PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Peltier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Charles Skarbowsky
vs
Peltier

174 cm
27
165 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

179 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Shorts a [JMFC] Joint

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Peltier!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarbowsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skarbowsky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peltier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky connects with a right hand. Peltier shakes it off.
Peltier avoids the body shot from Skarbowsky.
Peltier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skarbowsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peltier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peltier throws a jab when Skarbowsky was well out of range.
Peltier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skarbowsky manages to avoid it.
Peltier lunges at Skarbowsky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skarbowsky's hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Peltier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A right-left combo lands from Skarbowsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky tries to land a leg kick but Peltier saw it coming and moves away.
Skarbowsky misses with a lunging right hand
and Peltier counters with a straight right hand.
Skarbowsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skarbowsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peltier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skarbowsky throws out a leg kick but Peltier moves out of range and Skarbowsky only half commits.
Peltier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Skarbowsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peltier loads up on a big right hand but Skarbowsky slips the punch.
Skarbowsky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peltier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skarbowsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky misses with a leg kick
and Peltier counters with a stiff right hand.
Skarbowsky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skarbowsky misses with an uppercut.
Peltier slips a straight right by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky scores with the left hand. Peltier knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skarbowsky misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Peltier finds it's target.
Peltier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skarbowsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skarbowsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peltier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltier looks to score with a jab to the body but Skarbowsky is just out of range.
Skarbowsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skarbowsky tries to work over Peltier's front leg with a kick but Peltier checks it.
Peltier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skarbowsky misses with a hook
and Peltier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peltier looks to score with a jab to the body but Skarbowsky is just out of range.
Skarbowsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peltier throws an overhand right that lands on Skarbowsky's shoulder, as Skarbowsky tries to avoid the shot.
Skarbowsky misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky is looking to land body kicks.
Skarbowsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skarbowsky slips under a jab.
Skarbowsky moves away from the strike by Peltier.
Skarbowsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skarbowsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skarbowsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarbowsky scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skarbowsky thumps Peltier with a low kick.
Skarbowsky looks for the body kick but Peltier saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Skarbowsky staying out of range there.
Skarbowsky throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Skarbowsky misses.
Peltier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peltier misses with a straight right.
Skarbowsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Peltier throws a hook but Skarbowsky avoids it easily.
Peltier scores with a nice head shot.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skarbowsky. That's going to slow Peltier down.
Skarbowsky throws a body punch but Peltier moves out of range.
Peltier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltier misses with an uppercut. Skarbowsky saw that one coming.
Skarbowsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peltier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skarbowsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peltier misses with a straight right.
Peltier slips under a jab.
Skarbowsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peltier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skarbowsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skarbowsky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Peltier misses with a hook.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skarbowsky throws a leg kick but Peltier moved away.
Skarbowsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skarbowsky misses with a head kick.
Peltier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skarbowsky. That one must have hurt.
Skarbowsky misses with a low kick.
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!
Peltier takes a swing at Skarbowsky's ribcage but misses.
Peltier avoids the head kick by Skarbowsky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky lands a head shot.
Skarbowsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skarbowsky throws a body punch but Peltier moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Skarbowsky.
Peltier throws a right and a left that Skarbowsky avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skarbowsky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skarbowsky. That's going to slow Peltier down.
Skarbowsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peltier was well out of range. Poor timing from Skarbowsky.
A head kick from Skarbowsky lands but Peltier takes it in his stride.
Peltier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skarbowsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky throws a front kick aimed at Peltier's knee but Peltier avoids it well.
Peltier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skarbowsky misses with a wild body shot.
Skarbowsky misses with a body kick.
Skarbowsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skarbowsky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarbowsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skarbowsky slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Peltier. That snapped Skarbowsky's head back.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skarbowsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peltier throws a hook to the side of Skarbowsky's head but Skarbowsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skarbowsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skarbowsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Peltier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skarbowsky moves away.
Peltier avoids the head kick by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skarbowsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Skarbowsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltier.
Skarbowsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skarbowsky throws a right hand that Peltier ducks under and follows up with a left that Peltier also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Peltier.
Peltier blocks a low kick nicely.
Skarbowsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltier.
Skarbowsky looks to land a combination but Peltier avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skarbowsky. Peltier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skarbowsky misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peltier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skarbowsky.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peltier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peltier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Skarbowsky misses with a head kick.
Skarbowsky misses with a jab to the body
and Peltier counters with a right hand to the body.
Peltier throws a jab when Skarbowsky was well out of range.
Skarbowsky connects with a high kick.
Peltier with a nice cross.
Skarbowsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Skarbowsky. Peltier does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Peltier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skarbowsky is looking to wear down Peltier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skarbowsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peltier manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Peltier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Peltier throws a big shot that misses.
Skarbowsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peltier.
Skarbowsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peltier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skarbowsky manages to avoid it.
Skarbowsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltier.
A slow jab from Peltier misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky moves out of range as Peltier strikes.
Peltier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peltier misses with a right hand
and Skarbowsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skarbowsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltier moves away.
Peltier cracks Skarbowsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick by Skarbowsky misses
and Peltier counters with a nice uppercut.
Peltier throws a hook but Skarbowsky blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Skarbowsky misses.
Jimmy Peltier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peltier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick that Peltier semi-blocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Charles Skarbowsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skarbowsky 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Charles Skarbowsky!