PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bernard
vs
Schkelpt

195 cm
26
275 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

206 cm
23
265 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Malicestar

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard closes the distance but Schkelpt moves to the side
and Schkelpt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bernard slips under a jab from Schkelpt.

Bernard moves into the clinch.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schkelpt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schkelpt.
Schkelpt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard tries to land knees in the clinch but Schkelpt avoids the damage to the body.
Bernard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bernard missing with knees to the body.
Bernard tries a body shot but Schkelpt blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt swings wildly with an uppercut but Bernard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schkelpt swings wildly with an uppercut but Bernard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bernard blocking some punches.
Bernard lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mikey Schkelpt has been cut.
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!
Bernard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schkelpt has a couple of punches blocked by Bernard.
Bernard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schkelpt.
A short right from Schkelpt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkelpt scores with a shot to the side of Bernard's head.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Schkelpt blocks it.
Schkelpt wants to get back to striking at distance but Bernard won't allow it.
Schkelpt throws a head punch that misses.
Bernard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bernard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bernard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schkelpt misses with a punch on the inside.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Schkelpt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Schkelpt.
Still in the clinch, Schkelpt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bernard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bernard obliges.
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!
Bernard lands a good knee to the midsection. Schkelpt won't want to take too many of those.
Bernard tries a body shot but Schkelpt blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bernard.
Schkelpt looks gassed!
Bernard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bernard tries to throw a body punch but Schkelpt avoids it by throwing Bernard back against the cage.
Schkelpt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt swings wildly with an uppercut but Bernard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bernard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schkelpt's efforts to push away.
Schkelpt swings wildly with an uppercut but Bernard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schkelpt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bernard is working Schkelpt over against the cage.
Bernard pushes Schkelpt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schkelpt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schkelpt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bernard lands with a left to the head.
Bernard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schkelpt.
Bernard blocks an uppercut.
Bernard lands a good knee to the midsection. Schkelpt won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bernard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bernard.

That has opened up Mikey Schkelpt's cut even more.
Schkelpt wants to break free but Bernard has control.
Bernard connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bernard connects with a knee to the head.
Bernard working Schkelpt over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schkelpt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Bernard lands a good knee to the midsection. Schkelpt won't want to take too many of those.
Bernard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bernard.
Schkelpt swings wildly with an uppercut but Bernard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bernard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bernard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Bernard.
Schkelpt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard working Schkelpt over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bernard.

The cut above Mikey Schkelpt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bernard scores with a shoulder strike.
Schkelpt is trying to break free.
Bernard lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard misses with a knee strike.
Bernard tries to throw a body punch but Schkelpt avoids it by throwing Bernard back against the cage.
Bernard presses Schkelpt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Bernard.
Nice body punch from Bernard.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bernard.
Bernard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schkelpt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schkelpt.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bernard is working Schkelpt over against the cage.
Bernard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernard lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schkelpt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schkelpt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bernard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Bernard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Schkelpt's cut.
That's time! Bernard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schkelpt avoids the head kick by Bernard.
Schkelpt keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schkelpt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schkelpt lands a lovely overhand right.
Bernard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schkelpt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schkelpt.
Bernard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schkelpt gets through Bernard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schkelpt misses with the head strike.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernard lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Bernard.
Bernard pushes Schkelpt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schkelpt lands a shoulder strike.
Bernard lands a nice knee to the body.
Schkelpt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schkelpt is breathing heavily.
Bernard lands a knee to the body.
Bernard looking to throw knees to the head but Schkelpt is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bernard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mikey Schkelpt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bernard scores with a hook to the body.
Schkelpt takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from Bernard.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bernard obliges.
Bernard with a knee to the head.
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!
Bernard tries to land a knee to the head but Schkelpt blocks with his arms.
Bernard pushes Schkelpt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bernard working Schkelpt over with knees to the body.
Bernard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schkelpt can do to turn this around?
Bernard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bernard landing knees to the body.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saint Bernard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bernard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schkelpt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schkelpt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schkelpt misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bernard backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bernard.
Schkelpt throws a head punch that misses.
Bernard misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Bernard.
Bernard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bernard lands a nice knee to the body.
Bernard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schkelpt pushes Bernard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bernard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schkelpt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Bernard.
Schkelpt throws a punch but it's blocked by Bernard.
Bernard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bernard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bernard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schkelpt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bernard obliges.
Bernard lands with a right to the head.
Bernard blocking some punches.
Bernard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bernard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schkelpts head.
Schkelpt throws a head punch that misses.
Bernard lands a body punch.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schkelpt avoids it.
Bernard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bernard lands a right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikey Schkelpt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Saint Bernard!
Saint Bernard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Malicestar logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.