PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scarface - No Tears. Roth has chosen Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sklyar
vs
Roth

160 cm
31
140 lbs
31 - 8 - 1

181 cm
33
183 lbs
24 - 10 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Roth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Roth does it's job there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roth.

Sklyar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sklyar lands in his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sklyar throws an elbow that misses. Roth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sklyar's guard. Nice move by Roth!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sklyar looking to control.
Sklyar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roth is one step ahead there.
Roth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sklyar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sklyar trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sklyar holds on and takes a little breather.
Sklyar wants to sweep but no luck.
Sklyar keeping moving, preventing Roth from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roth lands with a right hand.
Roth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sklyar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sklyar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roth cracks a nice hook into Sklyar's ribs.
Roth shoots in but Sklyar avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sergiy Sklyar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Roth.
Roth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sklyar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roth. Sklyar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sklyar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sklyar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roth scores with a body shot.
Sklyar loads up on a big right hand but Roth slips the punch.
Sklyar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roth misses with a few strikes there.
Sklyar jabs Roth right on the nose. Roth blinks but takes it well.

Sklyar gets a double leg takedown into Roth's guard.
Sklyar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sklyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Roth is retaining full guard.
Sklyar slips nicely into half guard.
Roth trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roth punching from the bottom.
Sklyar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roth is trying to control but can't.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've been informed that Roth has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sklyar works his way into side control.
Sklyar misses with the ground and pound.
Roth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sklyar.
Sklyar trying to control the position but Roth is working away.
Roth is looking for a sweep.
Roth tries to strike but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar working the head with strikes.
Sklyar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roth down.
Roth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sklyar working the head and body with strikes.
Sklyar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roth down.
Sklyar cracks Roth with a big elbow.
Sklyar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Roth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sklyar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sklyar lands a few punches from side control.
Sklyar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roth looks to move to half guard but instead Sklyar has passed into mount! Damn!
Sklyar breaks from Roth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Roth misses with a straight right.

Sklyar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sklyar scoring with punches from side control.
Sergiy Sklyar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roth is looking to reverse the position.
Roth dodges the ground and pound from Sklyar.
Sklyar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roth managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sklyar.
Sklyar working away.
Sklyar throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Roth works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Roth has hold of Sklyar's hands but Sklyar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sklyar winds up and cracks Roth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sklyar thows a huge punch but Roth dodges it nicely.
Sklyar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar slips a nice elbow through Roth's hands, connecting with Roth's forehead.
Roth wants to get back to full guard.
Roth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sklyar.
Sklyar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sklyar with the ground and pound but Roth uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Sklyar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sklyar is one step ahead there.
Sklyar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roth's head.
Sklyar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roth tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar scoring with some ground and pound.
Sklyar forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth wants to get back to full guard.
Sklyar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roth has hold of Sklyar's hands but Sklyar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sklyar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roth defending well though.
Roth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sklyar drops an elbow to the side of Roth's head.
Sklyar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Roth is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar unloading with bombs!
Sklyar lands with some strikes.

Roth is rocked!
Sklyar postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Roth bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sklyar and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Sergiy Sklyar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.