PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between wicho rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choccy Skillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

rodriguez
vs
Skillen

177 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, wicho rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Choccy Skillen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skillen connects with a jab.
rodriguez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Skillen scores with a one two! rodriguez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Skillen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for rodriguez!

Skillen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But rodriguez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from rodriguez!
rodriguez prevents Skillen from getting back to his feet.
rodriguez tries to stand but Skillen is controlling from the bottom.
Skillen controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skillen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
rodriguez looking to sit in guard and control but Skillen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skillen is looking to work some ground and pound but rodriguez has wrist control.
Skillen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Skillen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skillen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skillen tries to free his leg and advance position but rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Skillen wants to control from the top but rodriguez keeps moving.

Skillen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Skillen wants to pass the guard but rodriguez is keeping the position.
Skillen with a nice head shot there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Skillen shoots in and bounces rodriguez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Skillen with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rodriguez is trying to hold Skillen in close to prevent damage but Skillen has managed to pass into half guard.
rodriguez won't allow Skillen to pass to mount.
rodriguez pushes Skillen off looking to stand but Skillen dives back in and keeps control.
rodriguez missing with punches from the bottom.
rodriguez is trying to control but Skillen manages to pass to mount!
rodriguez tries to reverse the position but Skillen maintains control.
Skillen landing strikes from the mount and rodriguez is in trouble!
Skillen breaks from rodriguez's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skillen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Skillen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
rodriguez is trying to stand up.

Skillen goes for an armbar but rodriguez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from rodriguez.
rodriguez wants to control from the top but Skillen keeps moving.
Skillen keeping full guard, as rodriguez tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Choccy Skillen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Skillen has taken the fight into the clinch.

Skillen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Skillen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Skillen is trying to control the action in half guard but rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Skillen seems to be looking for submissions.
Skillen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Skillen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks rodriguez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
rodriguez is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skillen trying to mount his opponent but rodriguez defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
rodriguez is looking to improve his position.
rodriguez is trying to control but can't.

Skillen is working for a kimura but rodriguez is defending it quite comfortably.
rodriguez is trying to maintain the position but Skillen is very close to passing his half guard.

Skillen is working for a kimura but rodriguez is defending it quite comfortably.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Skillen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
What's rodriguez going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

Skillen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by rodriguez, who protects the arm well.
Skillen working the head with strikes.
Skillen cracks rodriguez with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Skillen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by rodriguez, who protects the arm well.
Skillen misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rodriguez is pushing Skillen's head away, looking to escape. Skillen manages to hold on to the position though.
Skillen wants to lay and pray for a moment but rodriguez keeps working.
Skillen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Skillen advances to full mount.

Skillen is going olschool here, as he tries to force rodriguez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so rodriguez shrugs it off.
Skillen prevents rodriguez from getting the reversal.

Skillen looking to secure an arm triangle but rodriguez defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skillen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish rodriguez?

Skillen is working for a guillotine from mount but rodriguez frees his head quite easily.

Skillen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, rodriguez has worked his arm free - good work by rodriguez!

Skillen tries for a kimura but rodriguez is defending well.

Skillen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Choccy Skillen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

rodriguez wants to clinch but Skillen slips to the side

and Skillen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in rodriguez's guard.
rodriguez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Skillen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skillen.
Skillen trying to control the position from guard on top but rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skillen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Choccy Skillen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skillen postures up and lands a big shot to rodriguez's brow.
Skillen prevents rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Skillen from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from Skillen.
Skillen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck rodriguez on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Skillen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for rodriguez!

That's one minute gone in the round.
rodriguez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Skillen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
rodriguez wants to hold on but Skillen pushes him away.

Skillen working for a guillotine from mount but rodriguez is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by Skillen.

Skillen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, rodriguez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Skillen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skillen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Skillen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Skillen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Skillen with the ground and pound from mount.
rodriguez tries to lock up and control but Skillen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

rodriguez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Skillen.
You get the feeling that rodriguez really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Skillen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now rodriguez is on top in guard.
rodriguez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rodriguez wants to stand and escape but instead Skillen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
rodriguez looking to control.
Skillen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Skillen trying to control the position from guard on top but rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Skillen looking to pass the guard.

Skillen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! rodriguez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Skillen, into his guard.
Skillen keeping moving, preventing rodriguez from controlling successfully.
wicho rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Choccy Skillen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Choccy Skillen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skillen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Choccy Skillen!