PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Skins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pink has chosen Mitsa as his entrance music. Mister Pink has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Skins
vs
Pink

190 cm
27
164 lbs
11 - 24 - 0

180 cm
29
165 lbs
9 - 47 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 11 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Skins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 47 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister Pink!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pink shoots in and drives through. Skins sprawls well.
Skins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pink looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pink closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skins circles away.
Tony Skins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Pink.
Pink shoots in looking for a takedown. Skins tries to sprawl out of it but Pink keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Pink gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skins lands a damaging elbow.
Pink is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skins to keep the fight standing.

Pink turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Pink goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Skins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pink but great work by Skins.
Skins controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skins advances to full mount.
Skins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Skins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skins controlling the pace for now.
Skins looking to ground and pound but Pink is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pink can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skins controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Pink defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Skins.
Skins punishing his opponent with strikes.

Skins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skins throwing strikes here but Pink is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Skins controlling the position easily from mount.

Skins is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Pink is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Pink flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Skins anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Pink and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Skins slips an arm under Pink chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Skins has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Skins is squeezing on Pink like an anaconda would it's prey. Pink fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Skins!