PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Skeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ericsson
vs
Skeet

186 cm
25
212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Skeet!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeet lands a glancing blow to the side of Ericsson's head.
Skeet misses with a hook. Ericsson ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Skeet coming out on top.
Ericsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut
and Skeet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ericsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Skeet swings widly with a right hand

and Ericsson counters with a shoot takedown. Skeet fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skeet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ericsson postures up in Skeet's guard and throws a big left but Skeet blocks it.
Skeet seems keen to control Ericsson's posture.
Skeet keeping moving, preventing Ericsson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ericsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ericsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Skeet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ericsson manages to get himself to full guard.

Ericsson pulls Skeet in close to prevent any damage.
Skeet trying to control but Ericsson is working from the bottom.
Ericsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two 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.
Skeet trying to control but Ericsson is working from the bottom.
Ericsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Skeet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Skeet trying to control the position from guard on top but Ericsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ericsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skeet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skeet walks into a left hand.
Skeet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skeet misses with a hook

so Ericsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Skeet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skeet is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson is trying to keep Skeet in close.
Ericsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skeet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skeet's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ericsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skeet's guard.

Skeet wants to sweep here but Ericsson controlling him for the moment.
Skeet controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ericsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ericsson looking to sit in guard and control but Skeet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Skeet won't allow Ericsson to sweep him here.
Ericsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Skeet controls the pace.
Skeet trying to control but Ericsson is working from the bottom.
Ericsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ericsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Skeet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ludvig Ericsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ericsson sizes up Skeet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ericsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a lazy head kick
and Skeet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ericsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Skeet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ericsson tests Skeet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ericsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skeets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Skeet is rocked!
Skeet gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ludvig Ericsson!