PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Skillinjah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Lucianetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Skillinjah
vs
Lucianetti

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pauly Skillinjah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franky Lucianetti!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skillinjah decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lucianetti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skillinjah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skillinjah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skillinjah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skillinjah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skillinjah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lucianetti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skillinjah.
Skillinjah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Skillinjah not doing much here.
Skillinjah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lucianetti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skillinjah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillinjah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucianetti defending well though.
Lucianetti has hold of Skillinjah's hands but Skillinjah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Skillinjah is keen to just control but Lucianetti is a slippery customer.
Lucianetti wants to improve his position but Skillinjah is controlling well.
Skillinjah lands with a punch from half guard.
Skillinjah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lucianetti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Skillinjah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Skillinjah there.
Skillinjah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Skillinjah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucianetti wants to control but Skillinjah is keeping busy.
Skillinjah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skillinjah lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Skillinjah there.
Skillinjah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lucianetti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lucianetti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Skillinjah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skillinjah landing some decent shots from guard.
Skillinjah looking to pass the guard.
Skillinjah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lucianetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skillinjah landing some decent shots from guard.
Lucianetti has momentary wrist control but Skillinjah slips an elbow through the middle.
Skillinjah works over Lucianetti with some ground and pound from guard.
Skillinjah trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucianetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skillinjah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skillinjah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skillinjah is working Lucianetti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lucianetti trying to control the position.
Skillinjah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skillinjah chips away with some ground and pound.
Lucianetti keeping moving, preventing Skillinjah from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skillinjah slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauly Skillinjah dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Skillinjah fails with the takedown.

Skillinjah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lucianetti tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Skillinjah is in Lucianetti's guard.
Skillinjah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pauly Skillinjah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skillinjah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Skillinjah throwing strikes but missing.
Skillinjah postures up.
Skillinjah with a nice head shot there.
Skillinjah throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillinjah wants to control from the top but Lucianetti keeps moving.
Lucianetti controls Skillinjah momentarily but Skillinjah frees himself.
Skillinjah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lucianetti is trying to keep Skillinjah in close.
Skillinjah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skillinjah wants to control from the top but Lucianetti keeps moving.
Skillinjah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skillinjah seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lucianetti misses with a series of wild punches.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lucianetti enables Skillinjah to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lucianetti manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Skillinjah trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucianetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skillinjah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucianetti can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucianetti is trying to keep Skillinjah in close.
Skillinjah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Skillinjah trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucianetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skillinjah is really struggling to control Lucianetti but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Skillinjah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lucianetti working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pauly Skillinjah.
Lucianetti stuffs the takedown.
Skillinjah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lucianetti defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pauly Skillinjah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucianetti scores with a body shot.
Skillinjah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Skillinjah looking to score a takedown here. Lucianetti is defending well but Skillinjah drives through and ends up in Lucianetti's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucianetti managing to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucianetti keeping moving, preventing Skillinjah from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauly Skillinjah 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!

Lucianetti lands a body shot.
No joy there for Lucianetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucianetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skillinjah circles away quickly and effectively.
Lucianetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skillinjah. Lucianetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucianetti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Skillinjah misses with a combination
and Lucianetti counters with a two punch combo.
Skillinjah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pauly Skillinjah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skillinjah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucianetti.
Skillinjah slips under a jab from Lucianetti.

Skillinjah gets a takedown into half guard.
Lucianetti is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillinjah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skillinjah looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lucianetti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Skillinjah is keen to just control but Lucianetti is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skillinjah looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lucianetti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Skillinjah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lucianetti keeps working.
Franky Lucianetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pauly Skillinjah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skillinjah controlling the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pauly Skillinjah wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lucianetti throws a jab when Skillinjah was well out of range.
Skillinjah slips a straight right by Lucianetti.

Skillinjah decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Skillinjah trying to control the pace.
Skillinjah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucianetti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pauly Skillinjah.
No joy there for Skillinjah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucianetti throws a jab when Skillinjah was well out of range.
Skillinjah takes a swing at Lucianetti's ribcage but misses.
Franky Lucianetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skillinjah looks to land a combination but Lucianetti avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucianetti lands an overhand right.
Lucianetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucianetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Skillinjah or perhaps it was just good defense by Lucianetti which made him look bad.
Skillinjah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skillinjah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucianetti with a nice cross.
Skillinjah walks into a left hand.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucianetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skillinjah at a distance.
Skillinjah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lucianetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Skillinjah's head.
Skillinjah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pauly Skillinjah.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skillinjah, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Pauly Skillinjah!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Pauly Skillinjah!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Pauly Skillinjah!

Pauly Skillinjah wins by unanimous decision!