PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Skornicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ruff ryders' anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Piotr Skornicki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dillon Weber's chin.

Skornicki
vs
Weber

181 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Skornicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dillon Weber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber dives in and grabs Skornicki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skornicki pushes down on Weber's head and hops out.
Skornicki shoots in but Weber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skornicki misses with a takedown
and Weber counters with a three punch combo that has Skornicki backing up. Skornicki nods at Weber to acknowledge the strikes.
Skornicki stuffs the takedown attempt from Weber. Weber gets slowly back to his feet.
Skornicki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skornicki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Skornicki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skornicki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weber is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skornicki is trying to drag Weber to the mat but Weber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Skornicki is working for takedown but Weber is calmly controlling the position for now.
Skornicki tries to score a body lock takedown but Weber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Skornicki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Weber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Weber tries for a takedown but Skornicki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skornicki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weber as he avoids it easily.
Skornicki shoots in looking for a takedown. Weber tries to sprawl out of it but Skornicki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Skornicki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skornicki showed some decent athleticism there.
Skornicki throwing shots but Weber is blocking nicely.
Skornicki uses his free foot to push down on Weber's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Weber.
Skornicki landing strikes from the mount.
Skornicki cracks Weber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Skornicki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Skornicki landing shots from mount.
Skornicki with shots to the head and body - Weber looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skornicki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Skornicki raining down shots from the mount!
Skornicki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weber's face.
Skornicki landing strikes from the mount.
Skornicki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Skornicki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weber looks a forlorn figure.
Weber is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Skornicki landing shots from mount.
Skornicki with shots to the head and body - Weber looks very uncomfortable down there.
Skornicki looking to finish Weber with some ground and pound. This is bad for Weber!
Skornicki unloading with bombs!
Skornicki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Weber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skornicki lands a nice shot to the head.
Skornicki with a couple of short strikes.
Skornicki cracks Weber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Weber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Skornicki lands a big shot there that rocks Weber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skornicki raining down shots from the mount!
Weber is trying to stand.
Weber looks winded!
Skornicki lands a big elbow.
Skornicki lands a heavy elbow.
Skornicki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Skornicki breaks from Weber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Skornicki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skornicki with good strikes from the mount here!
Skornicki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Weber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Skornicki with a couple of short strikes.
Skornicki with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skornicki unloading with bombs!
Skornicki with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Skornicki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Skornicki working the ground and pound effectively.
Skornicki landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Weber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Weber is in a horrible position here. Skornicki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Weber is in a horrible position here. Skornicki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Skornicki raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skornicki dominating with strikes here.
Weber is in a horrible position here. Skornicki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Skornicki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Skornicki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Weber taking shots to the head.
Skornicki cracks Weber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Skornicki landing punches.
Skornicki working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skornicki working Weber over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Skornicki.
Skornicki is landing with some decent strikes but Weber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Skornicki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Skornicki is landing with some decent strikes but Weber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skornicki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weber looks a forlorn figure.
Skornicki with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Skornicki connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skornicki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Skornicki is landing with some decent strikes but Weber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Weber tries to buck Skornicki off but he can't manage it.
Skornicki is landing with some decent strikes but Weber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Skornicki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Skornicki landing strikes from the mount.
Weber taking shots to the head.
Weber is breathing heavily.
Skornicki landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Skornicki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Skornicki with good strikes from the mount here!
Weber is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Skornicki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skornicki working the ground and pound effectively.
Skornicki looking to finish Weber with some ground and pound. This is bad for Weber!
Weber wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skornicki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Weber?
Skornicki with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skornicki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Skornicki with a couple of short strikes.
Skornicki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skornicki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Weber is bucking up trying to escape but Skornicki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Skornicki.
Skornicki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Weber in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Piotr Skornicki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skornicki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Skornicki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weber can do to turn this around?
Skornicki lands with some strikes.
Skornicki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weber looks a forlorn figure.
Skornicki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weber hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Skornicki.
Skornicki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Skornicki raining down hammerfists from mount.
You get the feeling that Weber really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Skornicki lands with some strikes.
Skornicki with good strikes from the mount here!
Skornicki lands a big elbow.
Skornicki landing punches.
Skornicki lands a nice shot to the head.
Skornicki lands a nice shot to the head.
Skornicki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Weber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skornicki with the ground and pound from mount.
Skornicki with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Weber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Skornicki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Skornicki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Skornicki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weber hang on?
Skornicki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skornicki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Skornicki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weber looks a forlorn figure.
Skornicki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Skornicki is landing with some decent strikes but Weber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Skornicki is landing with some decent strikes but Weber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skornicki raining down shots from the mount!
Skornicki with shots to the head and body - Weber looks very uncomfortable down there.
Skornicki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Skornicki dominated that second round.
That's time! Skornicki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Skornicki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Skornicki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Weber pushes Skornicki off looking to stand but Skornicki dives back in and keeps control.
Skornicki works his way into side control.
Skornicki scoring with punches and elbows.
Skornicki working the body and head with strikes.
Skornicki cracks Weber with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Skornicki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Skornicki lands a nice forearm strike.
Skornicki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Skornicki working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skornicki working the ground and pound from side control.
Weber takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Weber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skornicki is chipping away with strikes.
Skornicki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Skornicki working the body and head with strikes.
Skornicki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Skornicki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Skornicki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Skornicki tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Weber is pushing Skornicki's head away, looking to escape. Skornicki manages to hold on to the position though.
Skornicki working the ground and pound.
Skornicki cracks Weber with a big elbow.
Skornicki looks up at the clock and then as Weber takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Skornicki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Skornicki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dillon Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skornicki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Skornicki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Weber takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Skornicki lands some shots froms side control.
Skornicki landing strikes.
Skornicki has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Skornicki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Weber is in a horrible position here. Skornicki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Skornicki.
Skornicki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Weber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Skornicki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Skornicki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Skornicki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skornicki with good strikes from the mount here!
Skornicki lands with some strikes.
Weber is in a horrible position here. Skornicki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Skornicki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Skornicki landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Skornicki.
Skornicki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weber looks a forlorn figure.
Skornicki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weber looks a forlorn figure.
Skornicki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Weber taking shots to the head.
Skornicki raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skornicki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Skornicki lands a big elbow.
Skornicki landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Skornicki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Skornicki landing strikes from the mount and Weber is in trouble!
Skornicki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Skornicki working Weber over with strikes here.
Skornicki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Weber?
Skornicki working Weber over with strikes here.
Weber is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skornicki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Piotr Skornicki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skornicki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Weber?

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Skornicki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skornicki, 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 Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Skornicki!