PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Louvierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louvierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dirty House. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Skantze Jr
vs
Louvierre

176 cm
33
174 lbs
14 - 20 - 0

178 cm
31
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Louvierre!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Louvierre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Skantze Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Louvierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Louvierre told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Skantze Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Louvierre controlling from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louvierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Louvierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Skantze Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Louvierre has managed to get both his arms back between Skantze Jr's legs - danger averted.

Skantze Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Skantze Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Louvierre scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skantze Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Louvierre is sitting in close to Skantze Jr's body. Skantze Jr has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Louvierre is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Louvierre is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Skantze Jr.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Skantze Jr!
A determined John Skantze Jr didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!