PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tony skins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Fury could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to tony skins's chin.

Fury
vs
skins

187 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Behold The Beast

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, tony skins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury throws a nice head kick!
Fury throws a nice looking combination but skins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury lands with a slapping head kick.
Fury shoots for a double leg takedown but skins sprawls well. He's pushed Fury's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fury throws a right and a left that skins avoids nicely.
skins shoots in but no luck this time.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

skins shoots in and bounces Fury off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fury controls skins momentarily but skins frees himself.
skins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
skins content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
skins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
skins stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Fury trying to keep a closed guard but skins is proving a slippery customer.
skins wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
skins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
skins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

skins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fury wants to sweep here but skins controlling him for the moment.
Fury is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fury looking to hit a scissor sweep but skins is one step ahead there.
Fury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
skins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
I looks like skins might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

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.
skins wants to pass the guard but Fury is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but tony skins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fury lands with a kick to the temple. skins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
skins dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Fury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by skins.
Fury tries to bum rush skins with a series of wild strikes but skins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
skins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
skins misses with a takedown attempt

and Fury counters with a shoot takedown. skins fights it but they end up in guard.
skins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fury is one step ahead there.
skins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
skins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fury!
skins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is squirming around, avoiding skins's attempts to control the action.
skins with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury tries to control skins's body but skins pushes him off. Fury squirms to his side and now skins has his back!
Fury turns into skins and is now in his guard.
Fury throwing strikes from guard but skins blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fury wants to control from the top but skins keeps moving.

Fury decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
skins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
skins dives in and grabs Fury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fury pushes down on skins's head and hops out.
Bryan Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony skins.
Fury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
skins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Bryan Fury has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
skins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
skins blocks a head kick by Fury.
skins tries to clinch but Fury moves away
and Fury counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. skins is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fury has taken the fight to the clinch.
skins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury tries to break the clinch but skins is controlling the position.

Fury breaks the clinch.
Fury tries to clinch but skins moves out of range.
skins doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
skins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
Fury misses with a kick to the body
and skins counters with a nice body shot.

skins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

skins turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
skins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fury is trying to control skins's posture but skins avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
skins scores with punches from side control.
tony skins has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Fury's face as skins controls the position.
skins is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

skins decides to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
skins lands with a nice combination. Fury backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tony skins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryan Fury's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

skins is looking to clinch but Fury is avoiding it.
Fury tries to land a body kick

and skins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fury won't be happy with that.
Fury is trying to escape the position but skins is controlling the position.
skins working the ground and pound from side control.
Fury tries to buck skins off but skins is having none of it.
skins is staying tight to Fury's torso, preventing him from escaping.

skins decides to stand back up. skins steps back and let's Fury get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but skins circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury leaves skins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fury throws a head kick but skins moves out of range.
skins misses with a body kick.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but skins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by skins or perhaps it was just good defense by Fury which made him look bad.

skins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fury is staying active underneath skins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fury is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
skins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fury does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fury is trying to stand back up but skins is controlling him
Fury wants to improve his position but skins is controlling well.
Fury is trying to stand back up but skins is controlling him
skins works his way into full mount!
Fury is bucking up trying to escape but skins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
skins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fury really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

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.
skins with shots to the head and body - Fury looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fury tries to get back to half guard but can't.
skins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fury?
skins controlling from mount.
Fury tries to reverse the position but skins maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
tony skins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got skins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tony skins!