PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Votratao Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ehcapa Tnencinv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tnencinv has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skywalker
vs
Tnencinv

200 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Votratao Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ehcapa Tnencinv!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Skywalker.
Skywalker misses with a double jab.
Tnencinv fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skywalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skywalker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Skywalker misses with a series of wild punches.
Tnencinv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Skywalker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tnencinv circles away quickly and effectively.
Skywalker lands a jab-cross combination.
Skywalker throws a series of punches but Tnencinv moves out of range.
A left and a right from Skywalker both land. Nice combination.
Tnencinv fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tnencinv tries to clinch up but Skywalker circles away and keeps his distance.
Skywalker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tnencinv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skywalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tnencinv avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tnencinv shoots in and drives through. Skywalker sprawls well.
Tnencinv moves in looking to clinch but Skywalker pushes him off.
Skywalker throws a right and a left that Tnencinv avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Tnencinv misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tnencinv. Tnencinv obviously looking to wear him down.
Skywalker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tnencinv circles away quickly and effectively.
Skywalker throws a right hand that Tnencinv ducks under and follows up with a left that Tnencinv also avoids with ease.
Skywalker misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Skywalker misses.
Skywalker throws a right hand that Tnencinv ducks under and follows up with a left that Tnencinv also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Skywalker.
Tnencinv scores with a body shot.
Skywalker is breathing heavily.
Tnencinv showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skywalker.
No joy there for Skywalker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Votratao Skywalker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Skywalker.
Tnencinv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tnencinv throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skywalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Skywalker is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tnencinv looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tnencinv fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skywalker, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tnencinv manages to break the clinch.
Tnencinv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skywalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tnencinv tries to clinch but Skywalker moves out of range.
Tnencinv tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skywalker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tnencinv wants to clinch.
Tnencinv showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skywalker.
Skywalker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skywalker stuffs the takedown attempt from Tnencinv. Tnencinv gets slowly back to his feet.
Tnencinv fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tnencinv fails with the takedown.
Votratao Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ehcapa Tnencinv.
Skywalker keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tnencinv looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tnencinv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker tries to bum rush Tnencinv with a series of wild strikes but Tnencinv uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skywalker throws a nice looking combination but Tnencinv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skywalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Skywalker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tnencinv counters with an inside leg kick.
Tnencinv tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Skywalker tries to keep at a distance but Tnencinv has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tnencinv breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tnencinv tries to clinch up but Skywalker circles away and keeps his distance.
Skywalker fails to land with a series of punches.
Tnencinv throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tnencinv shoots in for a double leg but Skywalker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Tnencinv closes the distance and pushes Skywalker back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker has had enough of the clinch but Tnencinv keeps him there for the moment.
Tnencinv connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skywalker's face.
Skywalker keeps control of Tnencinv as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tnencinv breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Tnencinv, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tnencinv fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Skywalker scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Skywalker.
A combination from Skywalker does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skywalker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skywalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tnencinv moves in looking to clinch but Skywalker pushes him off.
Skywalker throws a combination that misses
and Tnencinv counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tnencinv is looking to clinch but Skywalker is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tnencinv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skywalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skywalker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tnencinv counters with a left and a right that stings Skywalker.
Danga de danga de dang - Skywalker scores with a four punch combination!
Skywalker looks to land a combination. Tnencinv sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Skywalker throws a series of punches but Tnencinv moves out of range.
Tnencinv wants to clinch up but Skywalker keeps it at a distance.
Tnencinv tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Skywalker tries to keep at a distance but Tnencinv has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tnencinv breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tnencinv tries to clinch there but Skywalker circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skywalker misses with a two punch combination.
Tnencinv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tnencinv shoots in for a takedown but Skywalker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tnencinv tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skywalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skywalker stuffs the takedown attempt from Tnencinv. Tnencinv gets slowly back to his feet.
Skywalker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tnencinv shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skywalker but Skywalker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Votratao Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ehcapa Tnencinv.
Tnencinv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skywalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skywalker misses with a series of wild punches.
Tnencinv fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Skywalker has Tnencinv up against the cage in a clinch.

