PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Sklu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklu has chosen Lay Me Down as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bryan Omar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Omar
vs
Sklu

185 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryan Omar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harold Sklu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omar wants to clinch
and Sklu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sklu.
Omar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sklu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sklu lands a body shot.
Sklu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Omar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sklu throws out the jab.
Sklu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sklu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Omar tests Sklu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Omar walks into a straight right hand from Sklu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar has his takedown stuffed
and Sklu counters with a series of strikes. Omar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Omar looks to score with a jab to the body but Sklu is just out of range.
Omar misses with a leg kick
and Sklu counters with a nice leg kick.
Omar tries to clinch up
and Sklu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Omar tries to clinch but Sklu moves away
letting Sklu counter with a right hand.
Harold Sklu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sklu avoids the head kick by Omar.
Omar shoots and misses
and Omar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Omar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sklu digs a good hook to Omar's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Omar doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sklu to counter with a crisp jab.
Sklu throws a series of strikes that have Omar backpedaling.
Omar misses with a takedown
and Sklu counters with a nice uppercut.
Omar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sklu counters with an outside leg kick.
Sklu throws a shot to the body.
Omar misses with a takedown
and Sklu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Omar is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklu stalks Omar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Omar's face. Omar staggers backwards, shaken.
Omar tries to clinch
and Sklu counters with a good, hard body kick but Omar shrugs it off.
Omar fails with the takedown
and Sklu counters with a two punch combo.
Omar avoids the head kick by Sklu.
Sklu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Omar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sklu counters with a one-two to the body.
Omar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sklu counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklu throws a combination that misses
and Omar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Omar misses with a takedown
and Sklu counters with a series of strikes. Omar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Omar doesn't manage to clinch there - Sklu circles away.
Sklu circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Omar thows a leg kick but Sklu checks it
and Sklu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Omar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Sklu dominated that round.
That's time! Omar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Omar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Omar shoots and misses
and Sklu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bryan Omar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omar with a poor takedown
and Sklu counters with an outside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Sklu.
Omar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sklu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Omar fails with the takedown
and Omar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Omar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sklu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Omar doesn't seem bothered though.
Sklu throws a nice looking combination but Omar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sklu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar wants to clinch
and Sklu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Omar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sklu counters with an inside leg kick.
Sklu scores with a three punch combo!
Sklu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omar circles away quickly and effectively.
Omar has his takedown stuffed
and Sklu counters with a series of strikes. Omar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Omar with a poor takedown
and Sklu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar throws a lazy head kick
and Omar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Omar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sklu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omar wants to clinch
and Sklu counters with a body kick that stops Omar in his tracks momentarily.
Omar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sklu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Omar shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sklu throws a combination. Omar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Omar fails with the takedown.
Omar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sklu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Omar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sklu avoids it really well and circles away.
Sklu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Omar on the side of the head.
Omar throws a sloppy head kick and Sklu moves out of range easily.
Omar looks for a takedown but Sklu sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Omar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sklu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Omar avoids the body shot from Sklu.
Omar looks to land a combination. Sklu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Omar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sklu sprawls well. Sklu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Omar gets slowly back to his feet.
Harold Sklu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Omar tries to clinch
and Sklu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sklu cracks Omar with a good jab.
Omar shoots in for a double leg but Sklu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harold Sklu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Omar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sklu counters with a one-two to the body.
Omar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sklu counters with a good low kick that Omar was not able to check.
Omar misses with a takedown attempt
and Sklu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sklu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Omar misses
and Sklu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Sklu scores with a four punch combination!
Omar wants to clinch
and Sklu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omar tries to clinch but Sklu moves away
and Sklu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar throws a leg kick
and Sklu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryan Omar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Omar has his takedown stuffed
and Sklu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Omar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omar fails with the takedown
and Sklu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sklu looks to land a combination but Omar avoids it well.
Sklu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sklu duly obliges.
Omar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Omar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklu misses with a wild combination.
Omar misses with a takedown attempt
and Sklu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Omar misses with a wild body shot.
Omar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Omar throws a jab but it's blocked by Sklu.
Omar with a poor takedown
and Sklu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Omar fails with the takedown
letting Sklu counter with a right hand.
Sklu scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar throws a sloppy head kick and Sklu moves out of range easily.
Omar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sklu counters with a thumping low kick.
Omar misses with a takedown attempt
letting Sklu counter with a right hand.
Omar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Omar tries to clinch up but Sklu circles away and keeps his distance.
Omar has his takedown stuffed
and Sklu counters with a one-two to the body.
Sklu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Omar takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar tries a head kick but it misses.
Sklu dodges the punch combination from Omar.
Sklu throws a good cross that connects.
Omar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sklu counters with a thumping low kick.
Omar misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bryan Omar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harold Sklu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sklu cracks Omar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harold Sklu.
Well Sklu 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Sklu!
After winning the bout, Harold Sklu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.