PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bald Sub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Skantze Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Skantze Jr
vs
Sub

176 cm
30
174 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

199 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bald Sub!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sub closes the distance and clinches.

Sub lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Skantze Jr keeping moving, preventing Sub from controlling successfully.
Skantze Jr working a defensive guard here.
Skantze Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sub.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skantze Jr keeping moving, preventing Sub from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bald Sub wasn't active enough on the ground.
Skantze Jr tests Sub's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skantze Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skantze Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skantze Jr misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr lands with a nice combination. Sub backs away looking to recover.
Skantze Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Sub ducks under and follows up with a left that Sub also avoids with ease.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Sub avoids them all with ease.
Skantze Jr stalks Sub and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sub's face. Sub staggers backwards, shaken.
Skantze Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sub circles away quickly and effectively.
Sub takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Skantze Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skantze Jr looks to land a combination but Sub avoids it well.
Sub looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sub.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sub fails to land the takedown.
John Skantze Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bald Sub.
Sub walks into a left hand.
Skantze Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skantze Jr lands a body shot.
No joy there for Skantze Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sub will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danga de danga de dang - Skantze Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Skantze Jr digs a good hook to Sub's body.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sub moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skantze Jr misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skantze Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Skantze Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sub defends well.
Skantze Jr is breathing heavily.
Skantze Jr keeping moving, preventing Sub from controlling successfully.
Sub must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Skantze Jr is looking for a triangle but Sub pushes his legs off easily.
Sub is pushing down on Skantze Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Skantze Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Sub has managed to sneak the leg through.
Skantze Jr is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Skantze Jr looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sub trying to control the action but Skantze Jr is working from the bottom.
Sub wants to free his trapped foot but Skantze Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sub is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skantze Jr is holding on to half guard well.
Skantze Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sub with a nice head shot there.
Skantze Jr wants to stand and escape but Sub is having none of it.
Sub trying to control the position from guard on top but Skantze Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Skantze Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sub looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skantze Jr is looking to wear down Sub with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skantze Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Sub closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Skantze Jr's guard.
Sub working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Sub drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sub jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sub wants to control from the top but Skantze Jr keeps moving.
Sub prevents Skantze Jr from getting back to his feet.

Skantze Jr has his feet on Sub's thighs here. He's pushed Sub off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sub screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Skantze Jr!
John Skantze Jr is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, John Skantze Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.