PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by down with the sickness. Xavier Dominguez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Skinner
vs
Dominguez

186 cm
22
146 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Nancy Botwin's Herbal Nutritions

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Skinner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Xavier Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Skinner pushes him off.
Skinner moves out of range as Dominguez throws a body kick.
Dominguez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Dominguez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Skinner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Skinner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dominguez stopping the sweep attempt from Skinner.
Skinner keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
Dominguez stands up over Skinner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Skinner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dominguez is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skinner is trying to control the position but Dominguez postures up.

Skinner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dominguez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dominguez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skinner 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.
Dominguez tries to stand but Skinner is controlling from the bottom.
Skinner keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Skinner moves out of range easily.
Dominguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skinner wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez throws a body kick that misses.
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Skinner pushes him off.
Skinner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dominguez. Dominguez obviously looking to wear him down.
Dominguez darts in trying to clinch

and Skinner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Skinner is blocking nicely.
Dominguez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skinner is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Skinner is blocking nicely.
Dominguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dominguez is working Skinner over against the cage.
Skinner managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
Dominguez is working for takedown but Skinner is calmly controlling the position for now.

Dominguez breaks the clinch.

Dominguez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Skinner to the mat! Skinner manages to get full guard.
Dominguez passes into half guard.
Skinner has hold of Dominguez's hands but Dominguez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Skinner is staying active underneath Dominguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dominguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is looking for a sweep. Dominguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominguez is nestled in close to Skinner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dominguez is tying to control. Skinner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skinner moves into full guard.
Skinner striking off his back but it's not causing Dominguez any problems.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skinner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominguez scores with a nice body kick.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Skinner moves out of range.

Dominguez shoots in and bounces Skinner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Skinner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Dominguez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Skinner looking for a sweep. Not yet Skinner, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Skinner controls Dominguez momentarily but Dominguez frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skinner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dominguez is one step ahead there.

Dominguez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dominguez lands a nice looking body kick.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Skinner tries to clinch there but Dominguez circles away.
Skinner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dominguez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Dominguez dominated that round.
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.

A head kick from Dominguez lands but Skinner takes it in his stride.
Skinner blocks the body kick.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Skinner moves away

and Skinner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dominguez manages to get to full guard.

Dominguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Skinner forces his way into half guard.
Dominguez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dominguez wants to get back to full guard.
Dominguez has hold of Skinner's hands but Skinner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Skinner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dominguez is just riding it out for now. Skinner eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Dominguez is pressing down on Skinner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Skinner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Dominguez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Skinner stacks Dominguez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Skinner!
Dominguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skinner scores with punches from side control.
Dominguez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Skinner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Skinner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dominguez keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dominguez lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Dominguez is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Skinner lands a nice short elbow.
Dominguez is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Dominguez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dominguez gets full guard.
Skinner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dominguez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Skinner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dominguez to the mat! Dominguez manages to get full guard.
Dominguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skinner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Skinner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Skinner throwing strikes from guard but Dominguez blocks nicely.
Skinner trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skinner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dominguez is on top in guard.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skinner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xavier Dominguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Skinner keeps moving.
Dominguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skinner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dominguez's guard.
Dominguez 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.
Dominguez has a closed guard, preventing Skinner from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dominguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dominguez is trying to control the position but Skinner postures up.
Dominguez has momentary wrist control but Skinner slips an elbow through the middle.
Skinner with a nice head shot there.
Skinner tries to free his leg and advance position but Dominguez is retaining full guard.
Skinner takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dominguez misses with a takedown

and Skinner moves into the clinch.
Dominguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skinner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
Skinner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Skinner dominated that second round.
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.

