PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skarbowsky comes to the cage accompanied by Lux Aeterna. Shiroma has chosen Red Warrior as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jean Charles Skarbowsky has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jean Charles Skarbowsky seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Charles Skarbowsky
vs
Shiroma

175 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarbowsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shiroma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skarbowsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Skarbowsky.
Shiroma fails to land with a series of punches.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch but Shiroma moves away
and Shiroma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skarbowsky misses with a straight right.
Hideo Shiroma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Shiroma. Those never looked like landing.
Shiroma lands a jab to Skarbowsky's midsection.
Skarbowsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skarbowsky.
Shiroma throws an overhand right that lands on Skarbowsky's shoulder, as Skarbowsky tries to avoid the shot.
Skarbowsky moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma lands a jab to Skarbowsky's midsection.
Skarbowsky slips a straight right by Shiroma.
Skarbowsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shiroma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skarbowsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shiroma throws a right and a left that Skarbowsky avoids nicely.
Shiroma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skarbowsky thuds his shin into the meat of Shiroma's side.
Shiroma misses with a series of wild punches.
Skarbowsky throws a hook to the side of Shiroma's head but Shiroma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skarbowsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shiroma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skarbowsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shiroma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shiroma looks to score with a jab to the body but Skarbowsky is just out of range.
Shiroma scores with the left hand. Skarbowsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Skarbowsky throws a sloppy head kick and Shiroma moves out of range easily.
Skarbowsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shiroma misses with an uppercut. Skarbowsky saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiroma throws the left hand but Skarbowsky avoids the punch easily.
Shiroma misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma scores with a one two! Skarbowsky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shiroma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch but Shiroma moves out of range.
Shiroma lands a nice shot to the body.
Shiroma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skarbowsky counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shiroma fails to land with a series of punches.
Shiroma falls off balance throwing a combination

and Skarbowsky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky lands a left hand.
Shiroma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shiroma avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skarbowsky missing with knees to the body.
Skarbowsky misses with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiroma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Skarbowsky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but Shiroma blocks it.
Skarbowsky trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarbowsky connects with a knee to the head.
Shiroma is trying to force a seperation but Skarbowsky has the dominant position.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but Shiroma blocks it.
Skarbowsky tries to break free but Shiroma pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hideo Shiroma will probably get the nod.
That's time! Skarbowsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shiroma throws a lazy uppercut
and Skarbowsky counters with a series of strikes. Shiroma will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shiroma misses with a looping right.
Hideo Shiroma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skarbowsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shiroma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skarbowsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shiroma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skarbowsky.
Shiroma throws a hook but Skarbowsky avoids it easily.
Shiroma misses with the combination.
Skarbowsky is looking to clinch.
Skarbowsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma misses with a lunging right hand
and Shiroma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shiroma scores with a three punch combo!
Skarbowsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Shiroma throws a series of punches but Skarbowsky avoids them all with ease.
Shiroma scores with a nice right hand.
Shiroma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skarbowsky counters with a two punch combo.
Shiroma throws a right hand that misses
and Skarbowsky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shiroma's knee momentarily.
Shiroma misses with a straight right.
Shiroma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shiroma connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarbowsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky scores with a spinning back kick!
Shiroma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shiroma checks a low kick from Skarbowsky.
Shiroma cracks Skarbowsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shiroma scores with a jab to the body.
Shiroma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skarbowsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Skarbowsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skarbowsky lands a head kick. Shiroma smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shiroma lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shiroma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skarbowsky.
Shiroma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shiroma throws a big shot that misses.
Shiroma misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Shiroma. Those never looked like landing.
Skarbowsky avoids the body shot from Shiroma.
Shiroma connects with a body shot.
Skarbowsky scores with a spinning back kick!
Shiroma just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma misses with a series of wild punches.
Shiroma misses with a combination
and Skarbowsky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shiroma is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Shiroma.
A punch combination from Skarbowsky misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shiroma misses the target.
Shiroma throws out a loose jab but Skarbowsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skarbowsky moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch but Shiroma is having none of it.
Skarbowsky avoids the body shot from Shiroma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jean Charles Skarbowsky will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Skarbowsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
Shiroma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shiroma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skarbowsky manages to avoid it.
Skarbowsky avoids the body shot from Shiroma.
Shiroma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skarbowsky.
Shiroma swings for the body but Skarbowsky moves out of range.
Skarbowsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skarbowsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shiroma.
Shiroma throws a hook to the side of Skarbowsky's head but Skarbowsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch but Shiroma moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skarbowsky.
Shiroma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skarbowsky circles away quickly and effectively.

Skarbowsky clinches with his opponent.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skarbowsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Shiroma avoids the damage to the body.
Shiroma is trying to push Skarbowsky away but Skarbowsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Shiroma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shiroma lands with a nice combination. Skarbowsky backs away looking to recover.
Shiroma misses with a wild combination.
Shiroma avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shiroma looks to score with a jab to the body but Skarbowsky is just out of range.
Skarbowsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shiroma thuds his right hand into Skarbowsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shiroma works Skarbowsky's body with a nice hook.
Shiroma misses with a hook

and Skarbowsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skarbowsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shiroma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skarbowsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skarbowsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiroma is defending well for now.
Skarbowsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but Shiroma blocks it.
Shiroma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skarbowsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skarbowsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skarbowsky can't find room to land a body shot as Shiroma controls the action.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skarbowsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skarbowsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Shiroma avoids the damage to the body.
Shiroma trying to stall but Skarbowsky improves his position.
Shiroma tries to break free but Skarbowsky pushes him back against the cage.
Skarbowsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiroma is defending well for now.
Skarbowsky takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Skarbowsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shiroma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shiroma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shiroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skarbowsky moves away.
Skarbowsky dodges the punch combination from Shiroma.
Shiroma lands with a shot to the body.
Skarbowsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Skarbowsky clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skarbowsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shiroma blocks it with crossed arms.
Shiroma managing to block the knees to the body from Skarbowsky.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jean Charles Skarbowsky.
I think Skarbowsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Hideo Shiroma!

Jean Charles Skarbowsky wins by split decision!
An out of breath Jean Charles Skarbowsky thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.