PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pete
vs
Palhares Skywalker

200 cm
29
270 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

185 cm
30
249 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Great Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rousimar Palhares Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skywalker counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Pete misses

and Skywalker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Skywalker is pushing Pete up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Skywalker.
Pete goes for a takedown attempt but Skywalker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skywalker connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Skywalker as Pete shoots in.
Pete doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skywalker counters with a left and a right that stings Pete.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Pete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pete throws a hook to the side of Skywalker's head but Skywalker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pete throws a lazy head kick
and Skywalker counters with a straight right hand.
Pete throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skywalker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pete with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skywalker counters with a two punch combo.
Donk. Skywalker catches Pete right on the button with a cross.

Skywalker moves into range and clinches up with Pete.
Skywalker stops a takedown attempt from Pete.
Skywalker lands a left hand.
Skywalker stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete trying to land knees to the body.
Skywalker is pushing Pete up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rousimar Palhares Skywalker.
Pete misses with a double jab
and Skywalker counters with a straight right hand.

Skywalker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pete drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Skywalker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Skywalker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pete's guard.
Skywalker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skywalker stays in close to Pete's body and controls the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rousimar Palhares Skywalker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Skywalker is looking to slow Pete down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Skywalker misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete misses the body punch
and Skywalker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Skywalker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pete's guard.
Pete controls Skywalker momentarily but Skywalker frees himself.
Pete will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Skywalker controlling from the top position.
Skywalker prevents Pete from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rousimar Palhares Skywalker dominated that round.
That's time! Pete's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Skywalker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skywalker misses with a double jab.
Skywalker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skywalker duly obliges.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Skywalker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pete gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a nice looking combination but Pete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pete shoots in for a takedown but Skywalker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pete shoots and misses
and Pete takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skywalker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete throws an off balance right hand
and Skywalker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pete takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pete misses with a takedown
letting Skywalker counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Pete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skywalker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Skywalker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker wants to control but Pete is keeping him busy.
Skywalker taking a breather here.
Pete on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Skywalker controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rousimar Palhares Skywalker.
Pete swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skywalker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skywalker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skywalker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pete fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pete swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skywalker counters with a one-two to the body.
Rousimar Palhares Skywalker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skywalker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skywalker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pete swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skywalker counters with a three punch combo that has Pete backing up. Pete nods at Skywalker to acknowledge the strikes.

Pete is rocked!

Skywalker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oh Pete is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pete seems to have got his legs back now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rousimar Palhares Skywalker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Skywalker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Skywalker looks to land a combination. Pete sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Skywalker misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pete shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skywalker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skywalker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skywalker!
Skywalker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pete looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pete dodges the punch combination from Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a nice looking combination but Pete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pete misses with a shot to the body
and Skywalker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Great Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skywalker!
Skywalker moves in looking to clinch but Pete pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rousimar Palhares Skywalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pete throws a push kick but Skywalker slaps the foot to one side.
Pete shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Great Pete is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skywalker.
Skywalker scores with a jab to the jaw.

Skywalker pushes Pete up against the cage in a clinch.
Pete is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skywalker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skywalker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pete.
Pete goes for a takedown attempt but Skywalker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pete takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Pete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pete looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pete throws an off balance right hand
and Skywalker counters with a stiff right hand.
Skywalker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skywalker is working the combinations to good effect here.

Skywalker drops Pete with a nice combination! Skywalker dives into Pete's guard, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skywalker loads up on a big left hand. Pete felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Skywalker looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Pete can't hide his disappointment, as Skywalker celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rousimar Palhares Skywalker!
Rousimar Palhares Skywalker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.