PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Skii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Estrada
vs
Skii

188 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heinz Skii!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Estrada misses with a takedown attempt - Skii sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Skii gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Estrada to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Skii keeping full guard, as Estrada tries to pass.
Skii wants to get back to his feet but Estrada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estrada tries to free his leg and advance position but Skii is retaining full guard.
Estrada lands a couple of elbows.
Skii is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Estrada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Skii keeping moving, preventing Estrada from controlling successfully.
Skii wants to sweep here but Estrada controlling him for the moment.
Estrada wants to control from the top but Skii keeps moving.
Estrada is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skii keeping full guard, as Estrada tries to pass.
Skii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Estrada trying to control the position from guard on top but Skii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Estrada is stalling in the full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because John Estrada wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Skii gets a clinch.

Estrada works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Skii throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

Estrada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Skii pushes Estrada off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Skii misses with a wild combination.

Skii has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skii tries to stall but Estrada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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!
Estrada is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Skii is defending well.
Estrada has Skii pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Skii manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Estrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skii tries to break free but Estrada pushes him back against the cage.
Skii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Estrada fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Skii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skii tries to break the clinch but Estrada is controlling the position.
Skii is looking for a takedown.
Estrada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skii prevents it.
Skii looking to stall.

Skii turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Skii manages to end up in side control.
Skii trying to control the position but Estrada is working away.
Estrada tries to escape but Skii is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skii wants to control but Estrada is keeping him busy.

Skii is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Estrada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Estrada is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Estrada on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Estrada tries to get out of the position.
Skii postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skii passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Estrada!
Skii landing punches.
Estrada taking shots to the head.
Estrada is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Estrada is breathing heavily.
Skii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Estrada is looking to escape.
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!
Skii scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Estrada?
Estrada wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skii breaks from Estrada's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Skii breaks from Estrada's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Heinz Skii will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Skii shoots in and bounces Estrada off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Estrada keeping moving, preventing Skii from controlling successfully.
Skii is stalling in the full guard.
Estrada wants to stand up but Skii is controlling him.
Estrada keeping full guard, as Skii tries to pass.
Estrada is looking to stand back up but Skii counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Estrada.
Skii prevents Estrada from standing back up.
Estrada is not content to let Skii control the position.
Skii not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Skii prevents Estrada from standing back up.
Skii works his way into full mount!
Skii raining down shots from the mount!
Estrada wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skii scoring with strikes but Estrada is staying in there.
Skii trying to control but Estrada is having none of it.
Estrada's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skii in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skii working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Skii working for a guillotine from mount but Estrada is in no mood to give up.
Skii controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estrada is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Skii raining down shots from the mount!
Skii wants to take Estrada's back here but Estrada is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Estrada wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrada trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Skii looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Skii is working for a guillotine from mount but Estrada frees his head quite easily.
Estrada squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Skii working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Skii is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Estrada can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Estrada is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Skii lands a nice shot to the head.
Skii won't let Estrada get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Skii working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estrada is squirming around, avoiding Skii's attempts to control the action.
Estrada trying desperately to get to his feet.
Skii wants to control the pace but Estrada is squirming around nicely.
Skii breaks from Estrada's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Skii controlling the position easily from mount.
Skii won't let Estrada get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skii has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Estrada's face.
Estrada is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinz Skii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Skii moves into the clinch.

Skii manages to break the clinch.
Skii clobbers Estrada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Skii gets the takedown into side control.

Skii has hold of Estrada's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Estrada tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Skii cranks the arm and Estrada screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Estrada, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Heinz Skii!
A pretty intense looking Heinz Skii took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.