PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the Smiths - Meat Is Murder. Skjelbred has chosen Bad To The Bone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Danzig
vs
Skjelbred

170 cm
27
146 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

175 cm
33
124 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Skjelbred!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Danzig moves into the clinch.
Danzig tries a body shot but Skjelbred blocks it.
Danzig tries to stall but Skjelbred uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Skjelbred jumps guard but Danzig turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Skjelbred tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Danzig prevents Skjelbred from breaking the clinch.
Danzig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skjelbred backwards.
Skjelbred takes a shot to the head.

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

Skjelbred darts in and clinches Danzig up against the cage.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skjelbred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danzig takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Skjelbred closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Skjelbred lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skjelbred won't allow Danzig to get back to his feet.
Skjelbred has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Danzig is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danzig throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Danzig keeping full guard, as Skjelbred tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danzig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skjelbred is one step ahead there.
Danzig is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Danzig has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Skjelbred off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Skjelbred showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danzig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Danzig as Skjelbred shoots in.
Mac Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Skjelbred.
Nice takedown defense from Danzig. No joy for Skjelbred on that attempt.
Danzig wants to clinch but Skjelbred slips to the side
and Skjelbred counters with a left and a right that stings Danzig.
Danzig scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mac Danzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skjelbred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skjelbred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danzig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danzig slips a jab and a cross from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch but Danzig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Skjelbred pushes Danzig up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skjelbred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Danzig clinches up with Skjelbred and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Danzig breaks from the clinch.
Skjelbred swats away the attempt to clinch by Danzig.

Skjelbred takes the fight into the clinch.
Skjelbred is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skjelbred is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Skjelbred keeps control of Danzig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skjelbred keeps the fight on the outside.
Danzig closes the distance looking to clinch

and Skjelbred counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skjelbred.
Danzig is trying to push Skjelbred away but Skjelbred has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danzig gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Skjelbred.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skjelbred throws a low kick but Danzig avoids it.
Skjelbred will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skjelbred swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danzig tries a head kick but it misses.
Skjelbred scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skjelbred misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danzig.
Danzig is looking to clinch.
Skjelbred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danzig moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Danzig rushes Skjelbred and presses him up against the cage.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skjelbred manages to break the clinch.
Danzig displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danzig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Mac Danzig will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Skjelbred moves into the clinch.
Danzig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skjelbred jumps guard but Danzig turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Skjelbred wants to break free but Danzig has control.
Danzig looking to stall.

Skjelbred pulls Danzig into guard.
Danzig passes Skjelbred's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Skjelbred gets back to full guard.
Danzig with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Skjelbred is looking for a triangle but Danzig pushes his legs off easily.

Danzig avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig wants to stand but Skjelbred has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Danzig gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Danzig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skjelbred.

Danzig moves into the clinch.
Skjelbred wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skjelbred.
Danzig trying to control the position but instead, Skjelbred has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danzig into the cage.
Danzig keeps control of Skjelbred as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skjelbred fails to pull guard.
Danzig trying to control the position but instead, Skjelbred has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danzig into the cage.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danzig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skjelbred swats away the attempt to clinch by Danzig.
Danzig tries to clinch
and Skjelbred counters with a nice low kick that buckles Danzig's knee momentarily.
Skjelbred moves out of range of the body kick from Danzig.

Skjelbred clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danzig throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danzig.

Danzig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skjelbred on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mac Danzig is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danzig takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mac Danzig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danzig tries to clinch there but Skjelbred circles away.
Danzig is looking to clinch.
Skjelbred connects with a right hand. Danzig shakes it off.
Danzig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skjelbred swinging wildly here.
Danzig keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mac Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Skjelbred.
Danzig throws a right hand that Skjelbred ducks under and follows up with a left that Skjelbred also avoids with ease.
Skjelbred shoots and misses
and Danzig counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skjelbred stalling in the clinch but Danzig improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred misses with a punch to the body.
Skjelbred is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skjelbred tries to pull guard but Danzig forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Skjelbred misses with a punch to the body.
Danzig lands a hook that snaps the head of Skjelbred backwards.
Skjelbred wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danzig has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Danzig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skjelbred circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Skjelbred lands but Danzig takes it in his stride.
Danzig goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danzig looks to land a combination. Skjelbred sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Skjelbred fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skjelbred misses with a wild combination.
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 Mac Danzig will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Skjelbred throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danzig on the side of the head.
Danzig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Danzig clinches up with Skjelbred and pushes him back against the cage.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danzig slips a straight right by Skjelbred.
Danzig swinging wildly here.
Danzig is looking to clinch but Skjelbred is avoiding it.
Skjelbred misses with a double jab.

Danzig clinches up with Skjelbred and pushes him back against the cage.
Danzig keeps control of Skjelbred as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danzig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skjelbred backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mac Danzig has scored more points in the clinch so far.

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

Skjelbred gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danzig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skjelbred shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mac Danzig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danzig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skjelbred throws a leg kick that is checked
and Danzig counters with a nice uppercut.
Skjelbred attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skjelbred goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skjelbred fails with the takedown

and Danzig counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Danzig.
Skjelbred is trying to pull guard but Danzig has him pressed against the cage.
Mac Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Skjelbred.
Danzig gets underhooks to prevent Skjelbred's takedown attempt.
Skjelbred takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skjelbred wants to break free but Danzig has control.
Danzig has Skjelbred pressed against the cage, preventing Skjelbred from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skjelbred wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Danzig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Danzig misses with an elbow strike.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Danzig.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skjelbred takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skjelbred misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danzig dodges the punch combination from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred throws a right hand that Danzig ducks under and follows up with a left that Danzig also avoids with ease.
Danzig moves in looking to clinch but Skjelbred pushes him off.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danzig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skjelbred throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Skjelbred lands.
Skjelbred works over Danzig's head and body with a nice combination.
Skjelbred misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skjelbred connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Danzig's hands.
Danzig tries to clinch but Skjelbred moves out of range.
Skjelbred looks to land a body kick but Danzig moved away.

Danzig moves into the clinch successfully.
Danzig lands with a short shot to the head.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Danzig breaks from the clinch.
Skjelbred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danzig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Danzig rushes Skjelbred and presses him up against the cage.
Skjelbred fails to pull guard.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John Skjelbred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch but Skjelbred swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danzig thumps Skjelbred with a low kick.
Danzig is looking to clinch but Skjelbred is avoiding it.
Skjelbred moves in looking to clinch but Danzig pushes him off.

Danzig closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danzig looking to stall.

Danzig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danzig throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Skjelbred is rocked!

It looks like John Skjelbred has been cut.

Danzig has closed the distance and engaged Skjelbred in a clinch.
Skjelbred is still on wobbly legs! Can Danzig finish him?
Danzig's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Danzig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danzig lands a big knee to the head and Skjelbred goes down! Danzig pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Danzig!
Mac Danzig decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.