PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sklemin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Botond Robert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sklemin
vs
Robert

187 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Botond Robert!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robert.
Botond Robert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sklemin counters with a stiff right hand.
Robert throws a right hand that Sklemin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sklemin also avoids with ease.
Sklemin ducks under a wild hook from Robert.
Robert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sklemin.

It looks like Botond Robert has been cut.
Robert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robert tries to counter by closing the distance.
Robert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robert misses the jab.
Sklemin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robert walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sklemin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robert.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robert swings for the body but Sklemin moves out of range.
Robert throws a shot to the body.
Robert throws a body punch but Sklemin moves out of range.
Sklemin misses with the combination.

Sklemin sends Robert crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sklemin is motioning to the referee to let Robert up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Robert. Sklemin does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sklemin counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Robert falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergey Sklemin!
Sergey Sklemin opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.