PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Skrzetuski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Badger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Badger
vs
Skrzetuski

180 cm
22
162 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Skrzetuski!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrzetuski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Skrzetuski misses its intended target.
Skrzetuski wants to clinch up but Badger keeps it at a distance.
Badger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Badger misses with a combination

and Skrzetuski moves into the clinch.
Skrzetuski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Badger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Skrzetuski throws a head kick but Badger moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Badger misses its target.
A nice combination there by Badger.
Badger misses with a two punch combination.
Skrzetuski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Badger as he jumps to the side.
Skrzetuski shoots for a double leg takedown but Badger sprawls well. He's pushed Skrzetuski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jack Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Skrzetuski.

Skrzetuski instigates a clinch.
Badger keeps control of Skrzetuski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badger.

Skrzetuski breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrzetuski takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Badger closes the distance and clinches.
Skrzetuski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Badger manages to break the clinch.
Badger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skrzetuski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Badger defends well and Skrzetuski ends up having to push Badger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Skrzetuski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skrzetuski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Badger.
Badger leaves Skrzetuski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Badger drives through and clinches with Skrzetuski against the cage.
Skrzetuski is trying to pull guard but Badger has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger jumps guard but Skrzetuski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Badger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Badger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrzetuski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Badger avoids it really well and circles away.
Skrzetuski looks winded!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Badger is defended easily by Skrzetuski.
Skrzetuski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Badger gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Badger manages to pull guard.
Skrzetuski looking to sit in guard and control but Badger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger landing some decent shots from guard.
Badger stands and throws Skrzetuski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Badger scoring with punches from side control.
Badger lands a nice forearm strike.
Skrzetuski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skrzetuski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Badger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Skrzetuski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Badger lands a decent elbow from side control.

Skrzetuski is rocked!
Badger 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrzetuski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Skrzetuski is still in real trouble! Can Badger finish him?
Badger is putting a hurting on Skrzetuski here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Skrzetuski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Badger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrzetuski is trying to improve his position.
Badger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Skrzetuski to see if he's OK.

Badger has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Skrzetuski is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Badger yanks on the arm and Skrzetuski is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Badger.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Badger!