PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ledoux (ranked 1310 p4p, 2305 weight class) and Gerrad Skolz (ranked 178 p4p, 312 weight class). Pierre Ledoux is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ledoux
vs
Skolz

180 cm
27
182
9 - 11 - 0

177 cm
25
178
7 - 4 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz with a hook.

It looks like Pierre Ledoux has been cut.
Ledoux blocks a jab.

Ledoux moves into the clinch.
Ledoux fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skolz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ledoux is working for takedown but Skolz is calmly controlling the position for now.

Ledoux turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ledoux manages to end up in side control.
We've been hearing that Ledoux has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ledoux in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Skolz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ledoux.
Ledoux trying to control the action but Skolz is working from the bottom.
Skolz seems a little lost for a moment, as Ledoux dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ledoux.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ledoux tries to move to mount but Skolz blocks the move with his legs.
Skolz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Skolz tries to improve position but can't.
Ledoux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skolz keeps working.
Check out the look on Ledoux's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ledoux taking a breather here.
Ledoux advances to full mount.
Ledoux avoids the attempt from Skolz to control.
Ledoux looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux trying to control but Skolz is having none of it.
Ledoux controlling the position easily from mount.
Ledoux raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ledoux thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ledoux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ledoux looking to finish with strikes here!
Ledoux thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ledoux working the ground and pound effectively.
Ledoux lands a big elbow.
Ledoux lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Skolz is trying desperately to improve position.
Ledoux controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Skolz is looking to control Ledoux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skolz avoid being mounted?
Ledoux trying to control from half guard but Skolz is working away.
Ledoux is pressing down on Skolz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Skolz is holding on for now.
Skolz trying to control here.
Ledoux seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skolz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Ledoux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Ledoux's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ledoux clinches.
Skolz working aggressively here.
Ledoux wants a takedown.
Skolz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ledoux has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skolz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ledoux is trying to pull guard but Skolz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ledoux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ledoux goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skolz prevents it.
Skolz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ledoux tries for a takedown. No joy.

Ledoux has picked Skolz up - he's going for a ride! Ledoux dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Skolz kicks Ledoux off and gets back to his feet.
Pierre Ledoux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skolz scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ledoux shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Skolz pulls Ledoux in close to prevent any damage.
Ledoux trying to control but Skolz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ledoux stops Skolz from standing up.
Ledoux trying to control the position from guard on top but Skolz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A punch lands to the side of Skolz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ledoux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skolz can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Skolz throws a lazy right hand but Ledoux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skolz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skolz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Skolz throws a right hand that Ledoux ducks under and follows up with a left that Ledoux also avoids with ease.
Ledoux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ledoux shoots in but no luck this time.

Ledoux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skolz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ledoux backwards.
Ledoux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Skolz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skolz gets underhooks to prevent Ledoux's takedown attempt.

Ledoux has picked Skolz up - he's going for a ride! Ledoux dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Skolz is defending against the submission attempts here by Ledoux.
Skolz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ledoux scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux not doing much here.
Ledoux passes to full mount!
Skolz is bucking up trying to escape but Ledoux cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ledoux thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ledoux looking to control but Skolz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ledoux thowing shots but they're missing.
Pierre Ledoux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux tries to control but Skolz wriggling away.
Skolz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ledoux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skolz is looking to escape.
Skolz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Skolz working to try and regain half guard.
Ledoux trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gerrad Skolz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pierre Ledoux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Skolz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ledoux moves away.
Ledoux fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Skolz misses

and Ledoux counters by moving into the clinch.
Skolz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ledoux up against the cage.
Ledoux is trying to drag Skolz to the mat but Skolz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ledoux is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ledoux tries to score a body lock takedown but Skolz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ledoux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skolz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skolz is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skolz after a bit of a struggle.
Skolz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ledoux goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skolz prevents it.
Ledoux wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skolz misses with some punches.
Skolz looking to stall.

Ledoux turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ledoux manages to end up in side control.
Skolz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ledoux tries to score with some ground and pound. Skolz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Skolz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skolz sneaks back into half guard.
Skolz is looking for a sweep. Ledoux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ledoux is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ledoux is controlling the pace.
Ledoux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skolz defending well though.
Ledoux throwing shots but Skolz is blocking nicely.
Ledoux is nestled in close to Skolz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ledoux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ledoux not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ledoux is looking for a kimura here.
Ledoux keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ledoux 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.
Ledoux trying to control the action but Skolz is working from the bottom.
Ledoux throwing shots but Skolz is blocking nicely.
Skolz is trying to stand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ledoux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skolz's waist but Skolz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ledoux off to one side.

Ledoux dives in and scores a takedown into Skolz's guard.
Ledoux trying to control but Skolz is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ledoux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skolz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skolz keeping moving, preventing Ledoux from controlling successfully.
Ledoux controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skolz is trying to keep Ledoux in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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 Pierre Ledoux.
I think Ledoux 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gerrad Skolz!