PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida has chosen Shadowhunter as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Skinner
vs
Corrida

179 cm
30
177 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

179 cm
43
180 lbs
46 - 31 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 31 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corrida!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrida throws a big shot that misses.
Skinner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skinner connects with the punch.
Skinner lands a high kick!
Skinner loads up on a big right hand but Corrida slips the punch.
Skinner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corrida takes a swing at Skinner's ribcage but misses.
Corrida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Skinner.
Corrida goes for a double leg but Skinner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Skinner continues to drive forward.
Corrida moves out of range as Skinner strikes.
Corrida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck for Corrida with that takedown attempt.
Skinner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corrida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corrida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skinner is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida just misses with a punch to the body.
Skinner throws a head kick but Corrida moves out of range.
It seemed like Corrida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Corrida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skinner misses the jab.
Skinner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Skinner misses with an uppercut
and Skinner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corrida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skinner takes one to the side of the head.
Skinner throws a lazy head kick
and Corrida counters with a left to the body.
Corrida throws a low kick but Skinner moves out of range easily.
Corrida swings for the body but Skinner moves out of range.
Skinner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Corrida blocks a head kick by Skinner.
Good standup being displayed there by Corrida as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corrida avoids a kick to the body.
Corrida steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Skinner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skinner, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Skinner misses.
Corrida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skinner.
Skinner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skinner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corrida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skinner.
Skinner throws a hook but Corrida avoids it easily.
Skinner connects with a solid leg kick.
Corrida misses with a body shot
enabling Skinner to counter with a crisp jab.
Corrida misses the shot to the body.
Skinner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corrida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corrida cracks Skinner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Corrida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Skinner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skinner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corrida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eric Skinner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner throws a right hand that Corrida ducks under and follows up with a left that Corrida also avoids with ease.
Skinner throws out a leg kick but Corrida moves out of range and Skinner only half commits.
Corrida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Skinner rather than just go for the knockout.
Corrida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corrida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skinner. That did some damage!
Skinner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corrida can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Corrida.
Corrida lands with a shot to the body.
Corrida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skinner thumps Corrida with a low kick.
Skinner lands with a kick to the temple. Corrida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Corrida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skinner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skinner blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Skinner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Skinner misses the target.
Skinner throws a hook to the side of Corrida's head but Corrida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skinner moves away.
Corrida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corrida is looking to slow Skinner down with leg kicks.
Corrida tries to work over Skinner's front leg with a kick but Skinner checks it.
Corrida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skinner loads up on a big right hand but Corrida slips the punch.
Corrida swings for the body but Skinner moves out of range.
Corrida lands a slapping body shot.
Skinner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corrida looks to land a body kick but Skinner moved away.
Corrida blocks a head kick by Skinner.
Corrida throws a leg kick
and Skinner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corrida thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skinner.
Skinner lands with an overhand left.
Skinner avoids a kick to the body.
Corrida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skinner.
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 Eric Skinner 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.

Corrida throws an overhand right that lands on Skinner's shoulder, as Skinner tries to avoid the shot.
Skinner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Corrida throws a solid leg kick but Skinner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corrida.
Skinner lands a lovely overhand right.
Skinner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Corrida.
Corrida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skinner manages to avoid it.
Skinner lands with a kick to the temple. Corrida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skinner lands with a shot to the body.
Skinner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Corrida will feel that in the morning.
Corrida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skinner manages to avoid it.
Skinner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Skinner.
A jab from Skinner misses.
Corrida avoids the body shot from Skinner.
Skinner drops his hands momentarily and Corrida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skinner checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Skinner misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skinner.
Corrida misses with a body kick.
Skinner throwing a counter right hand but Corrida manages to avoid it.
Skinner misses with a body shot.
Skinner cracks Corrida with a good jab.
Corrida throws a leg kick
and Skinner counters with a straight right hand.
Skinner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Corrida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skinner lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Skinner.
Corrida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skinner's hands.
Corrida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Skinner.
Skinner digs a good hook to Corrida's body.
Skinner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corrida's hands.
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!
Corrida just misses with a punch to the body.
Skinner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skinner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skinner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida moves out of range as Skinner throws a body kick.
Corrida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Corrida does it's job there.
Corrida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eric Skinner is winning the standup battle so far.
Corrida moves out of range as Skinner throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Corrida.
Skinner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skinner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corrida checks it well.
Corrida throws the left hand but Skinner avoids the punch easily.
Skinner throws a leg kick which misses Corrida's front leg but catches the back leg as Corrida tries to avoid it.
Corrida misses with the body kick
and Skinner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Corrida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Skinner has got the better of the exchanges.
Corrida wants to land a leg kick but Skinner is out of range.
Skinner is looking to counter punch.
Corrida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corrida checks a leg kick.
Corrida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Skinner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corrida moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corrida.
Skinner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida thuds a left hand into Skinner's body.
Skinner throws a sloppy head kick and Corrida moves out of range easily.
Corrida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corrida throws a chopping leg kick but Skinner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corrida looks to land a right hand but Skinner moved out of range.
Corrida connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by Skinner.
Skinner lands with a kick to the temple. Corrida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skinner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skinner moves out of range of the leg kick from Corrida.
Corrida misses with a body punch
and Corrida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corrida moves out of range of the body kick from Skinner.
Skinner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corrida wants to land a leg kick but Skinner is out of range.
Corrida takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida misses with a hook
and Skinner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skinner moves out of range of the body kick from Corrida.
Skinner quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Corrida scores with a shot to the body.
Corrida misses with a low kick.
Corrida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Corrida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Corrida is predictable there
and Skinner counters with a nice uppercut.
Skinner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Skinner is predictable there
and Corrida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corrida looks to score with a jab to the body but Skinner is just out of range.
Skinner throws a counter high kick but Corrida was just alert enough to avoid it.

Skinner cracks Corrida with a big right hand and Corrida goes down!

Corrida is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Skinner stands up and waves to Corrida to follow him.
Corrida is still on wobbly legs! Can Skinner finish him?
Corrida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corrida is breathing heavily.
Skinner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corrida's sensitive parts.
and Skinner counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Corrida! He's just covering up as Skinner starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Skinner!
Eric Skinner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.