PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skye comes to the cage accompanied by Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Inspectah Deck - Friction. The key to victory for Damion Skye has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Skye
vs
Jackson

168 cm
29
151 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

170 cm
27
144 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damion Skye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kilo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skye misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Skye shows good takedown defense.
Skye lands with a good body shot.
Skye lands an overhand right.
Skye throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Skye only half commits.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Skye misses with an uppercut.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Skye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in but Skye avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Skye as he connects with a hook.
Kilo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Skye.
Damion Skye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skye swivels and escapes.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skye.
Skye misses with a looping left.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Skye as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Skye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skye counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Skye counters with a nice body kick.
Damion Skye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skye with a hook.
Jackson slips a straight right by Skye.
Skye looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Skye circles away easily
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skye cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Skye is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skye down to the mat. Skye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Skye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skye.
Skye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skye tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Skye wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Skye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Skye.
Skye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Skye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Skye moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Skye.
Skye lands with a nice body punch.
Skye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skye lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skye just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skye is looking to clinch.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damion Skye dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Skye scores with a nice strike.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackson prevents Skye from getting the reversal.
Skye regains half guard.
Skye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.

Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Skye is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Skye doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye trying to control from the bottom.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Skye defends it well.
Skye is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skye is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skye avoid being mounted?
Skye is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Jackson keeps the fight on the ground as Skye tries to escape.
Jackson is really stuck here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Skye doesn't have the hooks in and Jackson manages to turn into his guard.
Skye pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Skye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye looking for a sweep. Not yet Skye, not yet.
Skye keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skye is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Skye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Skye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Skye is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damion Skye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Skye.
Skye connects with the punch.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Skye circles away easily
enabling Skye to counter with a crisp jab.
Skye cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skye misses with a looping right.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damion Skye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Skye throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Damion Skye will probably get the nod.
That's time! Skye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Skye digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Skye scores with a decent looking hook.
Skye defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Skye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Skye throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
Skye thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Skye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Skye lands with a shot to the body.
Skye lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skye swivels and escapes.
Damion Skye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skye lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Skye.
Skye lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Skye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Skye. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Skye lands with a good body shot.
Damion Skye is winning the standup battle so far.
Skye connects with a body shot.
Skye scores with a jab.
Skye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skye connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice jab there from Skye.
Skye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skye misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skye as he jumps to the side.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Skye.
Skye lands the left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Skye. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Skye throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skye misses with a series of wild punches.

Skye clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Skye breaks from the clinch.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skye misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Skye throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skye.
Skye fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skye scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skye counters with a nice uppercut.

Skye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skye swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skye scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Skye fails to land.
Skye lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson is trying to push Skye away but Skye has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skye misses with a punch on the inside.
Skye trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Skye breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skye counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damion Skye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skye, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damion Skye!
A very excited looking Damion Skye made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.