Dominguez wants to clinch

and Skinner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dominguez's guard.
Dominguez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skinner's guard.
Dominguez stopping the sweep attempt from Skinner.
Dominguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Skinner wants to sweep here but Dominguez controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dominguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Skinner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dominguez is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dominguez preventing the sweep.
Dominguez cracks Skinner with a solid left hand.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dominguez passes Skinner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Skinner is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Dominguez.
Dominguez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dominguez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dominguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Skinner tries to hold on but Dominguez pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner tries to reverse the position but Dominguez maintains control.
Dominguez lands with some strikes.
Dominguez lands with some strikes.
Dominguez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Skinner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Skinner taking shots to the head.
Skinner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dominguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dominguez raining down shots from the mount!
Dominguez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Skinner hang on?
Skinner regains half guard.
Skinner gets back to full guard.
Skinner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dominguez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Skinner is trying to get back to full guard.
Skinner is working hard here to advance position.
Dominguez wants to free his trapped foot but Skinner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Skinner manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skinner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dominguez wants to get up but he can't break Skinner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Skinner working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Skinner.
Dominguez thows a body kick. Skinner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Xavier Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez lands a head kick. Skinner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Skinner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dominguez but Dominguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Skinner circles away from the clinch attempt

and Skinner counters with a shoot takedown. Dominguez fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Skinner clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Skinner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dominguez tries to keep at a distance but Skinner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dominguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Skinner wants to stall.
Dominguez scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
Skinner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Skinner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skinner tries to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Skinner has double underhooks.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skinner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skinner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skinner has Dominguez pushed against the cage.

Skinner manages to pull guard.
Skinner controls Dominguez momentarily but Dominguez frees himself.

Skinner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dominguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Skinner's head.
Skinner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Dominguez gets to his feet - Skinner follows without any prompting.
Skinner throws a leg kick

and Dominguez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Skinner's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Dominguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dominguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skinner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dominguez's guard.
Skinner landing with the ground and pound.
Dominguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dominguez wants to improve his position but instead Skinner has moved into half guard.
Skinner working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dominguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Skinner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Dominguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skinner won't allow Dominguez to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Skinner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dominguez is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez wants to sweep but no luck.

Dominguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dominguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skinner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Skinner won't allow Dominguez to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Skinner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Skinner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dominguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skinner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dominguez swivels and escapes.
Dominguez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skinner if he has to take too many more of those.
Dominguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominguez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Skinner tries to land a body kick
and Dominguez counters with a solid body kick.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Skinner.
Dominguez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Skinner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dominguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dominguez crunches a lovely knee into Skinner's ribcage.
Skinner tries to stall but Dominguez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Dominguez dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Skinner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Skinner lands in his opponent's guard.
Dominguez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Skinner throws a strike but Dominguez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dominguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Skinner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Skinner has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.

Skinner throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dominguez uses it to pass to side control.
Skinner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Dominguez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Dominguez pushes Skinner up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but Skinner is blocking nicely.
Dominguez tries to score a body lock takedown but Skinner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dominguez keeps control of Skinner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dominguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skinner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Skinner blocks with his arms.
Skinner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Skinner avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skinner.
Skinner leaning against his opponent.
Dominguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skinner is working for takedown but Dominguez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Come on Dominguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skinner can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Skinner blocks it.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skinner.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Skinner blocks with his arms.
Skinner taking a breather.
Dominguez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dominguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Skinner avoids the damage to the body.
Skinner works on Dominguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Dominguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Skinner gets an underhook and turns Dominguez into the cage.

Skinner breaks from the clinch.
Skinner tries to clinch
and Dominguez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Skinner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominguez, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skinner blocks it with crossed arms.
Dominguez keeps control of Skinner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skinner wants to break free but Dominguez has control.
Dominguez wants a takedown but no success here.
Bobby Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Dominguez.
Skinner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Skinner trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Skinner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dominguez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Skinner blocks with his arms.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
Dominguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dominguez fails to pull guard.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.

Skinner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Skinner lands some shots froms side control.
Skinner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dominguez to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control but Skinner postures up.
Dominguez tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Dominguez looks to move to half guard but instead Skinner has passed into mount! Damn!
Skinner lands a big elbow.
Skinner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dominguez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Skinner.
Dominguez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Skinner prevents Dominguez from getting the reversal.

Skinner looking to isolate an arm here. Dominguez doesn't see it coming and as Skinner extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Skinner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Skinner!
Bobby Skinner retains his featherweight title!