PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Skyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skyes comes to the cage accompanied by BRING ME THE HORIZON - Pray for Plagues. Oliver Skyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Skyes
vs
Bullock

196 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

174 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Skyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bullock!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skyes throws a nice looking combination but Bullock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Skyes misses.
Bullock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Skyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bullock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullock misses with the combination.
Skyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skyes misses with the combination.
Skyes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A combination from Skyes does no damage.
Bullock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bullock tries to move into range but Skyes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skyes with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bullock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Skyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skyes blocks the body kick.
Bullock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Skyes has knocked Bullock down with a huge combo! Skyes steps away and waves a wobbly Bullock back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bullock is rocked!
Bullock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bullock is still on wobbly legs! Can Skyes finish him?
Bullock lands a jab.
Bullock seems to have recovered his senses.
Bullock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skyes.
Oliver Skyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bullock dodges the punch combination from Skyes.
Skyes is breathing heavily.
Bullock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bullock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bullock lands with a nice combination. Skyes backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullock connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullock. Skyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullock tests Skyes's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bullock. Those never looked like landing.
Bullock lands a nice shot to the body.
Skyes looks to land a combination but Bullock avoids it well.
Skyes throws a right hand that Bullock ducks under and follows up with a left that Bullock also avoids with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bullock!
Bullock lands a body shot.
Bullock looks to land a body kick but Skyes moved away.
Bullock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Skyes misses with the combination.
Bullock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bullock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skyes manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Bullock.
Sloppy strikes from Skyes. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bullock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skyes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Bullock lands.
Skyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bullock.
Skyes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bullock finds it's way round the side to connect with Skyes's head.
Bullock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skyes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bullock tries to bum rush Skyes with a series of wild strikes but Skyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bullock scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Bullock. Those never looked like landing.
Skyes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bullock back to the cage. Skyes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Skyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bullock works Skyes's body with a nice hook.
Bullock throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Skyes misses.
Bullock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bullock tries to score with a low kick but Skyes moves his leg out of the way.
Bullock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Skyes rather than just go for the knockout.
Bullock scores with a jab. Skyes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bullock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skyes.
Bullock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skyes on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skyes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skyes lands a jab-cross combination.
Bullock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bullock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skyes doesn't seem bothered though.
Bullock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skyes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skyes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skyes throws a hook but Bullock blocks it.
Bullock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Bullock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Skyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bullock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bullock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skyes misses with a hook.
Skyes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bullock throws a body kick that misses.
Bullock walks into a stiff left hand from Skyes.
Skyes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bullock counters with a left and a right that stings Skyes.
Bullock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Skyes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Skyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skyes checks a low kick from Bullock.
Skyes takes one on the button.
Skyes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bullock counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skyes misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Bullock.
Oliver Skyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Skyes.
Bullock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bullock.
Skyes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullock. Skyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullock slips under a jab from Skyes.
Bullock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bullock's corner calls for a 1-2. Bullock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bullock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skyes on the side of the head.
Bullock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skyes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skyes slips a jab and a cross from Bullock.
Skyes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Bullock does it's job there.
Skyes checks a leg kick nicely.
Skyes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bullock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock throws a right hand that Skyes ducks under and follows up with a left that Skyes also avoids with ease.
Bullock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bullock scores with a three punch combo!
Bullock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullock.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Skyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bullock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bullock duly obliges.
Skyes misses with a two punch combination.
Skyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bullock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skyes takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skyes.
Skyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Bullock scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body punch from Bullock.
Skyes lands with an overhand left.
Bullock thuds a left hand into Skyes's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skyes with a jab.
Skyes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Skyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bullock lands a right hook to the body.
Bullock lands with a straight right. Skyes didn't see that one coming.
Bullock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James Bullock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bullock scores with a three punch combo!
Skyes tries to bum rush Bullock with a series of wild strikes but Bullock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bullock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Skyes. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Skyes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bullock throws a right and a left that Skyes avoids nicely.
Skyes avoids the body shot from Bullock.
Bullock throws a lazy right hand but Skyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skyes throws a series of punches but Bullock avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skyes under the eye.
Bullock swinging wildly here.
Skyes lands a head shot.
Skyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skyes throws a series of punches but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock swinging wildly here.
Bullock looks to score with a jab to the body but Skyes is just out of range.
Skyes misses with a series of wild punches.
Bullock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bullock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skyes.
Bullock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bullock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bullock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice jab there from Bullock.
Bullock throws a low kick but Skyes avoids it.
Bullock fails to land with a series of punches.
Skyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skyes throws a right hand that Bullock ducks under and follows up with a left that Bullock also avoids with ease.
Skyes throws a right hand that Bullock ducks under and follows up with a left that Bullock also avoids with ease.
Bullock dodges the punch combination from Skyes.
Bullock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Skyes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bullock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bullock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skyes.
Nice straight punches there by Bullock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bullock.
Bullock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bullock misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skyes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skyes misses with a few strikes there.
Skyes throws a nice looking combination but Bullock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bullock just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skyes backs up against the cage.
Skyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skyes throws a nice looking combination but Bullock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skyes moves forwards but Bullock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bullock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skyes throws a right hand that Bullock ducks under and follows up with a left that Bullock also avoids with ease.
Bullock misses with a series of wild punches.
Skyes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bullock's hands.
Skyes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock works over Skyes's head and body with a nice combination.
Skyes misses with a wild combination.
Skyes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Skyes misses.
Skyes throws a right and a left that Bullock avoids nicely.
Bullock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Skyes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Skyes misses with a two punch combination.
Bullock staying out of range there.
No joy there for Bullock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bullock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skyes.
Bullock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullock lands with a straight right. Skyes didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bullock.
Bullock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skyes.
Skyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bullock.
Skyes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bullock just misses with a punch to the body.
Skyes scores with a jab to the jaw.
James Bullock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bullock throws a combination. Skyes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bullock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Skyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skyes misses with a series of wild punches.
Bullock is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice body punch from Bullock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Bullock scores with a four punch combination!
Bullock throws a body punch but Skyes moves out of range.
Bullock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bullock dodges the punch combination from Skyes.
Skyes throws a series of punches but Bullock avoids them all with ease.
Bullock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bullock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bullock scores with a one two! Skyes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oliver Skyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skyes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bullock.
Bullock moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skyes misses with a wild combination.
Bullock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skyes at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bullock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bullock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bullock!