich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Usavich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Skinn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Usavich is trying to control the action in half guard but Skinn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Usavich working over Skinn with some ground and pound. Skinn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Skinn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Skinn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Skinn.
Usavich thows a big elbow that misses.
Skinn keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Usavich postures up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Usavich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Usavich is fighting to break Skinn's control of his arms but Skinn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Per Skinn.
Skinn avoids the body shot from Usavich.
Skinn throws a leg kick
letting Usavich counter with a right hand.
Rabbit Usavich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usavich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Usavich lands a nice looking body shot.

Usavich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skinn quickly recovers to half guard.
Skinn is not content to let Usavich control the position.
Usavich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Skinn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Usavich is working away from the top position though.
Usavich drops an elbow to the side of Skinn's head.
Usavich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Usavich trying to control from half guard but Skinn is working away.
Skinn is trying to maintain the position but Usavich is very close to passing his half guard.
Usavich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skinn's head.
Skinn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Usavich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skinn moves into full guard.
Skinn keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Skinn pulls Usavich in close to his closed guard and prevents Usavich from doing any damage or advancing position.
Usavich postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Usavich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Usavich trying to control the position from guard on top but Skinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Skinn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Usavich 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 Skinn.
Usavich trying to control the action but Skinn is working from the bottom.
Usavich working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Per Skinn.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Rabbit Usavich!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Rabbit Usavich!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rabbit Usavich!

Rabbit Usavich wins by unanimous decision!