PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richtor Schkayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ghostface - After the Smoke is Clear. Schkayle has chosen Fast Lane as his entrance music. Richtor Schkayle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Congo
vs
Schkayle

196 cm
31
277 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

209 cm
28
280 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richtor Schkayle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo tries to land a leg kick but Schkayle saw it coming and moves away.
Congo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Schkayle.
Schkayle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Congo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schkayle blocks the body kick.
Congo misses the jab.
Congo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Congo closes the distance and clinches.
Congo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schkayle blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo misses with an elbow strike.
Schkayle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Congo trying to land knees to the body.
Congo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schkayle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Congos head.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Congo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schkayle looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Richtor Schkayle has been cut.
Congo just leaning against Schkayle, taking a breather.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo stalls.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Schkayle avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Congo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Congo.
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from Schkayle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo just leaning against Schkayle, taking a breather.
Congo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schkayle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Congo scores a nice knee to the body.
Congo connects with a knee to the head.
Congo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schkayle dodges an elbow strike from Congo.
Congo trying to land knees to the body.
Congo blocking some punches.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Congo.
Congo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Congo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses with a knee to the head.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Schkayle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Congo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schkayle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schkayle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Congo.
Schkayle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Congo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schkayle.
Schkayle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Schkayle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle scores with a shoulder strike.
Congo taking a breather.
Schkayle managing to block the knees to the body from Congo.
Congo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schkayle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schkayle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Congo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Congo misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo has Schkayle pressed against the cage.
Schkayle prevents a body shot from Congo.
Schkayle avoids a wild elbow strike from Congo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghengis Congo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richtor Schkayle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good work by Congo as he checks the leg kick.
Congo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Congo throws a lazy right hand but Schkayle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Schkayle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schkayle there as he acknowledges the shot.

Schkayle is rocked!
Schkayle looks to land a body kick but Congo moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schkayle.
Schkayle cracks the inside of Congo's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo walks into a left hand.
Congo throws a looping overhand right but Schkayle ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Schkayle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schkayle.
Schkayle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Congo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo is looking to clinch but Schkayle is avoiding it.
Schkayle slips a straight right by Congo.
Congo slips a jab from Schkayle.
Schkayle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Schkayle lands a leg kick that knocks Congo off balance momentarily.
Congo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schkayle.
Schkayle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Congo. That did some damage!
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schkayle moves away.

Schkayle clinches up with Congo and pushes him back against the cage.
Congo tries a knee to the head but Schkayle blocks it.
Schkayle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Congo misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle lands a hook that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schkayle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Congo.
Congo tries to work over Schkayle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schkayle throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
A short left from Schkayle.
Congo pushes off an throws an elbow but Schkayle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Congo has Schkayle pushed against the cage.
Schkayle avoids the elbow strike from Congo, against the cage.
Schkayle can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Congo tries to work over Schkayle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schkayle misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schkayle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo trying to land knees to the body.
Schkayle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schkayle prevents a body shot from Congo.
Congo is pushing Schkayle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schkayle as Congo tries to tie him up.
Congo prevents a body shot from Schkayle.
Schkayle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
Congo with a knee to the head.
Congo pushes off an throws an elbow but Schkayle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo trying to control the position but instead, Schkayle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Congo into the cage.
Schkayle misses with an elbow over the top.
Schkayle looking to throw knees to the head but Congo is blocking nicely.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Schkayle backwards.
Schkayle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schkayle presses Congo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schkayle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Congo misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Congo throws an elbow but misses.
Congo looking to throw knees to the head but Schkayle is blocking nicely.
Congo misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Richtor Schkayle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richtor Schkayle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Congo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Congo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schkayle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Congo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schkayle misses with a straight left.
Schkayle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schkayle misses with a head kick.
Schkayle motions for Congo to come forward. Schkayle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schkayle pushes Congo away with a front kick.
Congo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schkayle ducks under a wild hook from Congo.
Congo looks to score with a jab to the body but Schkayle is just out of range.
Schkayle blocks the body kick.
Congo misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo checks the leg kick.
Schkayle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Congo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schkayle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schkayle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schkayle misses with a low kick.
Schkayle misses with a kick to the body.
Congo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Schkayle misses.
Schkayle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Congo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Congo rushes Schkayle and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle tries to throw a body punch but Congo avoids it by throwing Schkayle back against the cage.
Schkayle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schkayle is keeping busy.
Congo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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!
Schkayle throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Congo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Congo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Congo stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schkayle lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Schkayle avoids the damage to the body.
Congo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schkayle lands a shoulder strike.
Congo landing knees to the head.
Congo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schkayle is keeping busy.
Congo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schkayle.
Schkayle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Congo.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but Schkayle blocks with his arms.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Congo.
Schkayle working Congo over with knees to the body.
Schkayle avoids the elbow strike from Congo, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schkayle avoids it.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Congo blocking some punches.
Congo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schkayle.
Schkayle avoiding damage as Congo throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schkayle blocks it with crossed arms.
Congo taking a breather.
Schkayle lands with a light punch inside.
Congo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schkayle misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Congo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schkayle's brow.
Congo looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richtor Schkayle.
I think Schkayle 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richtor Schkayle!
Richtor Schkayle took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, QFClothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.