PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juno August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pipis Skatias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juno August has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

August
vs
Skatias

167 cm
26
142 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juno August!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pipis Skatias!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skatias moves away from the strike by August.
Skatias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by August.
August scores with a sloppy right hand. Skatias should have avoided that one.
Juno August seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skatias staying out of range there.
Skatias lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skatias moves forwards but August connects with a nice, crisp jab.
August lands with an uppercut that bounces Skatias off the cage and back into range.
Skatias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from August.
Skatias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from August.
Skatias throws a looping overhand right but August ducks down to avoid it.
August appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Skatias misses with a few strikes there.
August misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skatias slips a straight right by August.
August throws a jab but it's blocked by Skatias.
Skatias takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skatias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from August.
A left lands for August.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
August ducks under a wild hook from Skatias.
August throwing a counter right hand but Skatias manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
August ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skatias moves away.
August takes a swing at Skatias's ribcage but misses.
Skatias now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
August throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
August paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
August will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Skatias's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice jab there from August.
August misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Skatias misses its intended target.
Skatias avoids the body shot from August.
August throws a good cross that connects.
August throws a looping overhand right but Skatias ducks down to avoid it.
Skatias avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
August swings for the body but Skatias moves out of range.
August throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skatias scores with a jab.
Skatias moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
August swings widly with a right hand
and Skatias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Skatias swinging wildly here.
August throws a series of punches but Skatias avoids them all with ease.
August definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Skatias gets cracked there but stands up to it.
August takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
August throws out a powerful jab.
August is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skatias.
As August backs off Skatias throws a huge counter combo but August manages to avoid it all.
Skatias misses with a few strikes there.
August blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Skatias - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
August swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skatias.
August is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
August throws an overhand right that lands on Skatias's shoulder, as Skatias tries to avoid the shot.
Skatias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from August.
A telegraphed right hand from August misses the target.
August misses with an uppercut. Skatias saw that one coming.
Skatias moves out of range of the strikes.
Skatias slips a jab from August.
Skatias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from August.
Skatias ducks under a wild hook from August.
Skatias misses with a two punch combination.
August throws a series of punches but Skatias avoids them all with ease.
Skatias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from August.
Skatias misses with a series of wild punches.
Skatias displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as August throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skatias walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
August throws a shot from downtown. Skatias moves away and avoids it.
Skatias throws a counter combo.
August lands with a cross.
August defending well as Skatias loads up on a big left hand.
August appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skatias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but August moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
August throwing a counter right hand but Skatias manages to avoid it.
August misses with a lunging right hand
and Skatias counters with a nice uppercut.
Skatias scores with a nice right hand.
August throws a hook to the side of Skatias's head but Skatias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
August loads up on a big right hand but Skatias slips the punch.
August lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from August misses the target.
Skatias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from August lands.
Skatias ducks under a wild hook from August.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juno August dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

August throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skatias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pipis Skatias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
August throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
August misses the jab.
Skatias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skatias stalks August and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into August's face. August staggers backwards, shaken.
Skatias displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as August throws out the jab.
Skatias lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
August is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skatias.
Skatias slips a jab from August.
August scores with a jab. Skatias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skatias throws a looping overhand right but August ducks down to avoid it.
August is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skatias can do to turn this around?
Skatias moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
August throws a jab but it's blocked by Skatias.
A punch combination from Skatias misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts August, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
August scores with a punch to the head.
August misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skatias.
Juno August is winning the standup battle so far.
Skatias throws a right and a left that August avoids nicely.
August lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skatias throws a nice looking combination but August bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
August has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
August throws a hook to the side of Skatias's head but Skatias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Skatias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, August has got the better of the exchanges.
August misses with a few strikes there.
August swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skatias.
August misses with a straight right.
August throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skatias looks to land a combination but August avoids it well.
August misses with a few strikes there.
Skatias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from August.
Jab by Skatias.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
August ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
August is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Skatias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
August paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
August misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Skatias's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skatias takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
August misses with a left hand
and Skatias counters with a straight right hand.
Skatias misses with a jab, cross combination.
August was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skatias misses with a series of wild punches.
Skatias misses with a looping right.
August misses with a hook. Skatias ducked under it nicely.
Skatias throws out a counter right but August avoids it with no problem.
August missing with a left hand there. Skatias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
August misses with a looping right.
Skatias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
August misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
August shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Skatias eats them both and turns towards August to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Skatias misses with a series of wild punches.
Skatias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skatias looks to throw the jab but August is out of range.
Skatias ducks under a wild hook from August.
Skatias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skatias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skatias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
August throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skatias moves out of range as August strikes.
Skatias lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A punch combination from Skatias misses.
Skatias throws a right and a left that August avoids nicely.
Skatias is breathing heavily.
August pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skatias appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
August slips a jab and a cross from Skatias.
August throws a nice looking combination but Skatias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skatias moves out of range of the strikes.
Skatias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - August throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
August works the jab nicely.
Skatias ducks under a wild hook from August.
August throws the left hand but Skatias avoids the punch easily.
Skatias throws a hook to the side of August's head but August sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
August throws a jab but it's blocked by Skatias.
A swing and a miss from August.
It seemed like Skatias was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
August throws a body shot but no joy.
Skatias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skatias misses with a jab, cross combination.
August seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juno August dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Skatias misses with a hook
and August counters with a left to the body.
August waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skatias.
Skatias staying out of range there.
Skatias showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from August.
August connects with a crisp jab.
August lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
August walks into a left hand.
Skatias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting August counter with a right hand.
August looks to throw the jab but Skatias is out of range.
Skatias swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
August tries to bum rush Skatias with a series of wild strikes but Skatias uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
August lands with a right hand.
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!
August jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Skatias 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
August tries to bum rush Skatias with a series of wild strikes but Skatias uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
August looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skatias throws a series of punches but August avoids them all with ease.
Skatias looks to land a combination but August avoids it well.
August was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
August throws a combination that misses
and Skatias counters with a straight right hand.
Skatias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by August.
August's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skatias under the eye.
August lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
August swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
August throws a hook but Skatias blocks it.
August thuds a left hand into Skatias's body.
Skatias connects with a body shot that sends August's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skatias slips a jab and a cross from August.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skatias moves out of range of the strikes.
August misses with an uppercut
and August takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
August pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skatias scores with a one two! August had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
August rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skatias moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skatias goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
August throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
August throws a jab but it's blocked by Skatias.
Skatias misses with the combination.
Skatias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from August.
Skatias moves out of range as August strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skatias throws a nice looking combination but August bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skatias missing with a left hand there. August was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skatias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skatias misses with a double jab.
August throws a looping overhand right but Skatias ducks down to avoid it.
August misses with a straight right.
Skatias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but August manages to avoid it.
August went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
August lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
August throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skatias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
August throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skatias.
August misses the jab.
Skatias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
August swings widly with a right hand
and Skatias counters with a nice body shot.
August throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skatias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skatias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skatias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for August.
A swing and a miss from August.
Skatias throws a right hand that August ducks under and follows up with a left that August also avoids with ease.
No joy there for August, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as August lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skatias doesn't seem phased though.
Juno August is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
August lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skatias circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
August tests Skatias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
August misses with a straight left.
Skatias throws a nice looking combination but August bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pipis Skatias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - August throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juno August showed his dominance in that final round.
Well August has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juno August!