PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Jet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tormy Skillz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jet
vs
Skillz

170 cm
20
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Jet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tormy Skillz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skillz connects with a high kick.

It looks like Mauricio Jet has been cut.
Skillz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skillz tries to land a front kick but Jet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skillz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jet shoots in and gets a takedown into Skillz's guard.
Jet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Skillz wants to sweep here but Jet controlling him for the moment.
Jet throwing strikes but missing.
Skillz is trying to keep Jet in close.
Jet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jet with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Skillz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Skillz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Skillz.
Skillz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jet shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Skillz is trying to control but can't.
Jet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Skillz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jet is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jet is looking to advance position but Skillz won't allow it.

Skillz with the active half guard here but Jet passes nicely into side control.
Skillz is not content to let Jet control the position.
Jet lands a nice forearm strike.
Jet working the body and head with strikes.
Skillz is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jet slows the pace down.
Skillz is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jet tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Skillz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Skillz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jet creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Skillz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skillz tries to bench press Jet off him but Jet keeps the position.
Jet controlling from side mount.
Skillz tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jet landing a few strikes.
Jet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Skillz tries to buck Jet off but Jet is having none of it.
Skillz taking a bit of punishment here - Jet scoring with strikes.
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!

Jet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Skillz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Skillz is trying to improve his position.
Jet moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jet looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Skillz is avoiding damage well.
Jet moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Jet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Jet's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skillz, right into the meat.
Jet blocks a head kick by Skillz.

Jet scores with a takedown into Skillz's guard.
Jet distracts Skillz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Skillz wants to control the position but Jet says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Skillz manages to get to full guard.
Mauricio Jet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jet looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jet looking to pass the guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Mauricio Jet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Skillz misses with a body kick.
Jet moves out of range of the body kick.
Skillz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Jet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Skillz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jet stands and throws Skillz's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Jet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Jet is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Skillz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skillz tries to bench press Jet off him but Jet keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skillz gets back to half guard.
Jet wants to control but Skillz is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jet performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Skillz tries to roll over but Jet keeps him under control.

Jet is looking for a kimura but Skillz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jet to get the leverage.

Jet is working for a kimura but Skillz is defending it quite comfortably.
Skillz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skillz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jet with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skillz trying to control here.
Skillz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jet.
Jet wants to take a breather but Skillz is having none of it.
Skillz tries to get to full guard but Jet has control of the leg.
Jet sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Skillz tries to get to full guard but Jet has control of the leg.
Skillz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Skillz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jet defends it easily.
Jet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Jet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Jet's cut.
That's time! Jet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jet misses with a two punch combination.
Jet on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tormy Skillz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jet avoids the head kick by Skillz.
Skillz thows a body kick. Jet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Skillz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Skillz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skillz misses with a body kick.
Jet misses with a takedown attempt - Skillz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skillz throws a head kick that misses.
Jet throws a body punch but Skillz moves out of range.

Jet shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Skillz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Skillz can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skillz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jet tries for a kimura but Skillz is defending well.
Jet working the head with strikes.
Skillz tries to improve position but can't.
Jet is staying tight to Skillz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Skillz tries to improve position but can't.

Jet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Skillz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Skillz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tormy Skillz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jet is looking to improve his position.
Jet works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jet seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Skillz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Skillz postures up.
Skillz pushing down on Jet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skillz trying to control from half guard but Jet is working away.
Jet moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jet holds on and takes a little breather.
Skillz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skillz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jet is keeping the position for now.
Skillz trying to control but Jet is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jet is on top in guard.
Jet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skillz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skillz is trying to control the position but Jet postures up.
Skillz wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skillz keeping full guard, as Jet tries to pass.
Jet trying to control the position from guard on top but Skillz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jet wants to pass the guard but Skillz is keeping the position.
Jet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jet engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mauricio Jet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mauricio Jet just wasn't active enough.
Skillz scores with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mauricio Jet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Jet!
Mauricio Jet seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.