PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Skyshriek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Concepcion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skyshriek comes to the cage accompanied by Moonlight Sonata. Concepcion has chosen The Descent as his entrance music. Angel Concepcion has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zack Skyshriek's chin.

Skyshriek
vs
Concepcion

178 cm
25
162 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

170 cm
32
155 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

STAR Nutrition
Reaper Combatwear

Brute
Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Zack Skyshriek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Angel Concepcion!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skyshriek is looking to slow Concepcion down with leg kicks.
Skyshriek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Concepcion swinging wildly here.

Skyshriek takes the fight into the clinch.

Concepcion manages to break the clinch.
Skyshriek misses with a low kick.
Skyshriek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Concepcion throws a lazy head kick
and Skyshriek counters with a straight right hand.
Skyshriek is looking to clinch but Concepcion is avoiding it.
Concepcion misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Skyshriek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Concepcion blocks the low kick.
Skyshriek swats away the attempt to clinch by Concepcion.
Concepcion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Concepcion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skyshriek.
Concepcion tries to clinch up.
Skyshriek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Concepcion moves out of range of the leg kick from Skyshriek.
Concepcion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion wants to clinch up but Skyshriek keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skyshriek.
Danga de danga de dang - Concepcion scores with a four punch combination!
Concepcion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skyshriek lands the left hand.
Skyshriek connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skyshriek misses with a body shot.
Concepcion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skyshriek connects with a solid leg kick.
Skyshriek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Skyshriek tries to keep at a distance but Concepcion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skyshriek pushes Concepcion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Concepcion avoids a wild elbow strike from Skyshriek.
Concepcion is trying to break the clinch but Skyshriek is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Concepcion obliges.
Skyshriek looking for a takedown.

Concepcion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skyshriek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Concepcion blocks a leg kick.
Concepcion moves out of range of the leg kick from Skyshriek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Skyshriek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Concepcion, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skyshriek throws a punch but it's blocked by Concepcion.
Concepcion is trying to break the clinch but Skyshriek is controlling him.
Concepcion wants a takedown.
Concepcion can't break the clinch.
Concepcion swings wildly with an uppercut but Skyshriek uses good head movement to avoid it.

Skyshriek manages to break the clinch.
Skyshriek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Concepcion.
Skyshriek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Concepcion keeps the fight on the outside.
Skyshriek throws a leg kick but Concepcion sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zack Skyshriek will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Concepcion walks into a left hand.
Zack Skyshriek is winning the standup battle so far.
Concepcion wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skyshriek throws a leg kick
and Concepcion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Concepcion with a hook.
Skyshriek with a poor takedown

and Concepcion counters by moving into the clinch.
Skyshriek tries to throw a body punch but Concepcion avoids it by throwing Skyshriek back against the cage.
Concepcion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skyshriek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skyshriek looking to stall.
Maybe Skyshriek would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Concepcion blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skyshriek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skyshriek blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Concepcion.
Concepcion pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Concepcion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Concepcion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek stalling the fight.
Concepcion wants to take the fight to the mat but Skyshriek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Angel Concepcion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Concepcion working aggressively here.
Skyshriek stops a takedown attempt from Concepcion.

