PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Skorzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skorzewski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tubthumping. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Terrordome. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Skorzewski
vs
Jones

188 cm
25
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Skorzewski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skorzewski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skorzewski in his tracks.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skorzewski circles away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Skorzewski shows good takedown defense.
Pawel Skorzewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Skorzewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skorzewski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Skorzewski tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Skorzewski throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Skorzewski throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Skorzewski throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Skorzewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skorzewski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Skorzewski connects with a solid leg kick.
Skorzewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Skorzewski. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Skorzewski blocks it.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pawel Skorzewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Jones.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skorzewski.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skorzewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Skorzewski lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Skorzewski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Skorzewski tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skorzewski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones looks gassed!

Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones trying to control the action but Skorzewski is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skorzewski preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones prevents Skorzewski from improving his position.
Skorzewski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones trying to control but not successfully.
Skorzewski controlling the position well here. Jones rolled but Skorzewski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Jones is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones covers up after that shot from Skorzewski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skorzewski keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Jones is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Skorzewski.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Skorzewski keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Skorzewski controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skorzewski not allowing Jones to control his hands.
Skorzewski wants to control the position but Jones frees himself and scrambles - Skorzewski manages to regain control in side control.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones being controlled for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Skorzewski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Skorzewski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Skorzewski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skorzewski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Rocky Jones has been cut.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones misses the jab.
A lazy left from Skorzewski finds it's target.
Rocky Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skorzewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skorzewski scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Skorzewski gets a takedown into half guard.
Skorzewski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skorzewski 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.

Skorzewski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Skorzewski trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Skorzewski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skorzewski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones wants to improve his position but Skorzewski is controlling well.
Skorzewski controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones trying to hold on to Skorzewski's head to control him but Skorzewski postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Pawel Skorzewski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skorzewski slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Skorzewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skorzewski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Skorzewski scores with a nice strike.

Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Skorzewski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Skorzewski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Skorzewski from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skorzewski is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Skorzewski has managed to sneak the leg through.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skorzewski is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Skorzewski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Skorzewski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Skorzewski in particular looking to stall.

Pawel Skorzewski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Skorzewski thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Skorzewski gets a takedown into half guard.
Skorzewski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Skorzewski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Skorzewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skorzewski is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skorzewski.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Skorzewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pawel Skorzewski is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Skorzewski coming out on top.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.

Skorzewski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Skorzewski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Skorzewski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Skorzewski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Skorzewski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is pulling down on Skorzewski's head. It's preventing any offense from Skorzewski, at least for the moment.
Pawel Skorzewski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rocky Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skorzewski's waist but Skorzewski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skorzewski has time to react.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Skorzewski.
An inside leg kick from Skorzewski misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skorzewski.
Skorzewski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones slips under a jab.
Skorzewski throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Skorzewski throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Skorzewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Skorzewski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Skorzewski tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Skorzewski from controlling successfully.
Skorzewski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Skorzewski is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Skorzewski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skorzewski looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Skorzewski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Skorzewski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skorzewski throwing strikes but Jones recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Jones tries to roll over but Skorzewski keeps him under control.
Skorzewski is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skorzewski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Pawel Skorzewski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Skorzewski scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skorzewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skorzewski scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skorzewski dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Skorzewski lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Skorzewski clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Skorzewski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skorzewski showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Skorzewski is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jones reverses the position - he's now on top in Skorzewski's guard.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is fighting to break Skorzewski's control of his arms but Skorzewski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Skorzewski is keeping the position.
Skorzewski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones trying to control but Skorzewski is working from the bottom.

Pawel Skorzewski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones cracks Skorzewski with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skorzewski loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Skorzewski blocks it.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Skorzewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Skorzewski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Skorzewski settles back down.
Skorzewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skorzewski.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skorzewski.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Skorzewski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Skorzewski's head but Skorzewski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skorzewski circles away.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Skorzewski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skorzewski can pounce on him.
Skorzewski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Skorzewski.

Skorzewski gets a takedown into half guard.
Skorzewski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Skorzewski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Skorzewski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skorzewski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Skorzewski to pass to mount.
Skorzewski controlling the pace.
Skorzewski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Skorzewski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skorzewski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skorzewski controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Pawel Skorzewski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Skorzewski looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skorzewski's waist but Skorzewski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Skorzewski had his way with Rocky Jones in that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Skorzewski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Skorzewski - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Skorzewski. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skorzewski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Skorzewski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones slips a straight right by Skorzewski.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skorzewski's waist but Skorzewski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Skorzewski scores with a kick to the body.
Skorzewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Skorzewski sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skorzewski.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Skorzewski scores a takedown into full mount!
Skorzewski controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skorzewski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Skorzewski controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Skorzewski controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skorzewski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Skorzewski prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Skorzewski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skorzewski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Skorzewski controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawel Skorzewski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Skorzewski isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skorzewski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Skorzewski controlling the position easily from mount.
Rocky Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skorzewski landing punches.
Jones can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Skorzewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skorzewski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Skorzewski!
Pawel Skorzewski retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pawel Skorzewski thanked Gilop® for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).