PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Skognar (ranked 3050 p4p, 1792 weight class) and Bjj Ace (ranked 393 p4p, 239 weight class). The key to victory for Arne Skognar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Skognar
vs
Ace

193 cm
26
205
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
200
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arne Skognar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjj Ace!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace fails with the takedown.
Skognar lands with a hook. Ace tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ace has his takedown stuffed
and Skognar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skognar throws a good cross that connects.
Ace with a poor takedown
and Skognar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arne Skognar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Ace.
Skognar stuffs the takedown attempt from Ace. Ace gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skognar counters with a stiff right hand.
Skognar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ace.
Skognar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace walks into a straight right hand from Skognar.
Ace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skognar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It looks like Skognar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ace darts in looking for a takedown but Skognar gets double underhooks and turns Ace into the cage.
Ace on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Bjj Ace has been cut.
Bjj Ace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skognar's corner calls for a 1-2. Skognar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Skognar pushes Ace away with a front kick.
Skognar is looking to clinch.
Ace is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A left and a right from Skognar both land. Nice combination.
Skognar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skognar wants to clinch up but Ace keeps it at a distance.
Skognar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skognar wants it to stay on the feet.
Skognar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace with a poor takedown
and Skognar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ace fails with a takedown attempt.
Skognar tries to clinch up but Ace circles away and keeps his distance.
Ace with the counter takedown but Skognar avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skognar misses with a knee to the head.
Skognar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ace's defenses.
Ace is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skognar to keep the fight standing.
Skognar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skognar looking to throw knees to the head but Ace is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skognar looking to throw knees to the head but Ace is blocking nicely.
Skognar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skognar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Bjj Ace's cut even more.
Skognar with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skognar.
We've been informed that Ace has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skognar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Skognar obliges.
Ace looks winded!
Knees to the body from Skognar.
Skognar lands a nice elbow.
Skognar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Skognar lands an elbow inside that Ace shrugs off.
Skognar landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skognar lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skognar landing knees to the head.

The cut above Bjj Ace's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Skognar lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Ace goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Skognar in side control.

Ace is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skognar tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ace is still in real trouble! Can Skognar finish him?
Ace seems to have recovered his senses.
Ace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Skognar wants to stand but Ace is controlling his arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arne Skognar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjj Ace's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ace.
Skognar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ace tries for a takedown but Skognar circles away easily
and Skognar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skognar tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ace.
Arne Skognar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Ace.
Skognar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skognar duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skognar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ace will feel that in the morning.
Nice takedown defense from Skognar. No joy for Ace on that attempt.
Skognar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Skognar takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skognar with a knee to the head.
Skognar lands a damaging elbow.
Skognar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bjj Ace's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Skognar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ace's face.
Ace tries to pull guard but Skognar holds him up against the cage and eventually Ace drops back down to his feet.
Ace is breathing heavily.
Skognar lands a knee to the body.
Skognar connects with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjj Ace's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arne Skognar!
A very excited looking Arne Skognar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.