PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Skog (ranked 1836 p4p, 1661 weight class) and Djordje Stankovic (ranked 220 p4p, 187 weight class). Skog comes to the ring accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust - Queen. Stankovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skog
vs
Stankovic

189 cm
21
211
7 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
215
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

30th Century Beer Store

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djordje Stankovic!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stankovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skog misses the shot to the body.
Stankovic blocks a leg kick.
Stankovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skog is looking to slow Stankovic down with leg kicks.
Stankovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skog motions for Stankovic to come forward. Skog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankovic misses the body punch
and Skog counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skog swings for the body but Stankovic moves out of range.
Stankovic motions for Skog to come forward. Stankovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skog lands a jab to Stankovic's midsection.
Skog misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Gunnar Skog has been cut.
Stankovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Stankovic checks a leg kick.
Stankovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skog tries to clinch but Stankovic is having none of it.
Stankovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skog. Stankovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stankovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Skog steps away.
Skog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Skog is just out of range.
Skog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skog delivers a nice body kick.
Stankovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic misses with a low kick.
Stankovic throws a low kick but Skog avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stankovic throws a sloppy head kick and Skog moves out of range easily.
Skog misses with a leg kick.

Skog closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Stankovic.
Skog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stankovic misses with the head strike.
Stankovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skog using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stankovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skog's elbow.
Skog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stankovic tries a body shot but Skog blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Skog just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stankovic's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog throws a head punch that misses.
Skog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stankovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Skog backwards.
Stankovic lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skog.
Stankovic blocks an elbow strike.
Skog looking to stall.
Skog lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stankovic misses with the head strike.
Stankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Stankovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stankovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skog blocks a body shot from Stankovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stankovic can't find room to land a body shot as Skog controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skog looking to stall.
Skog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stankovic avoids it.
Stankovic tries to circle away but Skog has him pinned against the ropes.
Skog looking to throw knees to the head but Stankovic is blocking nicely.
Skog has a couple of punches blocked by Stankovic.
Skog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Stankovic misses with the head strike.
Stankovic working aggressively here.
Stankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Stankovic avoids the elbow strike from Skog, against the ropes.
Stankovic working hard to break the clinch.
Stankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic misses with the head strike.
Stankovic managing to block the knees to the body from Skog.
Skog is trying to maintain a safe position but Stankovic gets an underhook and turns Skog into the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Skog blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Stankovic breaks from the clinch.
Skog's corner calls for a 1-2. Skog obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gunnar Skog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stankovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
A bone on bone clash there as Skog blocks the leg kick.
Skog moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stankovic throws an overhand right that lands on Skog's shoulder, as Skog tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Skog coming out on top.
Stankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Skog.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Skog misses with an uppercut
and Stankovic counters with a straight right hand.

Skog drives through and clinches with Stankovic against the ropes.
Skog lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stankovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Stankovic.
Stankovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skog missing with knees to the body.
Stankovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skog throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Skog.
Skog lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stankovic.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stankovic backwards.
A short right from Skog.

Stankovic is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Skog.
Stankovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Skog finish him?
Skog throws an elbow that misses.
Skog dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Stankovic working aggressively here.
Skog lands a damaging elbow.
Stankovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stankovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stankovic.
Skog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stankovic backwards.
Stankovic has had enough of the clinch but Skog keeps him there for the moment.
Skog blocks a body shot from Stankovic.
Stankovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Skog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stankovic fails to land.
Skog throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stankovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Skog is stalling here.
Skog lands a big right hand that drops Stankovic! The killer instinct kicks in and Skog finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Skog!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Skog!
A very excited looking Gunnar Skog made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.