PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Liouz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skaar comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Skaar
vs
Liouz

185 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Skaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cung Liouz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liouz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Cung Liouz has been cut.
Skaar fails to land the takedown.
Liouz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liouz misses with the combination.
Liouz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skaar takes a step back to recover.
Liouz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skaar slips a jab and a cross from Liouz.

Skaar forces Liouz back against the cage and clinches.
Skaar is looking to break free of the clinch but Liouz has double underhooks.
Skaar wants to get back to striking at distance but Liouz won't allow it.

Skaar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skaar moves out of range as Liouz throws a body kick.
Liouz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skaar but Skaar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liouz fails to land the takedown.
Skaar scores with a sloppy right hand. Liouz should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skaar lands a head shot.

Skaar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skaar showed some decent athleticism there.
Liouz looks gassed!
Liouz is trying to stand up here but Skaar is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar not doing much here.
Skaar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Liouz!
Skaar controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skaar punching from mount but Liouz doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Skaar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Liouz is surviving well by controlling Skaar's body position as best he can.
Skaar controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liouz is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Skaar.
Liouz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Skaar looking to control but Liouz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skaar wants to finish this one by submission but Liouz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Skaar.
Liouz is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Skaar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Skaar blocks Liouz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Skaar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liouz on the ground.

Skaar looking to secure an arm triangle but Liouz defends it well.
Skaar lands with some strikes.
Liouz is trying desperately to improve position.
Skaar trying to control but Liouz is having none of it.
Liouz is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liouz tries to hold on but Skaar postures up.
Skaar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Liouz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Liouz wants to control but Skaar is having none of it.
Liouz can't escape the position.
Skaar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Skaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cung Liouz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Skaar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skaar.
Liouz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liouz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skaar lands a lovely overhand right.
Skaar scores with a one two! Liouz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That has opened up Cung Liouz's cut even more.
Roy Skaar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skaar lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skaar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skaar stuffs the takedown attempt from Liouz. Liouz gets slowly back to his feet.
Roy Skaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Skaar tries to clinch but Liouz is having none of it.
Skaar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skaar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Liouz has managed to clinch.
Liouz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Skaar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roy Skaar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cung Liouz.
Liouz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skaar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Skaar.
Liouz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skaar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Liouz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liouz throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liouz is looking to work some ground and pound but Skaar has wrist control.
Skaar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liouz wants to get up but he can't break Skaar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Liouz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Liouz throwing strikes but missing.

Liouz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Skaar, up you get!
Liouz tries to close the distance and clinch but Skaar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skaar avoids the head kick by Liouz.

Skaar rushes Liouz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liouz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skaar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Liouz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skaar swats away the attempt to clinch by Liouz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liouz tries to close the distance and clinch but Skaar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Liouz as Skaar shoots in.
Cung Liouz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skaar tries to bum rush Liouz with a series of wild strikes but Liouz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liouz moves in looking to clinch but Skaar pushes him off.
Skaar keeps the fight on the outside.
Skaar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liouz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liouz tries to clinch up but Skaar circles away and keeps his distance.
Liouz shoots for a double leg takedown but Skaar sprawls well. He's pushed Liouz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Skaar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liouz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Skaar's knee momentarily.
Liouz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liouz wants to clinch
and Skaar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liouz thinking.
Liouz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liouz dodges the punch combination from Skaar.
Skaar circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liouz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skaar.
Liouz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skaar as he jumps to the side.
Skaar fails to land the takedown.
Liouz tries for a takedown but Skaar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liouz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liouz shoots and misses
letting Skaar counter with a right hand.
Liouz tries to clinch up but Skaar circles away and keeps his distance.
Skaar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liouz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

The cut above Cung Liouz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Liouz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Skaar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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!
Skaar controlling the pace for now.
Liouz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Skaar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaar looking to control.
Skaar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Skaar wants to stand and escape but Liouz is having none of it.
Skaar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liouz stopping the sweep attempt from Skaar.
Liouz trying to control but Skaar is working from the bottom.
Skaar has control of Liouz's left arm, preventing Liouz from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liouz looks to clinch
and Skaar counters with a left to the body.
Liouz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Liouz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skaar lands with a hook. Liouz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Skaar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cung Liouz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Liouz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skaar stuns Liouz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liouz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Skaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liouz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skaar moves in looking to clinch but Liouz pushes him off.
Liouz closes the distance and clinches up with Skaar, looking for a takedown. Liouz pushes Skaar against the cage but Skaar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skaar keeps the fight on the outside.
Skaar scores with a jab to the body.

Skaar clinches up against the cage.
Skaar is trying to break free.
Skaar is looking to break free of the clinch but Liouz has double underhooks.
Skaar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liouz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Liouz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roy Skaar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cung Liouz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liouz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar gets underhooks to prevent Liouz's takedown attempt.

Liouz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liouz scores with a nice body kick.

Liouz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Skaar!
Liouz throwing strikes here but Skaar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Liouz raining down shots from the mount!
Skaar doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Skaar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Liouz looking to ground and pound but Skaar is blocking nicely.
Skaar tries to hold on but Liouz pushes him away.
Skaar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Skaar tries to hold on but Liouz postures up.
Skaar is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liouz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Liouz with shots to the head and body - Skaar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Liouz cracks Skaar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Liouz looking to secure an arm triangle but Skaar defends it well.
Skaar working to try and regain half guard.
Liouz working the ground and pound effectively.
Skaar wants to try and get back to his feet.
Liouz with a couple of short strikes.

Liouz working for a guillotine from mount but Skaar is in no mood to give up.
Liouz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Skaar looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liouz with shots to the head and body - Skaar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Skaar can't escape the position.
Skaar is in a horrible position here. Liouz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Liouz.
Skaar is bucking up trying to escape but Liouz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cung Liouz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Liouz wants to control the pace but Skaar is squirming around nicely.
Skaar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Liouz with shots to the head and body - Skaar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Skaar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Liouz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaar tries to reverse the position but Liouz maintains control.

Liouz working for a guillotine from mount but Skaar is in no mood to give up.
Liouz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Skaar is trying desperately to improve position.
Liouz unloads with some shots from mount but Skaar bucks and avoids them well.
Skaar regains half guard.
Cung Liouz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skaar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Liouz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skaar 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Skaar!