PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hunter's choice of entrance music: Dance Monkey -Sage Francis. Matt Hunter acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Skinner
vs
Hunter

165 cm
24
138 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

171 cm
30
140 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunter tries to avoid it but Skinner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunter to the ground. Hunter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Skinner circles away.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skinner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Skinner pushes him off.
Hunter tries to clinch but Skinner moves out of range.

Skinner moves into the clinch.

Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Skinner throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hunter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunter.
Skinner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skinner is trying to break free.
Hunter is looking to take this one to the mat.

Skinner jumps into guard, dragging Hunter to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Skinner trying to control the position.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control but Skinner is working from the bottom.
Hunter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Skinner is pulling down on Hunter's head to control his posture.
Skinner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Skinner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Skinner stands and throws Hunter's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter struggling a bit here.
Skinner trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skinner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Skinner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Skinner trying to control the position but Hunter is working away.
Hunter can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner tries to advance to mount but Hunter denies him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skinner is working hard here to advance position.

Skinner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Skinner tries for a kimura but Hunter is defending well.
Skinner trying to control the position but Hunter is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Skinner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Skinner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Skinner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hunter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Skinner but great work by Hunter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skinner taking a bit of punishment here - Hunter scoring with strikes.
Hunter tries to move to full mount but Skinner actually manages to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Skinner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Skinner.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Skinner.
Skinner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Skinner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hunter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Skinner!
Skinner is squirming around, avoiding Hunter's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Skinner tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Hunter with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner is desperately trying to improve his position but Hunter has a good base and remains in mount.

Hunter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Skinner is on top in guard.
Hunter wants to stand but Skinner is controlling the position.
Skinner wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skinner passes Hunter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Skinner seems to be working for a kimura but Hunter defends the submission attempt.

Skinner is working for a submission of some sort.

Skinner wants to work for an arm triangle but Hunter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skinner is working for a submission of some sort.

Hunter pushes Skinner off and gets back to his feet.
Skinner misses the shot to the body.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
No joy there for Skinner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skinner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skinner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Skinner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Skinner.
Skinner throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Skinner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hunter swings for the body but Skinner moves out of range.
Skinner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunter.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Skinner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Skinner is looking to wear down Hunter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skinner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skinner throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.

Skinner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Skinner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skinner.

Skinner shoots in and bounces Hunter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hunter wants to stand and escape but Skinner is having none of it.
Skinner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Skinner is just content to waste time from the top position. Hunter takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Skinner stands and throws Hunter's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Skinner in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hunter is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Skinner!