PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Stglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Skywalker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hugo Stglitz's chin.

Skywalker
vs
Stglitz

170 cm
25
142 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

180 cm
27
145 lbs
17 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Stglitz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stglitz misses with a looping right.
Skywalker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stglitz momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Skywalker.
Stglitz moves out of range as Skywalker strikes.
Stglitz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stglitz throws a hook to the side of Skywalker's head but Skywalker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stglitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skywalker throws a hook but Stglitz avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a looping overhand right but Stglitz ducks down to avoid it.

Skywalker gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stglitz trying to control here.
Stglitz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Stglitz working for a triangle but Skywalker defends it easily.
Stglitz keeping full guard, as Skywalker tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skywalker throws an elbow that misses. Stglitz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skywalker's guard. Nice move by Stglitz!
Stglitz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stglitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stglitz throws a big right hand that misses.
Stglitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stglitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stglitz trying to control but Skywalker is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz throwing strikes from guard but Skywalker blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stglitz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skywalker keeping full guard, as Stglitz tries to pass.
Stglitz looking to sit in guard and control but Skywalker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skywalker won't allow Stglitz to sweep him here.
Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker stopping the sweep attempt from Stglitz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skywalker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stglitz's head.
Stglitz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skywalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Stglitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stglitz looking to control.
Skywalker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Skywalker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hugo Stglitz.
Stglitz slips a jab and a cross from Skywalker.
Stglitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stglitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luke Skywalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stglitz slips a jab from Skywalker.
Stglitz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skywalker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stglitz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Skywalker connects with a nice looking jab.
Stglitz misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Skywalker blocks the leg kick.
Stglitz tries a low kick but Skywalker avoids it.
Skywalker misses with a body kick.
Stglitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stglitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skywalker.
Stglitz staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skywalker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skywalker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skywalker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stglitz connects with a leg kick. Skywalker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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 Luke Skywalker will probably get the nod.
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.

Skywalker instigates a clinch.
Stglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skywalker.
Skywalker takes an elbow to the temple.
Stglitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Skywalker can't find room to land a body shot as Stglitz controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stglitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skywalker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skywalker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skywalker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skywalker as Stglitz tries to tie him up.
Stglitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skywalker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skywalker crunches a lovely knee into Stglitz's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stglitz pushes Skywalker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stglitz's brow.
Stglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stglitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skywalker.
Stglitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Skywalker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stglitz wants to stall.
Skywalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skywalker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.

Skywalker lands a takedown into guard.
Skywalker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stglitz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker is in close to Stglitz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skywalker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stglitz holds on and takes a little breather.
Skywalker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stglitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skywalker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stglitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stglitz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skywalker is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Skywalker throwing strikes but missing.
Stglitz seems keen to control Skywalker's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stglitz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skywalker's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stglitz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stglitz throws a big elbow that misses.
Stglitz with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skywalker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stglitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skywalker to score with a decent uppercut.
Skywalker throws a body punch but Stglitz moves out of range.
Stglitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stglitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stglitz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skywalker pinned against the cage. Skywalker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skywalker jabs at Stglitz's body.
Skywalker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stglitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stglitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skywalker checks it well.
Stglitz shoots in for a double leg but Skywalker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stglitz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skywalker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, jab by Skywalker - just one landing.
Skywalker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stglitz. Stglitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skywalker moves out of range of the leg kick from Stglitz.
Skywalker swings for the body but Stglitz moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stglitz takes a swing at Skywalker's ribcage but misses.
Skywalker blocks a low kick nicely.
Skywalker thuds his right hand into Stglitz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Skywalker.
A good leg kick by Stglitz.
Skywalker scores with a jab to the head.
Stglitz walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stglitz avoids a kick to the body.
Skywalker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skywalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stglitz moves away.
Skywalker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stglitz is out of range and Skywalker settles back down.
A big right from Skywalker misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Skywalker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stglitz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stglitz tries to move into range but Skywalker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skywalker fails with the takedown.
Skywalker moves out of range of the body kick from Stglitz.
Skywalker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Skywalker moves out of range of the body kick.
Stglitz walks into a jab.
Stglitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skywalker lands a nice shot to the body.
Skywalker throws a hook but Stglitz avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Stglitz.
Skywalker connects with a nice looking jab.
Skywalker misses with a hook.
Stglitz avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
Stglitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Skywalker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stglitz shoots in for a takedown but Skywalker shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Skywalker misses.
Skywalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stglitz connects with a single shot there.
Stglitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Stglitz as he checks the leg kick.
Skywalker misses with a wild body shot.
Stglitz wants to land a leg kick but Skywalker is out of range.
Skywalker fails with a takedown attempt.
Stglitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skywalker. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Skywalker.
Stglitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Stglitz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skywalker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stglitz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker slips under a jab.
Stglitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Stglitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stglitz lands with a straight right. Skywalker didn't see that one coming.
Stglitz takes a swing at Skywalker's ribcage but misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skywalker lands an elbow that stopped Stglitz in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.
Stglitz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Luke Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Stglitz.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a shoulder strike.
Skywalker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stglitz.
Stglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Hugo Stglitz has been cut.
Stglitz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Skywalker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.
Stglitz working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker avoids the elbow strike from Stglitz, against the cage.
Stglitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Skywalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stglitz working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skywalker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skywalker.
Stglitz is trying to break free.
Skywalker tries to throw a body punch but Stglitz avoids it by throwing Skywalker back against the cage.
Skywalker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skywalker tries to land knees in the clinch but Stglitz avoids the damage to the body.
Skywalker lands a hook that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.
Stglitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skywalker cracks Stglitz with a nice body shot.
Stglitz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stglitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Skywalker.
A head punch on the inside from Stglitz fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stglitz.
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stglitz's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside that Stglitz shrugs off.
Stglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skywalker is keeping busy.
Skywalker lands a damaging elbow.
Skywalker lands a hook that snaps the head of Stglitz backwards.

Stglitz is rocked!
Stglitz is trying to stall.
Stglitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Skywalker finish him?
Skywalker lands a nice elbow.
Skywalker scores with a hook to the body.
Stglitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Skywalker on the inside.
Luke Skywalker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skywalker landing knees to the body.
Hugo Stglitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skywalker cracks Stglitz with a nice body shot.
Stglitz takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stglitz's defenses.

That has opened up Hugo Stglitz's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skywalker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skywalker lands a damaging elbow.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Skywalker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skywalker, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker!
Luke Skywalker thanked the fans post fight for their support.