PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface - No Tears. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sklyar
vs
Landstrimma

160 cm
26
140 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

164 cm
30
143 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear
[CLOSED] Nothing For Sale!

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eriku Landstrimma!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklyar thows a body shot but no joy.
Landstrimma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Landstrimma checks a low kick from Sklyar.
Landstrimma throws a low kick, looking for Sklyar's leg but Sklyar calmly moves out of range.
Sklyar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sklyar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Landstrimma ducks right into an uppercut from Sklyar.
Sklyar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sklyar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sklyar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sklyar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landstrimma tried to score with a low kick but Sklyar checks it.
Sklyar throws a hook but Landstrimma avoids it easily.
Sklyar digs a good body shot into Landstrimma's ribs.
Sklyar thuds a left hand into Landstrimma's body.
Sklyar closes the distance and clinches up with Landstrimma, looking for a takedown. Sklyar pushes Landstrimma against the cage but Landstrimma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Landstrimma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sklyar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar scores with a jab to the body.
Sklyar throws a good cross that connects.
Sklyar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landstrimma manages to avoid it.
Sklyar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sklyar throws a body punch but Landstrimma moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sklyar.
Sklyar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sklyar cracks Landstrimma with an open hand slap.
Sklyar slips a jab from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sklyar on the side of the head.
Landstrimma jabs at Sklyar's body.
Landstrimma misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses with a hook.
Sklyar throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Sklyar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Landstrimma finds it's way round the side to connect with Sklyar's head.
Sklyar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sklyar misses with a kick to the body.
Sklyar misses with a few strikes there.
Landstrimma scores with a nice right hand.
Sklyar misses with a straight right.
Landstrimma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Landstrimma misses with a low kick.
Landstrimma scores with a push kick.
Landstrimma keeps Sklyar at a distance using the push kick.
Sklyar misses with a straight right.
Landstrimma misses with a double jab.
Sklyar lands a two punch combo.
Landstrimma throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar lands with a straight right. Landstrimma didn't see that one coming.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown but Landstrimma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergiy Sklyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landstrimma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sklyar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sklyar lands with a good body shot.
Sklyar throws the left hand but Landstrimma avoids the punch easily.
Landstrimma lands with a nice body punch.
Sklyar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landstrimma manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Landstrimma.
Sklyar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sklyar jabs at Landstrimma's body.
Landstrimma misses with a low kick as Sklyar jumps back.
Landstrimma scores with the left hand. Sklyar knows he should have avoided that one.
Sklyar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landstrimma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sklyar moves away.
Landstrimma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sklyar. That did some damage!
Sklyar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sklyar as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sklyar. Landstrimma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sklyar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sklyar.
Sklyar takes a swing at Landstrimma's ribcage but misses.
Sklyar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Sklyar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landstrimma feints and then cracks Sklyar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sklyar down.
Sklyar scores with a shot to the body.
Landstrimma lands a leg kick that knocks Sklyar off balance momentarily.
Sklyar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergiy Sklyar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Landstrimma.
Sklyar connects with a body shot.
Landstrimma with a nice cross.
Landstrimma leaves Sklyar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Landstrimma misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma throws a low kick, looking for Sklyar's leg but Sklyar calmly moves out of range.
Sklyar avoids the body shot from Landstrimma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landstrimma. Sklyar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sklyar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Landstrimma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Landstrimma throws out a loose jab but Sklyar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sklyar thumps Landstrimma with a low kick.
Landstrimma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Landstrimma as he avoids it easily.
Sklyar misses with a double jab.
Landstrimma slips a jab and a cross from Sklyar.
Landstrimma looks to score with a jab to the body but Sklyar is just out of range.
Landstrimma thows a body shot but no joy.
Sklyar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sklyar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Landstrimma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sklyars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Landstrimma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sklyar misses with a leg kick.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that misses.
Sklyar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Landstrimma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Landstrimma wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergiy Sklyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma throws a series of punches but Sklyar moves out of range.
Landstrimma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Landstrimma tries to land a body kick
and Sklyar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sklyar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sklyar wants it to stay on the feet.
Sklyar misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landstrimma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sklyar.
Sklyar misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Sklyar.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sklyar enables Landstrimma to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sklyar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Landstrimma wants to control from the top but Sklyar keeps moving.
Landstrimma is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sklyar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landstrimma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Landstrimma throws a strike but Sklyar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Landstrimma looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sklyar wants to sweep here but Landstrimma controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sklyar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Landstrimma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sklyar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sklyar working for a triangle but Landstrimma defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eriku Landstrimma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Landstrimma looks to score with a jab to the body but Sklyar is just out of range.
Sklyar looks for a takedown but Landstrimma sprawls well.
Landstrimma connects with a leg kick. Sklyar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Landstrimma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sklyar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Landstrimma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sklyar ducks under a wild hook from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Landstrimma throws an overhand right that lands on Sklyar's shoulder, as Sklyar tries to avoid the shot.
Landstrimma jabs Sklyar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sklyar connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Landstrimma. That's going to slow Sklyar down.
Sklyar throws a low kick, looking for Landstrimma's leg but Landstrimma calmly moves out of range.
Sklyar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sklyar stuns Landstrimma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sklyar swings for the body but Landstrimma moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sklyar.
Sklyar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sklyar takes one on the button.
Sklyar misses with a double jab

