PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gokhan Yilmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skaar comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Gokhan Yilmaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Skaar
vs
Yilmaz

185 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gokhan Yilmaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Yilmaz.

Yilmaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skaar wants to get back to striking at distance but Yilmaz won't allow it.
Yilmaz lands a knee to the head.
Skaar is trying to break free.
Yilmaz connects with a knee to the head.

Skaar manages to pull guard.
Skaar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yilmaz is one step ahead there.
Yilmaz wants to stand and escape but instead Skaar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yilmaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skaar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skaar wants to get up but he can't break Yilmaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yilmaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yilmaz wants to get back to his feet but Skaar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Skaar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Skaar prevents Yilmaz from getting back to his feet.
Skaar throws a big right hand that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yilmaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Skaar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Skaar looks to land a combination. Yilmaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Skaar gets a clinch.
Yilmaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Skaar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skaar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yilmaz looks gassed!
Yilmaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Skaar avoids the damage to the body.
Skaar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skaar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yilmaz has him pressed against the cage.
Skaar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yilmaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skaar wants to get back to striking at distance but Yilmaz won't allow it.
Skaar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yilmaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Skaar has double underhooks.
Yilmaz tries a knee to the head but Skaar blocks it.
Yilmaz keeps control of Skaar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yilmaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yilmaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yilmaz is trying to break free.
Skaar scores with a shoulder strike.
Skaar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Skaar.
Skaar tries to break the clinch but Yilmaz is controlling the position.
Skaar has had enough of the clinch but Yilmaz keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yilmaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Skaar breaks from the clinch.
Yilmaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yilmaz looks to land a body kick but Skaar moved away.
Yilmaz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Skaar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Skaar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skaar fails to land with a series of punches.

Skaar forces Yilmaz back against the cage and clinches.
Skaar is trying to break free.
Skaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yilmaz misses with a knee strike.
Skaar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skaar is trying to drag Yilmaz to the mat but Yilmaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yilmaz trying to land knees to the body.
Yilmaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skaar.
Skaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yilmaz prevents Skaar from breaking the clinch.
Skaar can't break the clinch.
Skaar avoiding damage as Yilmaz throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaar is trying to break the clinch but Yilmaz has him pressed against the cage.
Skaar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yilmaz has him pressed against the cage.
Skaar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skaar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skaar wants to get back to striking at distance but Yilmaz won't allow it.
Skaar jumps guard but Yilmaz stands there with Skaar around his waist. Skaar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Skaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Skaar jumps into guard, dragging Yilmaz to the mat.
Yilmaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Skaar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Skaar trying to control the position here.
Skaar lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Skaar dominated 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.

Skaar clinches.
Skaar is trying to break free.
Skaar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yilmaz lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Yilmaz.
Yilmaz tries a knee to the head but Skaar blocks it.
Skaar is trying to break free.
Yilmaz lands a knee to the body.

Skaar drags the fight down to the ground.
Skaar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Skaar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yilmaz prevents Skaar from breaking the clinch.

Skaar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Skaar manages to end up in side control.
Skaar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Yilmaz's face as Skaar controls the position.
Yilmaz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Skaar connects with a big shot to the side of Yilmaz's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yilmaz is trying to stand back up.
Skaar biding his time, controlling Yilmaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz covering up well under a series of strikes from Skaar.
Skaar thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skaar missing with punches from the back.
I would not like to be Yilmaz right now.
Skaar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yilmaz has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Skaar punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Skaar dominated that second round.
That's time! Skaar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A nice combination there by Skaar.
Skaar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skaar scores with a jab.
Skaar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Skaar counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yilmaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skaar drops Yilmaz with a beautiful combination! Yilmaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Skaar is looking for the KO!

Yilmaz is rocked!

It looks like Gokhan Yilmaz has been cut.
Roy Skaar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Skaar forces Yilmaz back against the cage and clinches.

Skaar jumps guard.
Skaar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Skaar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yilmaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yilmaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skaar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skaar controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skaar throws some wild stikes that Yilmaz manages to avoid easily.
Skaar content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Skaar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Skaar controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz is trying to stand.
Skaar throwing strikes here but Yilmaz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Skaar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Roy Skaar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Skaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaar with a hook.

Skaar gets a clinch.
Skaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skaar wants to break free but Yilmaz has control.
Skaar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yilmaz keeps control of Skaar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skaar has had enough of the clinch but Yilmaz keeps him there for the moment.

Skaar breaks the clinch.
Skaar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yilmaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yilmaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skaar lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skaar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gokhan Yilmaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Skaar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skaar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yilmaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Skaar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skaar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26

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