PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AAnine Skills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Burn Halo - Save Me as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Skills
vs
Gonzalez

190 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AAnine Skills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skills fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skills. Skills obviously looking to wear him down.
Skills shoots in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skills's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Skills swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Skills throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.

Skills instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skills blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Skills manages to break the clinch.
Skills shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gonzalez sprawls well. Gonzalez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skills gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AAnine Skills. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez slaps away a takedown attempt from Skills, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzalez dives in and grabs Skills's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skills pushes down on Gonzalez's head and hops out.

Gonzalez gets the takedown into side control.
Skills manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Skills stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gonzalez to get to his feet.
Skills closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Skills pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Skills shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Skills looks to throw a body kick
and Gonzalez counters with a solid body kick.
Skills shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl out of it but Skills keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Skills looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skills darts in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets double underhooks and turns Skills into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez pulls guard.

Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Skills tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzalez 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Skills from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skills with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skills trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skills trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonzalez's guard.
Skills with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skills controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've been informed that Gonzalez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzalez as Skills shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AAnine Skills dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skills looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
AAnine Skills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the temple. Skills shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skills sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Gonzalez tries to keep at a distance but Skills has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez stops a takedown attempt from Skills.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AAnine Skills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Skills pushes him back against the cage.
Skills leaning his opponent against the cage.

Skills breaks from the clinch.
Skills shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Skills closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Skills pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skills has a takedown stuffed.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
AAnine Skills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez leaves Skills with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Gonzalez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skills's guard.
Gonzalez is fighting to break Skills's control of his arms but Skills is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Skills looking for a sweep. Not yet Skills, not yet.

Skills is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gonzalez defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is stalling in the full guard.
Skills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzalez won't allow Skills to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonzalez passes Skills's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez is working for a submission of some sort.
Skills is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.
Gonzalez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Skills is controlling Gonzalez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luis Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Skills throws a head kick that Gonzalez semi-blocks.
Skills tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Skills shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skills shoots in but Gonzalez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonzalez slaps away a takedown attempt from Skills, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Skills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez leaves Skills with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AAnine Skills. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Skills will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skills fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skills dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but Skills has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Skills escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skills closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Skills pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Gonzalez pushes Skills up against the cage in a clinch.
Skills jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzalez walks away with a smile on his face. Skills gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skills is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez connects with a high kick.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Skills.
Skills falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Skills throws a body kick.
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Skills takes it in his stride.

Skills closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skills lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skills smiles and moves away.
Skills goes for a double leg but Gonzalez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gonzalez continues to drive forward.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but Skills has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Skills pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skills shoots for a takedown but Gonzalez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skills takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skills.
Skills fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skills closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Skills pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skills shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl out of it but Skills keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

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 AAnine Skills.
I think Skills has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AAnine Skills!
The defeated Luis Gonzalez had this to say: 'I never had anything to lose in the first place.'.