Tnencinv escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skywalker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tnencinv.
Tnencinv swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Skywalker counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tnencinv breaks from the clinch.
Skywalker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skywalker swats away the attempt to clinch by Tnencinv.
Tnencinv shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skywalker as he jumps to the side.
Skywalker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tnencinv fails to land the takedown.
Skywalker throws a nice looking combination but Tnencinv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skywalker works over Tnencinv's head and body with a nice combination.
Tnencinv tries to clinch up but Skywalker circles away and keeps his distance.
Tnencinv wants to clinch but Skywalker slips to the side
and Skywalker counters with a left and a right that stings Tnencinv.
Skywalker misses with a few strikes there.
Tnencinv closes the distance looking to clinch

and Skywalker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tnencinv pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tnencinv looks to land a combination. Skywalker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tnencinv tries to clinch up but Skywalker circles away and keeps his distance.
Skywalker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tnencinv counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skywalker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tnencinv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skywalker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tnencinv fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tnencinv tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Skywalker moves into the clinch.
Skywalker can't break the clinch.

Tnencinv breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tnencinv's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tnencinv duly obliges.
Tnencinv tries to clinch up but Skywalker circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tnencinv fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skywalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tnencinv scores with a hook to the body. Skywalker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skywalker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tnencinv slips a jab and a cross from Skywalker.
Tnencinv tries to clinch there but Skywalker circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tnencinv looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Skywalker does no damage.
Skywalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tnencinv scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skywalker doesn't seem bothered though.
Tnencinv is looking to clinch but Skywalker is avoiding it.

Tnencinv closes the distance and pushes Skywalker back into the cage.
Tnencinv is looking to break free of the clinch but Skywalker has double underhooks.
Skywalker blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ehcapa Tnencinv 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! This is the final round!

Tnencinv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tnencinv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skywalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tnencinv fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tnencinv clinches.
Tnencinv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Tnencinv's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tnencinv darts in trying to clinch

and Skywalker moves into the clinch.
Skywalker tries to break free but Tnencinv pushes him back against the cage.
Tnencinv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skywalker has had enough of the clinch but Tnencinv keeps him there for the moment.
Skywalker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tnencinv prevents Skywalker from breaking the clinch.

Tnencinv breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tnencinv tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Skywalker counters with a three punch combo that has Tnencinv backing up. Tnencinv nods at Skywalker to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Skywalker as Tnencinv shoots in.
Tnencinv closes the distance but Skywalker moves to the side
and Skywalker counters with a two punch combo.
Ehcapa Tnencinv seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skywalker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Votratao Skywalker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tnencinv tries to clinch but Skywalker moves away
and Skywalker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tnencinv lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skywalker circles away quickly and effectively.
Skywalker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tnencinv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skywalker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tnencinv is looking to clinch but Skywalker is avoiding it.
Tnencinv tries to close the distance and clinch but Skywalker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tnencinv closes the distance but Skywalker moves to the side

and Skywalker counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tnencinv breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tnencinv scores with a one two! Skywalker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Skywalker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tnencinv counters by moving into the clinch.

Skywalker lands a takedown into guard.

Skywalker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tnencinv closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skywalker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Skywalker misses with a wild combination.
Tnencinv looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tnencinv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tnencinv throws a leg kick which misses Skywalker's front leg but catches the back leg as Skywalker tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tnencinv will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skywalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skywalker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Skywalker closes the distance and pushes Tnencinv back into the cage.
Tnencinv is looking to break free of the clinch but Skywalker has double underhooks.

Tnencinv breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Tnencinv. Beautiful body shot.
Skywalker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skywalker.
Tnencinv misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from Skywalker.
A punch combination from Tnencinv misses.
Skywalker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tnencinv counters with a leg kick.
Tnencinv has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tnencinv tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tnencinv closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skywalker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tnencinv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skywalker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tnencinv scores with a shot to the body.
Tnencinv closes the distance looking to clinch

and Skywalker counters by moving into the clinch.
Tnencinv has had enough of the clinch but Skywalker keeps him there for the moment.
Tnencinv working hard to break the clinch.

Tnencinv pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Skywalker clinches up against the cage.
Votratao Skywalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ehcapa Tnencinv is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tnencinv is looking to break free of the clinch but Skywalker has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Votratao Skywalker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tnencinv has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ehcapa Tnencinv!