PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Skog (ranked 1317 p4p, 160 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 2285 p4p, 255 weight class). Timothy Poggle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Skog
vs
Poggle

178 cm
33
178 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

178 cm
34
169 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skog misses with a body shot
and Poggle counters with an outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Poggle.
Donk. Poggle catches Skog right on the button with a cross.
Poggle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skog is out of range and Poggle settles back down.
Skog appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Skog throws a front kick aimed at Poggle's knee but Poggle avoids it well.
Poggle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poggle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skog throws a body shot but no joy.
Poggle scores with a push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poggle.
Poggle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Poggle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poggle feints and then cracks Skog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skog down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poggle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skog chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skog will feel that in the morning.
Skog throws an off balance right hand
and Poggle counters with an inside leg kick.
Skog misses with a hook
and Skog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poggle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poggle takes a swing at Skog's ribcage but misses.
Poggle wants to land a leg kick but Skog is out of range.
Poggle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skog.
Skog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Skog misses.
Poggle tries to work over Skog's front leg with a kick but Skog checks it.
Poggle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Skog throws a chopping leg kick but Poggle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skog moves out of range as Poggle throws a body kick.
Skog drops down looking for a counter takedown but Poggle sprawls and moves away.
Poggle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poggle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skog. That did some damage!
Skog throws a sloppy head kick
and Poggle counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skog throws a hook but Poggle avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Poggle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poggle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Timothy Poggle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skog slips under a jab.
Poggle throws a leg kick that is checked

and Skog counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Skog.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog stopping the sweep attempt from Poggle.
Poggle controlling Skog's posture.
Poggle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skog's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog controlling Poggle's posture.
Poggle won't allow Skog to sweep him here.
Skog trying to strike off his back.
Skog working a defensive guard but Poggle passes into half guard.
Poggle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Poggle has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog is looking to get to half guard.
Poggle avoids the attempt from Skog to control.
Poggle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poggle has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at mickeyharts the greatest . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Poggle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Skog's face.
Poggle tries to control but Skog wriggling away.
Skog is looking to get to half guard.
Poggle landing strikes from the mount.

Skog is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Poggle 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.

Skog lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poggle thumps Skog with a low kick.
Skog loads up on a big right hand but Poggle slips the punch.
Poggle looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Skog fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poggle lands a leg kick that knocks Skog off balance momentarily.
Poggle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Poggle walks into a jab.
Poggle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poggle throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Skog. That snapped Poggle's head back.
Poggle throws a push kick but Skog slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Poggle.
Skog avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Poggle scores with a jab. Skog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle tries to land a front kick but Skog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skog will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Poggle tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Skog misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poggle.
Donk. Skog catches Poggle right on the button with a cross.
Skog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poggle.
Skog tries to counter with a takedown but Poggle is quick to defend against it.
Skog takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big right from Skog misses.
Poggle misses with the body kick

and Skog counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poggle is looking for a sweep. Skog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skog takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skog is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle trying to control but Skog postures up.
Well, if Skog is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Skog lands with a punch from half guard.
Poggle moves into full guard.
Skog with a nice head shot there.
Poggle wants to control but Skog passes easily into half guard.
Dan Skog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poggle keeps working.
Poggle tries to roll over but Skog keeps him under control.
Poggle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Poggle gets full guard.
Poggle trying to keep a closed guard but Skog is proving a slippery customer.
Skog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poggle wants to sweep here but Skog controlling him for the moment.

That's four 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.
Skog stands up over Poggle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Skog working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Poggle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Poggle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skog.
Poggle wants to sweep but no luck.
Poggle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poggle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skog fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skog is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skog throws an off balance right hand
and Poggle counters with a nice kick to the body.
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 Dan Skog will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Poggle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Skog swats away the attempt to clinch by Poggle.
Skog appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Skog thows a leg kick but Poggle checks it
and Poggle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Skog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poggle.
Skog misses the shot to the body.
Poggle checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skog, right into the meat.
Poggle keeps Skog at a distance using the push kick.
Skog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skog takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Skog darts in looking for a takedown but Poggle gets double underhooks and turns Skog into the cage.
Poggle misses with a head kick.
Skog half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Skog throws a hook but Poggle avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Skog misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle sizes up Skog with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Skog attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poggle feints a counter leg kick.

Skog looking to score a takedown here. Poggle is defending well but Skog drives through and ends up in Poggle's guard.
Poggle wants to sweep here but Skog controlling him for the moment.
Skog throwing strikes from guard but Poggle blocks nicely.
Skog trying to control but Poggle is working from the bottom.
Skog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Poggle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skog is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Skog puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poggle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Skog is looking to take a break and control but Poggle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poggle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Poggle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Skog tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Poggle is now in half guard.
Poggle content to control rather than advance.
Skog is looking to improve his position.
Poggle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Skog wants to improve his position but Poggle is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Skog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Skog is controlling Poggle's posture.
Skog 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.
Poggle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Skog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poggle being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poggle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poggle cracks Skog with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timothy Poggle.
I think Poggle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Timothy Poggle!