PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skyy John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

John
vs
Spencer

186 cm
22
271 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skyy John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Dan Spencer has been cut.

John clinches up with Spencer and pushes him back against the cage.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.

Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Spencer stalling against the cage.
Spencer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Spencer.

It looks like Skyy John has been cut.
Spencer managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Spencer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Spencer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spencer misses with an elbow over the top.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spencer looks gassed!
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spencer wants to stall.

Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer moves out of range as John throws a body kick.

John gets tackled into the cage by Spencer. Spencer maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spencer looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spencer avoids it.
John misses with a knee strike.
John is looking to control Spencer's arms but Spencer gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
Spencer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from John.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
John landing knees to the head.
John misses with a knee strike.
Spencer missing with knees to the body.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for John to work.
Spencer missing with knees to the body.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
John connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John stalling in the clinch but Spencer improves position.
Spencer taking a breather.
John trying to control the position but instead, Spencer has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the cage.
Spencer looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John misses with a knee strike.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spencer avoids it.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spencer as John tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Spencer working hard to break the clinch.
Spencer lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spencer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spencer working John over with knees to the body.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
John keeps control of Spencer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
John wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spencer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skyy John dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

John rushes Spencer and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Spencer.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spencer's efforts to push away.
John stalling in the clinch but Spencer improves position.
Spencer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spencer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
John with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spencer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John wants to stall.
Spencer looking to stall.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John stalling in the clinch but Spencer improves position.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer wants to stall.
John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spencer avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
John landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John is looking to control Spencer's arms but Spencer gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
John tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John is looking to control Spencer's arms but Spencer gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spencer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer throws a knee to the head but misses.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spencer scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

John rushes Spencer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spencer's face.
Spencer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spencer takes an elbow to the temple.
Spencer misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
A knee to the head by John.
Skyy John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John tries to stall but Spencer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
Spencer missing with knees to the body.
John scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer misses with an elbow over the top.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from John.
John missing with knees to the body.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.

Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

John moves into the clinch.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
John is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
John tries to stall but Spencer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
John misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skyy John dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Spencer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skyy John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Spencer rushes John and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Spencer tries to break free but John pushes him back against the cage.
Spencer blocks an elbow strike from John.
Spencer with a knee to the head.
Spencer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Spencer manages to break the clinch.

John closes the distance and pushes Spencer back into the cage.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer throws a knee to the head but misses.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Spencer avoids the damage to the body.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spencer is trying to stall.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Spencer is trying to maintain a safe position but John gets an underhook and turns Spencer into the cage.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the cage.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer with a knee to the head.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.

Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

John darts in and clinches Spencer up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but John has him pressed against the cage.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer looking to slow down the pace here.
Spencer takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer lands an elbow just above John 's eye.
Spencer lands a damaging elbow.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Spencer throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spencer as John tries to tie him up.
Spencer dodges an elbow strike from John.
Spencer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through John's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer trying to stall but John improves his position.
Spencer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Skyy John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spencer connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spencer as John tries to tie him up.
John lands a knee to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer taking a breather.
Spencer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Dan Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
John misses with a knee to the head.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spencer avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
John avoiding damage.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer missing with knees to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skyy John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well John has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skyy John!