PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estoban Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Skank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skank is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Professionals. 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.

Valquez
vs
Skank

195 cm
27
210 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

188 cm
22
222 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service)

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Estoban Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Skank!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valquez thumps Skank with a low kick.
Valquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valquez tries to clinch but Skank moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Valquez takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valquez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valquez trying to stall but Skank improves his position.
Valquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez trying to land knees to the body.
Valquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Estoban Valquez.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skank swats away the attempt to clinch by Valquez.
Skank keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez misses with a kick to the body.
Skank circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Skank misses its intended target.
Valquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skank.
Skank swats away the attempt to clinch by Valquez.
An inside leg kick lands from Skank.
Skank thumps Valquez with a low kick.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Skank circles away.
Skank swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Valquez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valquez misses with the body kick
and Skank counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skank connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valquez.
Valquez takes a swing at Skank's ribcage but misses.
Valquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Skank.
Skank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skank lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valquez moves in looking to clinch but Skank pushes him off.
Valquez fails in his attempt to clinch.

Valquez darts in and clinches Skank up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skank as Valquez tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Valquez fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skank is trying to break the clinch but Valquez is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Billy Skank has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Estoban Valquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Skank's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Valquez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Skank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valquez misses with a kick to the body.
Skank throws a jab when Valquez was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Skank.
Skank misses with a leg kick.
Skank swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skank throws a body punch but Valquez moves out of range.
Valquez tries to clinch there but Skank circles away.
Valquez wants to clinch up but Skank keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skank connects with a solid leg kick.
Valquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skank throws a head kick that misses.
Skank goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That kick from Skank tenderised Valquez's leg. Valquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Estoban Valquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valquez tries to clinch up.
Skank throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skank takes a swing at Valquez's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Valquez lands a leg kick that knocks Skank off balance momentarily.
Valquez wants to clinch.
Valquez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skank swats away the attempt to clinch by Valquez.
Skank misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez misses with a kick to the body.
Valquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Skank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skank keeps the fight on the outside.
Valquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skank thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez wants to clinch.

Valquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Skank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valquez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skank.
Skank misses with a punch to the body.
Valquez throws an elbow but it misses.
Valquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skank is defending well for now.
Valquez trying to land knees to the body.
Valquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Estoban Valquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Skank's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Valquez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skank feints and then cracks Valquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valquez down.
Skank motions for Valquez to come forward. Skank throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skank throws a leg kick but Valquez moved away.
Valquez connects with a leg kick. Skank looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skank walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valquez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valquez darts in trying to clinch
and Skank counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Skank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valquez tries to clinch but Skank is having none of it.
Skank moves out of range of the body kick from Valquez.
Valquez tries to clinch up
and Skank counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skank looks to land a left hand but Valquez moved out of range nicely.
Skank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valquez rather than just go for the knockout.
Skank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skank is looking to chop away at Valquez's legs.
Skank swats away the attempt to clinch by Valquez.
Skank looks to throw a body kick

and Valquez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Valquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skank's brow.
Valquez misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Valquez throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Valquez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Skank is trying to maintain a safe position but Valquez gets an underhook and turns Skank into the ropes.
Skank is trying to break the clinch but Valquez is controlling him.
Valquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valquez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valquez taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Skank avoids the damage to the body.
Valquez throws an elbow but it misses.
Skank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skank dodges an elbow strike from Valquez.
Valquez pushes off an throws an elbow but Skank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Valquez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skank is looking to control Valquez's arms but Valquez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skank has his back to the ropes.
Skank working hard to break the clinch.
Skank avoiding damage as Valquez throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valquez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

And that's the end of the fight!
Estoban Valquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Valquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Estoban Valquez!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Estoban Valquez!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Estoban Valquez!

Estoban Valquez wins by unanimous decision!