Skyshriek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skyshriek scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Concepcion is looking to clinch.
Concepcion moves forwards but Skyshriek connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Concepcion darts in and clinches Skyshriek up against the cage.
Concepcion takes a shot to the head.
Concepcion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Concepcion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skyshriek blocks a body shot from Concepcion.
Concepcion is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skyshriek prevents Concepcion from breaking the clinch.
Concepcion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skyshriek is keeping busy.
Skyshriek taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Concepcion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skyshriek is looking to break free of the clinch but Concepcion has double underhooks.
Concepcion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skyshriek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zack Skyshriek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Concepcion.
Skyshriek lands with a left to the head.
Skyshriek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Concepcions head.
Skyshriek blocks a body shot from Concepcion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Concepcion.
Skyshriek misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skyshriek tries to work over Concepcion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Concepcion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Concepcion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skyshriek tries to land a leg kick but Concepcion saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Skyshriek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion misses the body punch
and Skyshriek counters with a slapping leg kick.
Concepcion throws a head kick that misses.
Angel Concepcion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skyshriek, right into the meat.
Skyshriek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Concepcion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Skyshriek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skyshriek keeps Concepcion at a distance using the push kick.
Concepcion avoids the body shot from Skyshriek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skyshriek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Concepcion was well out of range. Poor timing from Skyshriek.
Concepcion moves in looking to clinch but Skyshriek pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A good leg kick by Skyshriek.
Concepcion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Concepcion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skyshriek.
Concepcion moves out of range of the body kick.
Concepcion avoids a kick to the body.
Skyshriek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Concepcion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Concepcion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skyshriek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skyshriek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Concepcion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skyshriek throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concepcion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Concepcion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Concepcion misses with a series of wild punches.
Skyshriek scores with a leg kick.
Concepcion misses with a few strikes there.
Skyshriek throws a head kick that misses.
Skyshriek throws a leg kick but Concepcion sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek lands a slapping body shot.
A leg kick checked by Concepcion.
Concepcion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skyshriek sprawls well. Skyshriek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Concepcion gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skyshriek.
Skyshriek digs a good hook to Concepcion's body.
Nice sprawl there from Skyshriek as Concepcion shoots in.
Skyshriek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concepcion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Skyshriek rushes Concepcion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Concepcion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skyshriek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Concepcion's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skyshriek.
A right hand to the body from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skyshriek tries for a takedown but Concepcion manages to get underhooks.
Concepcion wants to stall.
Skyshriek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Concepcion prevents a body shot from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Concepcion backwards.
Concepcion misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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!
Skyshriek prevents Concepcion from breaking the clinch.

Concepcion breaks the clinch.
Skyshriek is looking to wear down Concepcion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Concepcion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Concepcion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Skyshriek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Concepcion does no damage.
Concepcion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Concepcion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skyshriek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Skyshriek clinches.
Skyshriek is trying to break the clinch but Concepcion is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Skyshriek clearly takes that 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.

Skyshriek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Concepcion's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Concepcion lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Concepcion.
Concepcion throws a series of punches but Skyshriek avoids them all with ease.
Skyshriek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Skyshriek has managed to clinch.
Concepcion throws a head punch that misses.
Skyshriek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Skyshriek has a couple of punches blocked by Concepcion.

Skyshriek breaks the clinch.
Concepcion is looking to clinch but Skyshriek is avoiding it.
No joy there for Concepcion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skyshriek misses the shot to the body.
Skyshriek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Concepcion checks a leg kick.
Concepcion blocks a low kick nicely.
Skyshriek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Concepcion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skyshriek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Concepcion scores with a takedown into Skyshriek's guard.
Skyshriek is trying to keep Concepcion in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Concepcion postures up.
Concepcion passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skyshriek prevents Concepcion from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Concepcion misses with the ground and pound.
Skyshriek is looking to regain half guard here but Concepcion keeps moving and retains side control.
Concepcion fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Concepcion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skyshriek is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Concepcion's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Skyshriek trying to control but Concepcion postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek is looking for a sweep. Concepcion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skyshriek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Concepcion.
Concepcion is pressing down on Skyshriek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Skyshriek is holding on for now.
Skyshriek is trying to maintain the position but Concepcion is very close to passing his half guard.

Concepcion is working for a kimura but Skyshriek is defending it quite comfortably.

Skyshriek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Concepcion pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skyshriek won't allow Concepcion to pass to mount.
Concepcion is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Skyshriek!
Skyshriek is working to get back to half guard.
Concepcion throwing strikes here but Skyshriek is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Concepcion prevents Skyshriek from getting the reversal.
Skyshriek swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
A nice elbow there by Concepcion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Concepcion lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Concepcion landing punches.

Skyshriek is rocked!
Concepcion avoids the attempt from Skyshriek to control.
Oh Skyshriek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Concepcion postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Skyshriek badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Concepcion around the waist but Concepcion pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Concepcion is the winner by TKO! Concepcion jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Concepcion!
Angel Concepcion is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Angel Concepcion thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.