PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skeeter Grabner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatt Mughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatt Mughes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Grabner
vs
Mughes

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skeeter Grabner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatt Mughes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mughes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grabner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mughes but Mughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mughes misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mughes tries to clinch there but Grabner circles away.
Mughes tries to clinch up.
Mughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grabner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mughes is fending him off so far but Grabner persists. Nope, Mughes circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grabner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grabner showed some decent athleticism there.
Grabner prevents Mughes from improving his position.
Mughes is refusing to be controlled, as Grabner sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grabner with shots to the head and body - Mughes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mughes working to try and regain half guard.
Grabner tries to control but Mughes wriggling away.
Mughes wants to hold on but Grabner pushes him away.
Mughes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mughes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mughes wants to control but Grabner is having none of it.

Grabner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mughes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grabner is breathing heavily.
Mughes wants to hold on but Grabner pushes him away.
Mughes is working to get back to half guard.
Grabner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grabner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mughes is looking to escape.
Grabner working Mughes over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grabner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mughes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mughes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mughes is desperately trying to improve his position but Grabner has a good base and remains in mount.
Mughes taking shots to the head.
Mughes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mughes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grabner.

Mughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grabner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabner pushes down on Mughes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mughes is looking to get back to full guard here but Grabner has managed to pass to side control instead.
Grabner controlling his opponent.
Mughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Grabner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skeeter Grabner dominated that round.
That's time! Grabner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grabner checks a low kick from Mughes.

Grabner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mughes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mughes regains half guard.
Mughes wants to improve his position but Grabner is controlling well.
Mughes manages to get to full guard.
Mughes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grabner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grabner preventing the sweep.
Mughes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grabner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grabner is keen to just control but Mughes is a slippery customer.
Grabner is just content to waste time from the top position. Mughes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Grabner looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mughes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mughes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mughes tries to clinch but Grabner is having none of it.
Mughes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grabner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Mughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grabner, pushing him back against the cage.

Mughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grabner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Grabner shoots in and bounces Mughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mughes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mughes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grabner postures up.
Mughes wants to sweep here but Grabner controlling him for the moment.
Grabner stops Mughes from standing up.
Grabner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grabner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mughes but Mughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skeeter Grabner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabner moves away from the strike by Mughes.
Mughes tries to clinch there but Grabner circles away.
Mughes throws a right and a left that Grabner avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughes has his takedown stuffed

and Grabner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grabner.
Grabner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grabner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mughes keeping full guard, as Grabner tries to pass.
Grabner is in close to Mughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mughes keeping moving, preventing Grabner from controlling successfully.
Grabner preventing the sweep.
Mughes can't keep his opponent in guard - Grabner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grabner connects with a nice short shot to Mughes's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mughes is trying to stand.
Mughes is trying to maintain the position but Grabner is very close to passing his half guard.
Grabner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grabner 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.
Mughes landing rabbit punches to the side of Grabner's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Mughes scores with a few weak punches.
Mughes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mughes wants to hit a switch here but Grabner passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mughes there!
Mughes tries to hold on but Grabner pushes him away.
Grabner content just to control the position here.
Grabner lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skeeter Grabner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Grabner has his takedown stuffed
and Mughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Grabner with a poor takedown

and Mughes counters by moving into the clinch.

Grabner jumps into guard, dragging Mughes to the mat.
Mughes won't allow Grabner to sweep him here.

Grabner had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mughes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Grabner Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mughes's back instead.
Grabner is riding his opponent, not letting Mughes buck him off.
Grabner doesn't have the hooks in and Mughes manages to turn into his guard.
Mughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mughes trying to control but Grabner is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grabner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grabner wants to sweep here but Mughes controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grabner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mughes landing with the ground and pound.
Grabner pulls Mughes in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grabner is on top in guard.
Grabner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grabner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grabner with a nice head shot there.
Grabner works over Mughes with some ground and pound from guard.
Mughes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grabner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabner trying to control but Mughes is working from the bottom.
Mughes wants to improve his position but instead Grabner has moved into half guard.
Grabner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mughes!
Grabner controlling the pace for now.
Mughes is looking to improve his position but Grabner isn't that keen on the idea.
Grabner controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grabner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mughes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grabner wants to control the pace but Mughes is squirming around nicely.
Mughes wants to hold on but Grabner pushes him away.
Mughes is trying desperately to improve position.

Grabner looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grabner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mughes hang on?
BOOM! Grabner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grabner content just to control the position here.
Grabner landing strikes, looking to finish!

Mughes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grabner.
Mughes wants to hold on but Grabner pushes him away.
Mughes working to try and regain half guard.

Grabner is working for a guillotine from mount but Mughes frees his head quite easily.

Grabner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mughes manages to avoid the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skeeter Grabner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grabner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skeeter Grabner!