PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 1303 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 146 p4p, 145 weight class). Skywalker has chosen Skywalker Theme as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Courtial
vs
Skywalker

169 cm
22
142
10 - 1 - 1

168 cm
22
158
6 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Skywalker is just out of range.
Courtial checks a low kick from Skywalker.
Courtial swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Courtial avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skywalker avoids a kick to the body.
Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Courtial paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Courtial scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Skywalker. Courtial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skywalker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skywalker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skywalker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Courtial throws a body kick that misses.
Courtial is looking to wear down Skywalker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Courtial is looking to land body kicks.
Skywalker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skywalker slips a jab and a cross from Courtial.
Skywalker connects with a looping right hand.
Skywalker misses with an uppercut. Courtial saw that one coming.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skywalker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Courtial.
Courtial tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skywalker is able to avoid easily.
Skywalker checks a leg kick.

Skywalker takes the fight into the clinch.
Skywalker struggles to land a body shot inside as Courtial controls his hands.
Skywalker prevents a body shot from Courtial.
Courtial throws a punch but it's blocked by Skywalker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skywalker throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Courtial breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Courtial lands but Skywalker takes it in his stride.

It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
Skywalker avoids the body shot from Courtial.

Skywalker has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Courtial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Skywalker controls his hands.
Courtial tries to work over Skywalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skywalker.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Skywalker controls his hands.
Skywalker scores with a hook to the body.
Courtial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Courtial scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skywalker misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker swings wildly with an uppercut but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Courtial throws a punch but it's blocked by Skywalker.
Courtial lands a body shot.
Skywalker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Courtial gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skywalker throws a head punch that misses.
Courtial misses with the head strike.

Skywalker has Courtial pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Skywalker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Courtial tumbling to the mat - Skywalker dives into Courtial's guard.
Courtial seems keen to control Skywalker's posture.
Courtial is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Courtial is pulling down on Skywalker's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Courtial is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skywalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Courtial looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skywalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Courtial trying to keep a closed guard but Skywalker is proving a slippery customer.
Skywalker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Courtial knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skywalker on the ground.
Courtial not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skywalker pushes down on Courtial's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skywalker prevents Courtial from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Godefroy Courtial will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Skywalker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Skywalker rushes Courtial and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Courtial.
Skywalker struggles to land a body shot inside as Courtial controls his hands.
Courtial has a couple of punches blocked by Skywalker.
Skywalker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skywalker missing with knees to the body.
Skywalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Courtial's elbow.
Courtial lands a left hand.
Courtial misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skywalker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Courtial after a bit of a struggle.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Skywalker controls his hands.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Skywalker scores with a shot to the side of Courtial's head.
Courtial tries to throw a body punch but Skywalker avoids it by throwing Courtial back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Skywalker.
Luke Skywalker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skywalker tries a body shot but Courtial blocks it.
Skywalker can't find room to land a body shot as Courtial controls the action.
Skywalker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
Skywalker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skywalker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Courtial blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Courtial blocking some punches.
Skywalker tries to work over Courtial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Courtial misses with a punch on the inside.
Skywalker scores with a hook to the body.
Skywalker misses with a punch to the body.
Skywalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Skywalker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial working aggressively here.

Courtial breaks from the clinch.
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
Skywalker lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Courtial there.
Courtial looks to land a right hand but Skywalker moved out of range.
Courtial avoids the body shot from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands with an uppercut that bounces Courtial off the cage and back into range.
Godefroy Courtial is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Courtial has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skywalker.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Courtial scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Courtial presses Skywalker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Skywalker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skywalker working aggressively here.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Courtial is leaning against Skywalker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skywalker presses Courtial against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Skywalker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Courtial is defending well for now.
Skywalker tries to work over Courtial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skywalker tries to work over Courtial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skywalker presses Courtial against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Skywalker.
Courtial blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Courtial tries a body shot but Skywalker blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skywalker.

Skywalker has picked Courtial up - he's going for a ride! Skywalker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Skywalker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Courtial knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Skywalker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Skywalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skywalker wants to free his trapped foot but Courtial is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Skywalker throwing shots but Courtial is blocking nicely.
Courtial avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skywalker.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Courtial keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Courtial has hold of Skywalker's hands but Skywalker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Courtial trying to control from the bottom.
Courtial on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Courtial tries to get out of the position.
Skywalker wants to pass to mount but Courtial is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skywalker is still trying to improve position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Skywalker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Skywalker is looking to advance position but Courtial won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Skywalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Skywalker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Skywalker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Courtial's head.
Skywalker throws a shot to the body.
Skywalker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Skywalker tries to clinch but Courtial is having none of it.
Skywalker misses with a straight right.
Skywalker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skywalker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtial throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skywalker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skywalker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skywalker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Skywalker tries to clinch up but Courtial circles away and keeps his distance.
Skywalker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Courtial at a distance.
Skywalker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Courtial moves away from the strike by Skywalker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skywalker in his tracks.
Skywalker scores with a nice strike.
Courtial throws a series of punches but Skywalker moves out of range.
Skywalker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Courtial moves into the clinch.
Skywalker blocks an uppercut.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skywalker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skywalker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Skywalker.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Skywalker controls his hands.
Skywalker lands a hook that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
Courtial lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Skywalker.
Skywalker prevents a body shot from Courtial.
Courtial working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Courtial.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Courtial.
Skywalker is looking for a takedown.
Courtial managing to block the knees to the body from Skywalker.
Skywalker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Courtial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skywalker tries to work over Courtial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skywalker has Courtial pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Courtial manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Skywalker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Courtial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
Skywalker blocking some punches.
Skywalker throws a punch but it's blocked by Courtial.
Skywalker blocks an uppercut.
Skywalker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Courtial or not.
Skywalker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Courtial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skywalker's elbow.
Skywalker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skywalker misses with a punch to the body.
Skywalker has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
Courtial working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skywalker cracks Courtial with a nice body shot.
Skywalker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Courtial is defending well for now.

Skywalker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Courtial clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Courtial rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Courtial wants to control but Skywalker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Courtial is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Courtial taking some punishment here, with Skywalker in his half guard.
Courtial is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Courtial wants to control but Skywalker is keeping busy.
Skywalker is trying to control the action in half guard but Courtial is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Courtial on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skywalker passes to full mount!
Skywalker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Skywalker landing punches.

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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker!
After winning the bout, Luke Skywalker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.