PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elix Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunt has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Skipper
vs
Blunt

184 cm
24
199 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
28
198 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elix Skipper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skipper throws a body punch but Blunt moves out of range.
Blunt pushes Skipper away with a front kick.

Blunt closes the distance and clinches.
Skipper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blunt misses with a knee to the head.
Blunt looking to throw knees to the head but Skipper is blocking nicely.
Skipper trying to control the position but instead, Blunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skipper into the ropes.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but Skipper blocks with his arms.
Blunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Skipper gets control of Blunt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Skipper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Skipper looking for a sweep. Not yet Skipper, not yet.
Skipper working a defensive guard here.

Skipper has an active guard here but Blunt has managed to pass into half guard.

Blunt is working for a kimura but Skipper is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skipper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skipper gets back to full guard.

Skipper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Skipper wants to control but Blunt passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt moves nicely into side control.
Skipper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Skipper won't allow Blunt to pass to mount.
Blunt is trying to control the action in half guard but Skipper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blunt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Skipper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt works his way into side control.
Skipper regains half guard.
Blunt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blunt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blunt with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt controlling the position easily from mount.
Skipper prevents Blunt from taking his back.
Skipper working to try and regain half guard.
Blunt controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skipper wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Blunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Blunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skipper throws a looping overhand right but Blunt ducks down to avoid it.
Blunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Blunt connects with a high kick.

It looks like Elix Skipper has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blunt. That's going to slow Skipper down.

Blunt clinches up against the ropes.
Blunt looking to throw knees to the head but Skipper is blocking nicely.
Skipper taking a breather.
Blunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blunt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skipper managing to block the knees to the body from Blunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skipper fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Blunt.
Blunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skipper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skipper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Blunt fails to land.
Blunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skipper blocks the elbow strike.
Blunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skipper.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blunt as Skipper tries to tie him up.
Skipper misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Skipper.
Skipper tries a body shot but Blunt blocks it.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skipper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Blunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blunt throws an elbow that misses.
Blunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skipper blocks it with crossed arms.
Skipper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blunt just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Blunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skipper managing to block the knees to the body from Blunt.
Blunt trying to land knees to the body.
Skipper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blunt is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skipper as Blunt tries to tie him up.
Blunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Skipper drags the fight down to the ground.
Skipper wants to sweep here but Blunt controlling him for the moment.

Skipper is looking to sinch up a triangle. Blunt throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Skipper's body to avoid the submission. Skipper has instead reached around Blunt's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Skipper arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Elix Skipper!
Our winner, Elix Skipper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.