PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Skeet (ranked 2846 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamadou Sakho (ranked 5195 p4p, 585 weight class). Mamadou Sakho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Skeet
vs
Sakho

195 cm
28
215 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

190 cm
22
218 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Solid chin

IniTech Nutrition

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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Skeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamadou Sakho!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeet connects with a single shot there.
Sakho throws a sloppy head kick and Skeet moves out of range easily.
Skeet connects with a right hand. Sakho shakes it off.
Skeet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skeet scores with the left hand. Sakho knows he should have avoided that one.
Sakho throws a body shot but no joy.
Skeet throwing a counter right hand but Sakho manages to avoid it.
Skeet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skeet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skeet scores with a nice right hand.
Skeet blocks a head kick by Sakho.
Skeet tried to counter with a leg kick but Sakho avoided it.
Sakho misses with a body kick.
Skeet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakhos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sakho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skeet slips a straight right by Sakho.
Skeet cracks a nice hook into Sakho's ribs.
Sakho looks winded!
Sakho throws a low kick but Skeet avoids it.

Skeet cracks Sakho with a big right hand and Sakho goes down!

Sakho is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakho trying to keep a closed guard but Skeet is proving a slippery customer.

Sakho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Skeet forces his way into half guard.
Skeet is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Skeet is looking to advance position but Sakho won't allow it.

Skeet decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Skeet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakho's head backwards.
Sakho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakho looks to land a body kick but Skeet moved away.
Sakho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Skeet lands a big shot that drops Sakho! Can he finish him?
Sakho is still in real trouble! Can Skeet finish him?
Skeet advances to half guard.
Skeet scores with a big shot! Sakho's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sakho! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Skeet!
A very excited looking DJ Skeet made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.