PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Serra (ranked 1171 p4p, 1662 weight class) and Gunnar Skog (ranked 155 p4p, 205 weight class). Skog has chosen Another One Bites the Dust - Queen as his entrance music. Gunnar Skog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Serra
vs
Skog

165 cm
29
218
13 - 12 - 0

189 cm
23
211
9 - 3 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Skog!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra throws a hook but Skog avoids it easily.
Skog is looking for the big counter here.
Serra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Serra takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Jack Serra has been cut.
Skog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Serra throws a hook to the side of Skog's head but Skog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skog lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Serra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Serra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skog lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Skog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serra.
Serra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skog is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Skog throws a series of punches but Serra avoids them all with ease.
Serra looks to land a right hand but Skog moved out of range.
Serra misses with a hook.
Serra is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Skog's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Skog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Serra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Serra.
Serra looks to land a left hand but Skog moved out of range nicely.
Skog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Serra misses.
Skog takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Skog misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog misses with a straight left.
Serra moves away from the strike by Skog.
Skog misses with a hook.
Skog throws the kick towards the body but Serra avoids it.
Skog misses with a hook. Serra ducked under it nicely.
Serra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skog slips under a jab.
Serra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skog lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Skog's coach down at Dangerous Fight Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Skog's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Serra is looking to clinch but Skog is avoiding it.
Serra throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
Serra checks a low kick from Skog.
Serra scores with a nice head shot.
Serra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Skog misses.
Skog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skog takes one to the side of the head.
Serra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skog.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Skog.
Gunnar Skog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skog moves out of range as Serra strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skog moves out of range as Serra strikes.
Serra lands a lovely overhand right.
Skog throws a hook but Serra avoids it easily.
Serra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Skog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skog lands a head shot.
Serra tries to close the distance and clinch but Skog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Skog - just one landing.
Serra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serra looks to land a left hand but Skog moved out of range nicely.
Serra throws an overhand right that lands on Skog's shoulder, as Skog tries to avoid the shot.
Skog misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Serra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Serra.
Skog gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Serra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skog moves away.
Serra misses with an uppercut.
Skog throws a counter combo.
Serra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skog looks for the body kick but Serra saw that one coming.
Serra is looking to counter the offense by Skog and move into the clinch.
Skog is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Serra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Serra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Serra throws the left hand but Skog avoids the punch easily.
Skog throws a jab when Serra was well out of range.
Skog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skog scores with a nice body kick.
Skog lands a nice looking kick to the body. Serra takes a step back to recover.
Serra is breathing heavily.
Skog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Serra.
Serra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skog misses with a straight left.
Serra throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
Skog scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Skog misses its intended target.
Serra is looking to counter punch.
Skog lands a lovely overhand right.
Skog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Serra looks to score with a jab to the body but Skog is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skog! But no joy.
Skog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Serra.
Skog counters with a body kick.
Skog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skog misses with a straight left.
Skog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serra.
A little feinted left hand from Serra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Serra throws the left hand but Skog avoids the punch easily.
Skog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Skog.
Serra checks a leg kick.
Serra slips a jab from Skog.
Serra misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Skog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Serra's cut.
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.

Skog lands a big right hand that sends Serra crashing to the mat! Skog stays standing though and waves Serra back to his feet!

Serra is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Serra loads up on a big right hand but Skog slips the punch.
Oh Serra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skog misses the jab.
Serra seems to have got his legs back now.
Serra throws a big shot that misses.
Skog throws a lazy right hand but Serra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Serra misses its intended target.
Skog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Serra to counter with a crisp jab.
Skog digs a good hook to Serra's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serra sizes up Skog with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Skog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Serra misses with a hook. Skog ducked under it nicely.
Skog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Serra.
Skog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skog lands with a straight right. Serra didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skog. Serra does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Skog misses the target.
A big left from Serra misses.
Skog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra misses with a straight left.
Serra throws a hook but Skog blocks it.
Skog blocks a jab.
Serra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Serra has time to react.

Jack Serra's cut is getting worse.
Serra looks to land a left hand but Skog moved out of range nicely.
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Serra.
Skog misses with a looping left.
Skog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skog with a nice calf kick.
Skog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serra.
Skog misses with a head kick.
Skog slips under a jab from Serra.
Skog blocks a jab.
It seemed like Skog was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Skog.
Skog staying out of range there.
Skog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skog lands a glancing blow to the side of Serra's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skog.

Serra forces Skog back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serra jumps guard but Skog turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Serra tries to throw a body punch but Skog avoids it by throwing Serra back against the cage.
Skog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serra misses with some punches.
Serra misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Serra fails to land.
Serra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skog prevents a body shot from Serra.
Serra misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skog.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog blocks an uppercut.

Skog breaks from the clinch.
Skog feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Serras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Skog tries to score with a low kick but Serra moves his leg out of the way.
Skog scores with a body shot.
Gunnar Skog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Serra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Serra ducks under a wild hook from Skog.
Serra throws a lazy right hand but Skog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Serra looks to land a right hand but Skog moved out of range.
Skog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Skog throws the left hand but Serra avoids the punch easily.
Serra throws out a loose jab but Skog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skog feints a counter leg kick.
Skog misses with a body shot.

Oooooh!!! Skog has knocked Serra down with a huge combo! Skog steps away and waves a wobbly Serra back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Skog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serra.
Serra connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra feints a jab promting Skog to slip. Serra then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Skog slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Serra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Skog.
Skog throws a lazy uppercut
and Serra counters with a stiff right hand.
Skog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serra.
Skog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skog lands a jab to the head.
Skog thows a leg kick but Serra checks it

and Serra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Serra.

Skog breaks the clinch.
Serra throws a poor cross that misses
and Skog counters with a huge left! Serra is in big trouble! He's backing up but Skog isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Serra from any more damage. A dominating finish by Skog!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Skog!
Gunnar Skog decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.