PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tien Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Skrumbellos Jr (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!

Bak
vs
Skrumbellos Jr

172 cm
20
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tien Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Skrumbellos Jr misses its intended target.
Devin Skrumbellos Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skrumbellos Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skrumbellos Jr.
Bak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skrumbellos Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bak misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Skrumbellos Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skrumbellos Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bak.
Bak has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with an uppercut
and Bak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skrumbellos Jr avoids the head kick by Bak.
Bak thumps Skrumbellos Jr with a low kick.
Bak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skrumbellos Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Bak.
Bak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bak looks to land a combination but Skrumbellos Jr avoids it well.
Skrumbellos Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bak takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skrumbellos Jr ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
Skrumbellos Jr looks to throw the jab but Bak is out of range.
Bak swings widly with a right hand
and Skrumbellos Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skrumbellos Jr connects with a body shot.
Skrumbellos Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bak counters with a stiff right hand.
Bak moves out of range of the strikes.
Bak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bak is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the liver by Skrumbellos Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a left hand
and Bak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr scores with a jab. Bak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a jab when Bak was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skrumbellos Jr's sensitive parts.
Skrumbellos Jr connects with a body shot.
Bak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skrumbellos Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Skrumbellos Jr blocks a head kick by Bak.
Bak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skrumbellos Jr moves away.
Skrumbellos Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Bak's shoulder, as Bak tries to avoid the shot.
Skrumbellos Jr cracks a nice hook into Bak's ribs.
Bak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skrumbellos Jr.
Bak defending well as Skrumbellos Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a hook
and Bak counters with a good low kick that Skrumbellos Jr was not able to check.
Bak tries a head kick but it misses.
Skrumbellos Jr throws the left hand but Bak avoids the punch easily.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a body punch but Bak moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak misses with a hook
and Skrumbellos Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skrumbellos Jr swings for the body but Bak moves out of range.
Bak moves out of range of the strikes.
Bak misses the shot to the body.
Bak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bak ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bak throws a head kick that misses.
Skrumbellos Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bak.
A left lands for Skrumbellos Jr.
Skrumbellos Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Skrumbellos Jr does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Bak counters with a nice uppercut.
Skrumbellos Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbellos Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Skrumbellos Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skrumbellos Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skrumbellos Jr stuns Bak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Bak half committed to a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Skrumbellos Jr.
Bak slips under a jab.
Bak swings for the body but Skrumbellos Jr moves out of range.
Skrumbellos Jr looks to throw the jab but Bak is out of range.
Bak looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bak throws a sloppy head kick and Skrumbellos Jr moves out of range easily.
Bak slips a jab from Skrumbellos Jr.
Bak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bak slips under a jab from Skrumbellos Jr.
Bak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Skrumbellos Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bak throws a head kick that misses
and Skrumbellos Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Skrumbellos Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skrumbellos Jr missing with a left hand there. Bak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a lazy right hand but Bak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devin Skrumbellos Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a looping right.
Bak is looking to counter with head kicks.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a hook. Bak ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Skrumbellos Jr misses its intended target.
Skrumbellos Jr avoids the head kick by Bak.
Skrumbellos Jr throws a body punch but Bak moves out of range.
Bak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skrumbellos Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Skrumbellos Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bak moves away.
Skrumbellos Jr just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBak.
Bak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skrumbellos Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Bak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak throws a sloppy head kick and Skrumbellos Jr moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Skrumbellos Jr there.
Bak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bak might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Skrumbellos Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bak has time to react.

Bak is rocked!
Bak misses with the body kick
and Skrumbellos Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Bak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bak circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Skrumbellos Jr. Bak falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Skrumbellos Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devin Skrumbellos Jr!