PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Skidopolopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Gonawyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skidopolopolous
vs
Gonawyn

213 cm
22
256 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

225 cm
35
275 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Skidopolopolous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Gonawyn!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skidopolopolous misses with a takedown

and Gonawyn counters by clinching up.
Skidopolopolous is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonawyn is defending well for now.
Gonawyn tries for a takedown but Skidopolopolous manages to get underhooks.

Gonawyn has hold of one of Skidopolopolous's legs. Skidopolopolous is fighting the takedown attempt but Gonawyn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Skidopolopolous looking for a sweep. Not yet Skidopolopolous, not yet.
Skidopolopolous looking to control.
Gonawyn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonawyn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skidopolopolous is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gonawyn stopping the sweep attempt from Skidopolopolous.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonawyn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Skidopolopolous's guard.
Gonawyn wants to pass the guard but Skidopolopolous is defending well.
Nice strikes from Gonawyn there.
Gonawyn prevents Skidopolopolous from improving his position.
Skidopolopolous knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonawyn on the ground.
Skidopolopolous misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Gonawyn seems to be looking for submissions.
Gonawyn passes into side control, despite Skidopolopolous's attempt to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skidopolopolous takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Skidopolopolous is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gonawyn connects with a decent elbow.
Gonawyn misses with the ground and pound.
Gonawyn has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Skidopolopolous!
Skidopolopolous tries to hold on but Gonawyn pushes him away.
Skidopolopolous is wriggling around trying to escape.
Skidopolopolous tries to lock up and control but Gonawyn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Gonawyn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Skidopolopolous wants to hold on but Gonawyn pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skidopolopolous regains half guard.
Gonawyn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been informed that Gonawyn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gonawyn prevents Skidopolopolous from improving his position.
Skidopolopolous wants to control but Gonawyn passes into side.
Skidopolopolous tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gonawyn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonawyn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Skidopolopolous is trying to get back to his feet.
Gonawyn tries to advance to mount but Skidopolopolous denies him.
Skidopolopolous gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonawyn avoids the attempt from Skidopolopolous to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Gonawyn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Skidopolopolous shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonawyn pinned against the cage. Gonawyn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Skidopolopolous clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonawyn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skidopolopolous prevents it.
Gonawyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonawyn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Skidopolopolous is pressed up against the cage. Gonawyn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skidopolopolous down to the mat. Skidopolopolous avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bob Skidopolopolous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Gonawyn.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skidopolopolous has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skidopolopolous is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonawyn is defending well for now.
Gonawyn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skidopolopolous is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Skidopolopolous's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skidopolopolous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonawyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skidopolopolous dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonawyn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gonawyn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Skidopolopolous wants to clinch.
Skidopolopolous sets himself, and Gonawyn steps forward looking for the clinch! Skidopolopolous avoids it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn slaps away a takedown attempt from Skidopolopolous, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Skidopolopolous closes the distance and clinches up with Gonawyn, looking for a takedown. Skidopolopolous pushes Gonawyn against the cage but Gonawyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gonawyn wants to counter the offense by Skidopolopolous and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skidopolopolous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Gonawyn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skidopolopolous shoots and misses

and Gonawyn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Skidopolopolous!

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

Skidopolopolous explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skidopolopolous rushes Gonawyn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonawyn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
I was talking to Skidopolopolous's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Skidopolopolous breaks the clinch.
Bob Skidopolopolous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Skidopolopolous drives through and clinches with Gonawyn against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Skidopolopolous takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Skidopolopolous's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skidopolopolous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skidopolopolous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gonawyn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gonawyn is looking for a takedown.
Gonawyn tries for a takedown but Skidopolopolous manages to get underhooks.
Gonawyn prevents a body shot from Skidopolopolous.
Skidopolopolous drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonawyn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Skidopolopolous gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of stalling here from Skidopolopolous.
Skidopolopolous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonawyn backwards.

Skidopolopolous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Skidopolopolous moves into range and clinches up with Gonawyn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Skidopolopolous dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Skidopolopolous gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Skidopolopolous.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skidopolopolous.

Skidopolopolous breaks from the clinch.
Gonawyn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skidopolopolous.
Skidopolopolous closes the distance and clinches up with Gonawyn, looking for a takedown. Skidopolopolous pushes Gonawyn against the cage but Gonawyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skidopolopolous tries to clinch but Gonawyn moves out of range.
Skidopolopolous fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skidopolopolous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skidopolopolous shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonawyn tries to sprawl out of it but Skidopolopolous keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonawyn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Skidopolopolous. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Skidopolopolous pushes Gonawyn up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Skidopolopolous breaks the clinch.
Skidopolopolous scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skidopolopolous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonawyn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skidopolopolous.

Skidopolopolous gets a double leg takedown into Gonawyn's guard.

Gonawyn pushes Skidopolopolous off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skidopolopolous is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonawyn gets an underhook and turns Skidopolopolous into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Skidopolopolous stops a takedown attempt from Gonawyn.
Skidopolopolous slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Skidopolopolous.
Gonawyn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skidopolopolous is pressed up against the cage. Gonawyn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skidopolopolous down to the mat. Skidopolopolous avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Skidopolopolous tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonawyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonawyn stuffs the takedown attempt from Skidopolopolous. Skidopolopolous gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonawyn with the counter takedown but Skidopolopolous avoids it easily.
Bob Skidopolopolous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Skidopolopolous changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonawyn tries to avoid it but Skidopolopolous manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonawyn to the ground. Gonawyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonawyn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Skidopolopolous misses with a takedown attempt - Gonawyn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Skidopolopolous instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skidopolopolous throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Gonawyn has Skidopolopolous pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gonawyn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Skidopolopolous tumbling to the mat - Gonawyn dives into Skidopolopolous's guard.
Gonawyn stands and throws Skidopolopolous's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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 Bob Skidopolopolous.
I think Skidopolopolous has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Skidopolopolous!
Bob Skidopolopolous made sure to mention his sponsor, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview.