PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claude Montresor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Skiddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Montresor
vs
Skiddles

177 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claude Montresor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Byron Skiddles!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skiddles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skiddles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skiddles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skiddles tries to clinch but Montresor moves away

and Montresor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skiddles won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Montresor working away.
Skiddles tries to bench press Montresor off him but Montresor keeps the position.
Skiddles sneaks back into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skiddles is looking to control Montresor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skiddles avoid being mounted?
Montresor is stalling here. Skiddles is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Montresor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Skiddles has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skiddles is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Montresor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Montresor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Skiddles tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Skiddles has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Skiddles tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Skiddles has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Montresor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Skiddles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skiddles trying to control the position but Montresor is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Skiddles tries for a kimura but Montresor is defending well.
Montresor struggling a bit here.

Skiddles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Montresor has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montresor is pushing Skiddles's head away, looking to escape. Skiddles manages to hold on to the position though.

Skiddles has an Americana. Montresor didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Skiddles is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Skiddles hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Byron Skiddles!