PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derric Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Skarsgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Styles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wiz Khalifa - Work Hard Play Hard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Styles
vs
Skarsgard

194 cm
27
285 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

200 cm
30
270 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derric Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Skarsgard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skarsgard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Styles, pushing him back against the cage.
Styles misses with a body punch.
Styles blocks a body shot from Skarsgard.
Styles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skarsgard's coach down at Ballas Only was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Skarsgard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Skarsgard scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Derric Styles has been cut.
Skarsgard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skarsgard misses with some punches.
Skarsgard tries to throw a body punch but Styles avoids it by throwing Skarsgard back against the cage.
Skarsgard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Styles blocking some punches.
Styles prevents Skarsgard from breaking the clinch.
Skarsgard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a punch on the inside.
Skarsgard lands a shot to the body.
Skarsgard digs a right hand into Styles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Styles's gas tank.
Skarsgard misses with a punch on the inside.
Styles is stalling here.
Skarsgard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skarsgard throws a head punch that misses.
Skarsgard prevents a body shot from Styles.
A short body shot lands from Skarsgard as the two fighters clinch.
Skarsgard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skarsgard struggles to land a body shot inside as Styles controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarsgard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Skarsgard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarsgard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Styles.
Skarsgard tries to work over Styles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skarsgard tries a body shot but Styles blocks it.
Skarsgard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styles prevents a body shot from Skarsgard.
Skarsgard throws a head punch that misses.
Skarsgard blocks an uppercut.
Styles controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles can't find room to land a body shot as Skarsgard controls the action.
Styles has a couple of punches blocked by Skarsgard.
Skarsgard tries to break free but Styles pushes him back against the cage.
Skarsgard prevents a body shot from Styles.
Styles has had enough of the clinch but Skarsgard keeps him there for the moment.
Skarsgard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Skarsgard fails to land.

Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles walks into a jab.
Styles is looking to chop away at Skarsgard's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skarsgard throws out the jab.
Skarsgard throws a lazy right hand but Styles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Styles drops his hands momentarily and Skarsgard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarsgard misses with a double jab.
Skarsgard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Skarsgard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skarsgard.
Styles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Styles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skarsgard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Skarsgard throws a wild body kick that Styles sees coming a mile off.
Skarsgard misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Skarsgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derric Styles's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Skarsgard misses with a looping left.
Skarsgard checks a leg kick nicely.
Skarsgard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick from Skarsgard lands but Styles takes it in his stride.
Skarsgard cracks a nice hook into Styles's ribs.
Styles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skarsgard wants to clinch but Styles slips to the side
and Styles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skarsgard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Skarsgard lands a slapping body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Styles lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarsgard misses with a body punch.
Skarsgard struggles to land a body shot inside as Styles controls his hands.
Styles scores with a shoulder strike.
Skarsgard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Styles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Skarsgard breaks the clinch.
Skarsgard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Styles in his tracks.

Derric Styles's cut is getting worse.
Skarsgard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skarsgard, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with a left hand

and Skarsgard counters with a head kick that drops Styles to the mat! Styles scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Styles is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarsgard shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Styles takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Skarsgard sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Styles bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor Skarsgard!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thor Skarsgard waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.