PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wios Skops (ranked 4376 p4p, 4842 weight class) and Jon Christ (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.

Skops
vs
Christ

199 cm
19
198
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 Tokyo, Wios Skops!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Christ!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ scores with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Christ there.
Skops shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skops.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Skops shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Christ napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Skops working the body and head with strikes.
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Skops drags him back down.
Skops tries to score with some ground and pound. Christ controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Skops is staying tight to Christ's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Christ is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Skops asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Skops creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Christ sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Skops drags him back down.
Skops throws a strike aimed at the side of Christ's head but Christ avoids it well.
Christ is pushing Skops's head away, looking to escape. Skops manages to hold on to the position though.
Skops is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Christ's shoulder. That is not cool.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet here but Skops is keeping cool and he's managed to take Christ's back.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Skops biding his time, looking for the opening.

Christ manages to stand up with Skops still on his back. Eventually Skops drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Skops takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christ sizes up Skops with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christ drops Skops with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Skops looks back up at him and smiles so Christ waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Skops is rocked!

It looks like Wios Skops has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Christ engages and cracks Skops with a massive lead left hook - Skops tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Christ is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Christ!