PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthas Menethil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's a fight!!. Menethil comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Arthas - Let it go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Da Skrumbo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Skrumbo
vs
Menethil

180 cm
28
146 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

AnonymouS
The Empire Clothing and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthas Menethil!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrumbo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Menethil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skrumbo .

Menethil rushes Skrumbo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Menethil uses good head movement to avoid it.

Menethil jumps guard.
Menethil looking to control.

Menethil is looking for a triangle but Skrumbo pushes his legs off easily.
Skrumbo won't allow Menethil to sweep him here.
Menethil trying to keep a closed guard but Skrumbo is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Menethil had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Skrumbo defends it easily.
Menethil looking to control but Skrumbo passes into half guard.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo wants to stand but Menethil has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Menethil trying to control but Skrumbo postures up.

Menethil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Menethil keeping control of the position.

Menethil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Skrumbo pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Menethil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Menethil trying to control from the bottom.
Menethil keeping hold of Skrumbo 's head, controlling as best he can.
Menethil is continuing to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Menethil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil misses with the body kick
and Skrumbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skrumbo connects with a right hand. Menethil shakes it off.
Skrumbo throws a good cross that connects.
Skrumbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Menethil.
Menethil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skrumbo lands with a good body shot.
Skrumbo throws an overhand right that lands on Menethil's shoulder, as Menethil tries to avoid the shot.
Menethil tries to counter with a clinch but Skrumbo shakes him off and moves away.
Menethil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Menethil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skrumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menethil was well out of range. Poor timing from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Menethil closes the distance and pushes Skrumbo back into 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!
Menethil misses with a knee strike.
Skrumbo avoiding damage as Menethil throws knees to the body.
Menethil looking to throw knees to the head but Skrumbo is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Skrumbo .
Menethil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skrumbo lands a hook to the side of the head.

Skrumbo breaks from the clinch.
Skrumbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Menethil appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donk. Skrumbo catches Menethil right on the button with a cross.
Da Skrumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick that is checked

and Menethil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Skrumbo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Menethil is on him like a limpet, forcing Skrumbo back against the cage.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Menethil uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Skrumbo .
Menethil drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Da Skrumbo dominated that round.
That's time! Skrumbo 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Skrumbo misses with a low kick.
Skrumbo scores with a nice right hand.
Da Skrumbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Menethil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skrumbo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Skrumbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Menethil ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo cracks a nice hook into Menethil's ribs.
Menethil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Menethil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skrumbo avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Menethil moves to clinch but Skrumbo breaks away
and Skrumbo counters with a good low kick that Menethil was not able to check.
Menethil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skrumbo defends it nicely.
Skrumbo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Skrumbo misses.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Skrumbo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Menethil throws a wild body kick that Skrumbo sees coming a mile off.

Menethil clinches with his opponent.
Menethil lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menethil.

Skrumbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo slips under a jab from Menethil.
Skrumbo lands a lovely overhand right.
Skrumbo avoids the body shot from Menethil.
Skrumbo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menethil throws a jab when Skrumbo was well out of range.
Skrumbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Menethil is able to avoid easily.
Menethil darts in trying to clinch
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skrumbo , right into the meat.
Skrumbo lands with an uppercut that bounces Menethil off the cage and back into range.
Menethil misses with a takedown attempt - Skrumbo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skrumbo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Da Skrumbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthas Menethil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skrumbo . Menethil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skrumbo lands with a straight right. Menethil didn't see that one coming.
Skrumbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Menethil throws a head kick that misses.
Skrumbo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Menethil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Skrumbo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Da Skrumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut

and Menethil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Skrumbo 's guard.

Skrumbo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Menethil presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Skrumbo .
Menethil blocking some punches.
Skrumbo working aggressively here.
Menethil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skrumbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Menethil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Skrumbo as the two fighters clinch.
Skrumbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Skrumbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menethil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Menethil shoots for a double leg takedown but Skrumbo sprawls well. He's pushed Menethil's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little feinted left hand from Skrumbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skrumbo lands with an uppercut that bounces Menethil off the cage and back into range.
Menethil scores with a head kick.

Skrumbo tries to keep at a distance but Menethil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skrumbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Menethil backwards.
Menethil misses with the head strike.
Menethil looking for a takedown.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Skrumbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Da Skrumbo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Skrumbo scores with a nice head shot.
Menethil misses with a takedown attempt - Skrumbo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Menethil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skrumbo circles away quickly and effectively.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Menethil manages to avoid it.
Skrumbo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skrumbo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Menethil is out of range and Skrumbo settles back down.
Skrumbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrumbo misses with a low kick.
Menethil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil throws a sloppy head kick and Skrumbo moves out of range easily.
Menethil throws a right hand that Skrumbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Skrumbo also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skrumbo . Menethil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menethil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skrumbo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Menethil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menethil.
Skrumbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Menethil doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Skrumbo there.
Skrumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Menethil moves away.
Skrumbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Menethil shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Skrumbo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Skrumbo wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Skrumbo tenderised Menethil's leg. Menethil is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Menethil blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Menethil.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skrumbo . Menethil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skrumbo 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Menethil under the eye.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Menethil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Menethil throws a fast counter high kick but Skrumbo manages to duck under it in time.
Skrumbo tests Menethil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skrumbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Menethil rushes Skrumbo and presses him up against the cage.
Da Skrumbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Menethil has hold of one of Skrumbo 's legs. Skrumbo is fighting the takedown attempt but Menethil gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Menethil wants to control from the top but Skrumbo keeps moving.
Skrumbo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Menethil controls the pace.
Da Skrumbo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Menethil stops Skrumbo from standing up.
Menethil trying to control but Skrumbo is working from the bottom.
Menethil controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Menethil prevents Skrumbo from getting back to his feet.

Menethil postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Skrumbo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Menethil, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo trying to control but Menethil is working from the bottom.
Menethil has a closed guard, preventing Skrumbo from standing up.
Skrumbo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Menethil trying to control the position.
Menethil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Da Skrumbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skrumbo , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Skrumbo !
Da Skrumbo thanked the fans post fight for their support.