PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerrad Skolz (ranked 2349 p4p, 3582 weight class) and Zac Davies (ranked 292 p4p, 417 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Skolz
vs
Davies

177 cm
21
178
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
175
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zac Davies!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Skolz misses the target.
Skolz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davies looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skolz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skolz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davies misses with the combination.
Skolz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davies.
An attempted straight right counter from Skolz misses the target.
Davies looks to land a left hand but Skolz moved out of range nicely.
Skolz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
A swing and a miss from Davies.
Skolz misses with a two punch combination.
Davies feints a counter leg kick.
A jab from Davies misses.
A shot to the body from Skolz misses
and Davies counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Davies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skolz doesn't seem phased though.
Skolz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davies's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies slips a straight right by Skolz.
Davies ducks under a wild hook from Skolz.
Skolz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davies throws out the jab.
Skolz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skolz cracks Davies with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz ducks under a wild hook from Davies.

Skolz drives through and clinches with Davies against the cage.
A hook to the body from Davies.
A short right from Davies on the inside.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Skolz has him pressed against the cage.

Davies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davies misses with an uppercut
and Skolz counters with a straight right hand.

Davies is rocked!
A big left from Davies misses.
Davies is still on wobbly legs! Can Skolz finish him?
The fighters circling - Davies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skolz throws an off balance right hand
and Davies counters with a nice leg kick.
Davies seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skolz.
Davies stalks Skolz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Skolz's face. Skolz staggers backwards, shaken.
Skolz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
An attempted straight right counter from Skolz misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skolz misses with a low kick.
Davies just misses with a punch to the body.
Skolz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davies might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Skolz misses.
Davies pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies looks to land a right hand but Skolz moved out of range.
Skolz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davies! But no joy.
Davies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gerrad Skolz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skolz.
Davies now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Skolz finds it's way through Davies's defenses.
Skolz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davies to score with a decent uppercut.
Davies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skolz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skolz.
A jab from Skolz misses.
Davies misses with a wild combination.
Skolz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Skolz misses with a right hand
and Davies counters with a stiff right hand.
Davies connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Davies misses its intended target.
Davies throws out a loose jab but Skolz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Skolz.
Davies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skolz.
Skolz is looking to slow Davies down with leg kicks.
Skolz jabs at Davies's body.
Davies tries to land a front kick but Skolz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Skolz.
Skolz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Davies misses the target.
Skolz closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Davies counter with a right hand.
Skolz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skolz throws a leg kick which misses Davies's front leg but catches the back leg as Davies tries to avoid it.
Skolz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Davies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davies cracks a nice hook into Skolz's ribs.

Skolz clinches up with Davies and pushes him back against the cage.
Skolz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davies backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skolz throws a head punch that misses.

Davies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davies misses with a right hand
and Skolz counters with a nice uppercut.
Skolz misses with a lunging right hand
and Davies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davies throws a jab but it's blocked by Skolz.
Davies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Skolz misses
and Davies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davies is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Skolz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Davies lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skolz.
Skolz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davies was well out of range. Poor timing from Skolz.
Davies throws a looping overhand right but Skolz ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Skolz is predictable there
and Davies counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skolz misses with a body punch
and Davies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skolz misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Davies.
Skolz swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Davies counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zac Davies dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Skolz throws a hook but Davies blocks it.

Skolz moves into the clinch.

Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davies throws a hook to the side of Skolz's head but Skolz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skolz misses with a body shot
and Davies counters with a series of strikes. Skolz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skolz misses with a shot to the body
and Davies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davies moves forwards but Skolz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skolz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davies smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davies moves out of range of the leg kick from Skolz.
Davies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skolz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies throws an overhand right that lands on Skolz's shoulder, as Skolz tries to avoid the shot.
Davies thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skolz if he has to take too many more of those.
Skolz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skolz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skolz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Skolz misses with a body punch
and Davies counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skolz thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz throws a push kick but Davies slaps the foot to one side.
Davies throws out a loose jab but Skolz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Davies throws a big shot that misses.
Skolz throws a right hand that misses
and Davies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davies throws a shot from downtown. Skolz moves away and avoids it.
Skolz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Skolz connects with a body shot that sends Davies's belly button to the back.
Davies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skolz.
A countering left hand to the body from Davies misses.
Skolz defending well as Davies loads up on a big left hand.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Skolz knocks Davies out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gerrad Skolz!