PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (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.

Snow
vs
Skywalker

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow throws a series of punches but Skywalker avoids them all with ease.
Skywalker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Snow defends it well.
Snow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snow tries to clinch there but Skywalker circles away.
Snow connects with a crisp jab.
Skywalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Snow.
Snow swinging wildly here.
Skywalker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skywalker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Skywalker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snow.
Skywalker feints the counter takedown.
Snow misses with a double jab.
Skywalker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow works the jab nicely.
Snow tries to clinch up

and Skywalker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Skywalker.

Skywalker stands up and waves to Snow to follow him.
Snow misses with a hook. Skywalker ducked under it nicely.
Skywalker with the counter takedown but Snow avoids it easily.
Skywalker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snow misses with a hook.
Snow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snow misses with a two punch combination.
Snow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skywalker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snow looks to land a combination but Skywalker avoids it well.
Skywalker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing.
Skywalker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Snow is looking to clinch.
And Skywalker tries to counter it with a takedown but Snow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skywalker feints the counter takedown.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss

so Skywalker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Skywalker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Snow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Skywalker tries to counter it with a takedown but Snow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Snow throws a combination that misses

and Skywalker counters with a single leg into guard. Snow didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skywalker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing.
Skywalker feints the counter takedown.
Snow wants to clinch up but Skywalker keeps it at a distance.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skywalker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Skywalker circles away.
Snow throws a combination that misses

and Skywalker counters with a shoot takedown. Snow fights it but they end up in guard.

Snow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow is breathing heavily.
Snow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skywalker wants to stand but Snow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow controls Skywalker momentarily but Skywalker frees himself.
Snow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Skywalker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Snow has a closed guard, preventing Skywalker from standing up.
Snow trying to control the position.
Skywalker stopping the sweep attempt from Snow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luke Skywalker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Snow cracks Skywalker with an open hand slap.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Skywalker pushes him off.
Snow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Skywalker drops his hands momentarily and Snow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skywalker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Skywalker circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow throws a nice looking combination but Skywalker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skywalker with the counter takedown but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow lands with a right hand.
Skywalker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snow to score with a decent uppercut.
Snow with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
Snow falls off balance throwing a combination

so Skywalker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Snow is working an open guard so Skywalker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Snow misses with a few strikes there.
Skywalker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snow.
Snow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Snow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skywalker circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a combination that misses

and Skywalker counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow is trying to improve his position.

Skywalker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Snow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Snow tries to clinch up

and Skywalker counters with a single leg into guard. Snow didn't expect that.

Snow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Snow is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Skywalker presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skywalker drags the fight down to the ground.
Snow trying to control but Skywalker is working from the bottom.
Snow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Skywalker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snow.
Snow controlling from the top position.
Snow passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker wants to get back to his feet.
Snow controlling from side mount.
Skywalker is not content to let Snow control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Skywalker's cut.
That's time! Snow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Snow lands a two punch combo.
Snow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Skywalker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Snow's guard.
Snow tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Snow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skywalker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snow throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skywalker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow controls Skywalker momentarily but Skywalker frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Danga de danga de dang - Snow scores with a four punch combination!
Snow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skywalker circles away quickly and effectively.
Skywalker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skywalker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow tries to bum rush Skywalker with a series of wild strikes but Skywalker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jon Snow is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
Snow throws a combination that misses

and Skywalker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Skywalker.

Skywalker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Snow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Snow duly obliges.
Snow tries to clinch up but Skywalker circles away and keeps his distance.
Skywalker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Snow tries to clinch but Skywalker is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skywalker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Skywalker ducks down to avoid it.
Skywalker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Snow defends it well.
Jon Snow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Snow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Snow works over Skywalker's head and body with a nice combination.
Snow missing with a left hand there. Skywalker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss

and Skywalker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Snow won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Skywalker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Snow to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow falls off balance throwing a combination

and Skywalker counters with a single leg into guard. Snow didn't expect that.

Skywalker stands up from Snow's guard - Skywalker perhaps looking for a knockout.
No joy there for Snow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow is looking to clinch but Skywalker is avoiding it.
Skywalker feints the counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Snow.
Skywalker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Snow defends it well.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss

and Skywalker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Snow!

Skywalker stands up and beckons Snow to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Skywalker.
I think Skywalker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker!
In defeat, Jon Snow stepped up to the mic, saying 'Today I came in to the cage knowing that I was the better fighter. I have zero excuses for losing to my opponent .I congratulate him on his hard work. Next time I will put on a show and I will demolish my opponent thoroughly. I promise I will not only win, but I will pick the round. Don't miss it!'.