PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Skydny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skydny comes to the cage accompanied by infected mushrooms artillery. Guy Hanes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anton Skydny's chin.

Skydny
vs
Hanes

184 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Skydny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guy Hanes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skydny takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanes avoiding damage as Skydny throws knees to the body.
Skydny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skydny is trying to pull guard but Hanes has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skydny.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skydny.
Skydny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skydny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skydny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skydny avoiding damage as Hanes throws knees to the body.
Skydny working aggressively here.
Skydny tries to pull guard but Hanes won't allow it.
Skydny is trying to pull guard but Hanes has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Skydny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skydny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skydny has Hanes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hanes trying to land knees to the body.
Skydny will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanes up against the cage.
Skydny throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Skydny fails to land.
Skydny crunches a lovely knee into Hanes's ribcage.
Skydny tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanes avoids the damage to the body.
Skydny misses with a body punch.
Skydny stalls.
Skydny swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanes uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skydny trying to land knees to the body.
Hanes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skydny is defending well for now.
Skydny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skydny tries to pull guard but Hanes won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanes.
Hanes trying to land knees to the body.
Skydny tries a knee to the head but Hanes blocks it.
Skydny is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hanes is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skydny.
Skydny throws an elbow but it misses.
Skydny is trying to stall.
Skydny throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skydny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanes's brow.
Hanes missing with knees to the body.
Skydny avoiding damage as Hanes throws knees to the body.
Hanes trying to land knees to the body.
Skydny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skydny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
Skydny has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hanes after a bit of a struggle.
Skydny just leaning against Hanes, taking a breather.
Skydny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skydny missing with knees to the body.
Skydny lands a knee to the head.
Skydny trying to land knees to the body.
Hanes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skydny is defending well for now.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
Hanes takes a shot to the head.
Skydny tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanes avoids it.
Skydny looking to throw knees to the head but Hanes is blocking nicely.
Skydny throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skydny.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skydny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skydny is defending well for now.
Skydny 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.

Anton Skydny dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hanes misses with a combination

and Skydny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skydny lands a body shot.
Skydny lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skydny lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Guy Hanes has been cut.
Skydny misses with a knee to the head.
Skydny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skydny is defending well for now.
Skydny misses with a knee to the head.
Skydny is stalling here.
Hanes blocks an elbow strike.
Hanes avoiding damage as Skydny throws knees to the body.
Skydny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skydny stalling in the clinch.
Hanes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skydny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Skydny jumps guard but Hanes stands there with Skydny around his waist. Skydny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Skydny working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanes blocking some punches.
Skydny tries a knee to the head but Hanes blocks it.
Hanes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanes blocks the elbow strike.
Skydny can't find room to land a body shot as Hanes controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skydny taking a breather.
Skydny is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hanes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skydny.
Skydny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skydny has a couple of punches blocked by Hanes.
Skydny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skydny misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skydny can't find room to land a body shot as Hanes controls the action.
Skydny jumps guard but Hanes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Skydny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skydny lands an elbow just above Hanes 's eye.
Skydny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skydny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skydny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
Hanes managing to block the knees to the body from Skydny.
Skydny stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Skydny misses with a knee to the head.
Skydny lands a damaging elbow.
Skydny looking to throw knees to the head but Hanes is blocking nicely.
Skydny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanes blocks it with crossed arms.
Skydny content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skydny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skydny lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanes blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skydny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skydny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanes is defending well for now.
Skydny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanes.
Skydny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skydny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skydny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanes blocking some punches.
Skydny managing to block the knees to the body from Hanes.
Hanes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
Skydny stalling the fight.
Skydny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Skydny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guy Hanes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hanes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skydny throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skydny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Skydny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skydny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hanes walks away with a smile on his face. Skydny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hanes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skydny pinned against the cage. Skydny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Hanes.
Skydny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanes circles away quickly and effectively.
Skydny defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanes.
Skydny shoots in for a takedown but Hanes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anton Skydny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hanes rushes Skydny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skydny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanes prevents a body shot from Skydny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanes missing with knees to the body.
Hanes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skydny.
Skydny trying to land knees to the body.
Skydny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hanes walks away with a smile on his face. Skydny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Skydny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skydny tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hanes instigates a clinch.
Skydny tries to land a knee to the head but Hanes blocks with his arms.
Skydny misses with a knee strike.
Anton Skydny has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skydny wants a takedown but no success here.
Hanes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skydny.
Skydny managing to block the knees to the body from Hanes.
Skydny working aggressively here.
Skydny lands a nice elbow.
Guy Hanes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skydny.
Skydny avoiding damage as Hanes throws knees to the body.
Skydny is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hanes is defending well.
Hanes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skydny tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Skydny pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hanes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skydny avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skydny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skydny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skydny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanes gets underhooks to prevent Skydny's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
Hanes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skydny is defending well for now.
Skydny tries to land a knee to the head but Hanes blocks with his arms.
Skydny is looking to control Hanes's arms but Hanes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skydny has his back to the cage.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
Hanes dodges an elbow strike from Skydny.
Skydny managing to block the knees to the body from Hanes.
Skydny tries to pull guard but Hanes won't allow it.
Hanes missing with knees to the body.
Hanes trying to land knees to the body.
Skydny managing to block the knees to the body from Hanes.
Skydny managing to block the knees to the body from Hanes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skydny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanes's elbow.
Skydny avoiding damage as Hanes throws knees to the body.
Skydny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hanes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
Hanes trying to land knees to the body.
Skydny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skydny tries to land a knee to the head but Hanes blocks with his arms.
Skydny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skydny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Skydny avoids the damage to the body.
Skydny missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skydny creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skydny managing to block the knees to the body from Hanes.
Anton Skydny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanes trying to land knees to the body.
Skydny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Guy Hanes.
I think Skydny has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Skydny!
Our winner, Anton Skydny, 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.