PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skaar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ozzy Osbourne - I Don't Wanna Stop. Roy Skaar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Russell
vs
Skaar

170 cm
23
191 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Skaar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Russell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Russell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Russell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skaar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Russell blocks the strikes from Skaar.
Russell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Skaar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Russell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skaar's head.
Russell is thwarting Skaar's attempts to control the position.
Russell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Russell thows a huge punch but Skaar dodges it nicely.
Skaar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Russell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Russell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Skaar trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Skaar throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Russell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skaar misses with a two punch combination.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.

Russell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Skaar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Russell working the ground and pound effectively.
Skaar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Russell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Russell unloading with bombs!
Russell landing punches.
Russell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Skaar?
BOOM! Russell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Skaar can't escape the position.
Skaar is squirming around, avoiding Russell's attempts to control the action.
Skaar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Skaar looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Russell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Skaar?
Russell with shots to the head and body - Skaar looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Russell.
Russell landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Russell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Skaar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Russell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Skaar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Russell scoring with strikes but Skaar is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell with a couple of short strikes.
Russell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Russell raining down shots from the mount!
Russell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Russell looking to control but Skaar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Skaar wants to control but Russell is having none of it.
Skaar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russell breaks from Skaar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Russell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Russell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Skaar looks a forlorn figure.
Russell looking to control but Skaar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Skaar is in a horrible position here. Russell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Russell with good strikes from the mount here!
Russell is landing with some decent strikes but Skaar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Russell looking to secure an arm triangle but Skaar defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skaar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Russell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Skaar throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Skaar swats away the attempt to clinch by Russell.
Russell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Russell shoots in and drives through. Skaar sprawls well.
Skaar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Russell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Skaar wants to control but Russell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Russell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skaar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skaar is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Russell jumps into side control!
Russell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Skaar!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skaar tries to buck Russell off but he can't manage it.
Russell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Skaar is in a horrible position here. Russell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Russell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Skaar is in a horrible position here. Russell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Skaar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Russell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Skaar looks a forlorn figure.
Russell with a couple of short strikes.
Skaar tries to hold on but Russell pushes him away.

Russell wants to finish this one by submission but Skaar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Russell.
Skaar is looking to improve his position but Russell isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell punching from mount but Skaar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Russell tries to control but Skaar wriggling away.
Skaar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Russell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Skaar is surviving well by controlling Russell's body position as best he can.
Russell controlling from mount.
Russell unloads with some shots from mount but Skaar bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Russell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Russell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Russell breaks from Skaar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Skaar wants to try and get back to his feet.
Skaar can't escape the position.
Russell breaks from Skaar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Russell lands a big shot there that rocks Skaar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Russell lands a nice shot to the head.
Russell landing strikes from the mount and Skaar is in trouble!
Russell with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell landing punches.
Skaar taking shots to the head.
Russell trying to control but Skaar is having none of it.
Russell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Skaar is trying to stand up.
Russell landing strikes from the mount and Skaar is in trouble!
Russell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Russell.
Russell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Skaar hang on?
Skaar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Russell dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Russell tries to clinch but Skaar is having none of it.
Russell shoots in looking for a takedown. Skaar tries to sprawl out of it but Russell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skaar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Russell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Russell misses with a low kick.
Russell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skaar pinned against the cage. Skaar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skaar stuffs the takedown.
Russell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Russell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Skaar lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skaar scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Jack Russell has been cut.
Russell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skaar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Skaar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar connects with a looping right hand.

Russell is rocked!
Skaar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Skaar dances in with a quick combination. Russell is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Skaar snaps Russell's head back. Russell stumbles backwards against the cage. Skaar steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Russell's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Russell just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roy Skaar!