PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berserk comes to the cage accompanied by Berzerk By: Eminem. Shankoli has chosen Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Berserk
vs
Shankoli

195 cm
28
219 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

187 cm
27
212 lbs
25 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Bullet Proof System

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Urho Berserk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berserk throws a sloppy head kick and Shankoli moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Shankoli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Shankoli moves into the clinch successfully.
Shankoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berserk's elbow.
Berserk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shankoli misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Shankoli.
Shankoli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shankoli has a couple of punches blocked by Berserk.
Shankoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Berserk controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Berserk avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the cage.
I was talking to Berserk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Berserk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berserk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shankoli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli swings for the body but Berserk moves out of range.
Shankoli lands a right hook to the body.
Berserk misses with a few strikes there.
Berserk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shankoli misses with a body kick.
Shankoli lands a leg kick that knocks Berserk off balance momentarily.
Shankoli cracks Berserk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shankoli throws a body punch but Berserk moves out of range.
Shankoli moves to clinch but Berserk breaks away

and Berserk counters with a head kick that drops Shankoli to the mat! Shankoli scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk looks to land a right hand but Shankoli moved out of range.
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!
A big right from Shankoli misses.
A little feinted left hand from Berserk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shankoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shankoli throws a lazy right hand but Berserk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berserk manages to avoid it.
Shankoli misses with a two punch combination.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shankoli motions for Berserk to come forward. Shankoli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shankoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Shankoli throws a leg kick which misses Berserk's front leg but catches the back leg as Berserk tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli moves away from the strike by Berserk.
Shankoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Shankoli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berserk throwing a counter right hand but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Berserk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berserk with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Berserk.
Shankoli lands with a nice body punch.
Shankoli throws a series of punches but Berserk moves out of range.
Shankoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk misses with a takedown attempt - Shankoli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shankoli raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Berserk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shankoli.
Berserk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shankoli can pounce on him.
Berserk misses with a wild combination.
Shankoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shankoli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berserk rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shankoli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravi Shankoli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Berserk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berserk throws a jab when Shankoli was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shankoli. Berserk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berserk stalks Shankoli and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shankoli's face. Shankoli staggers backwards, shaken.
Berserk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shankoli pinned against the cage. Shankoli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shankoli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shankoli throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Berserk counter with a right hand.
Shankoli misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli lands a right hook to the body.
Shankoli lands a leg kick that knocks Berserk off balance momentarily.
Berserk tries a head kick but it misses.
Shankoli throws a fast counter high kick but Berserk manages to duck under it in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shankoli. That's going to slow Berserk down.
Shankoli works over Berserk's head and body with a nice combination.
Berserk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shankoli. That's going to slow Berserk down.
Shankoli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shankoli wants it to stay on the feet.
Shankoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shankoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berserk throws a counter high kick but Shankoli was just alert enough to avoid it.
Shankoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Berserk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berserk slips under a jab.
Berserk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shankoli.
Shankoli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berserk misses with a two punch combination.
Shankoli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shankoli is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Berserk hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ravi Shankoli!
Post fight, Ravi Shankoli stared into the camera and said 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! I feel strongly against animal violence, but in this case taking the hammer to the panda wa'.
The defeated Urho Berserk had this to say: 'Dick still big though...'.