and Landstrimma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sklyar's guard now.
Sklyar controls Landstrimma momentarily but Landstrimma frees himself.
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!
Landstrimma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sklyar's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Landstrimma manages to get himself to full guard.
Sklyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Landstrimma is retaining full guard.
Landstrimma pulls Sklyar in close to prevent any damage.
Sklyar throws a strike but Landstrimma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Landstrimma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Landstrimma trying to control the position from guard on top but Sklyar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Landstrimma seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sklyar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Landstrimma manages to get himself to full guard.
Sklyar connects with a couple of short punches.
Landstrimma is pulling down on Sklyar's head to control his posture.
Sklyar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Landstrimma's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looking to sit in guard and control but Landstrimma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sklyar wants to stand up but Landstrimma is controlling him.
Landstrimma wants to pass the guard but Sklyar is keeping the position.
Landstrimma trying to control the position from guard on top but Sklyar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landstrimma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eriku Landstrimma really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Landstrimma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sklyar scores with a head kick. Landstrimma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Landstrimma throws a hook but Sklyar avoids it easily.
Sklyar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sklyar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sklyar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sklyar thows a huge punch but Landstrimma dodges it nicely.
Landstrimma is holding on to half guard well.
Landstrimma trying to hold on to Sklyar's head to control him but Sklyar postures up.
Landstrimma taking some punishment here, with Sklyar in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklyar thows a huge punch but Landstrimma dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma trying to control here.
Landstrimma is positioning himself well to prevent Sklyar advancing to mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Landstrimma tries to roll over but Sklyar keeps him under control.
Sklyar passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sklyar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sklyar looking to finish Landstrimma with some ground and pound. This is bad for Landstrimma!
Sklyar looking to ground and pound but Landstrimma is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Landstrimma tries to hold on but Sklyar pushes him away.
Sklyar prevents Landstrimma from getting the reversal.
Landstrimma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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!
Sklyar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sklyar working Landstrimma over with strikes here.
Landstrimma tries to lock up and control but Sklyar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sklyar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Landstrimma hang on?
Landstrimma wants to control but Sklyar is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Landstrimma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sklyar scoring with strikes but Landstrimma is staying in there.

It looks like Eriku Landstrimma has been cut.
Landstrimma tries to hold on but Sklyar postures up.
Sklyar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Landstrimma?
Sklyar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landstrimma blocking the ground and pound.
Sklyar raining down hammerfists from mount.

Landstrimma is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sklyar unloading with bombs!
Landstrimma is still in real trouble! Can Sklyar finish him?
Sklyar loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Landstrimma scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sklyar land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sklyar stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Sergiy Sklyar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.