PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My name is MUD. Shankoli has chosen Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clawnes
vs
Shankoli

190 cm
33
223 lbs
20 - 19 - 0

187 cm
29
212 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clawnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clawnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shankoli looks to land a combination but Clawnes avoids it well.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clawnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shankoli checks it well.
Clawnes throws a series of strikes that have Shankoli backpedaling.
Shankoli loads up on a big right hand but Clawnes slips the punch.
Clawnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shankoli ducks under a wild hook from Clawnes.
Shankoli unleashes a big counter combination but Clawnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shankoli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Clawnes punishes Shankoli's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shankoli, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes works over Shankoli's head and body with a nice combination.
Clawnes misses with an uppercut.
Clawnes throws a low kick, looking for Shankoli's leg but Shankoli calmly moves out of range.
Clawnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shankoli cracks the inside of Clawnes's front leg.

Shankoli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Shankoli.
We've been informed that Shankoli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shankoli digs a right hand underneath Clawnes's ribcage. Clawnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shankoli blocks the elbow strike.
Shankoli digs a right hand underneath Clawnes's ribcage. Clawnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clawnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shankoli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shankoli scores with a shot to the side of Clawnes's head.
Clawnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shankoli blocks an elbow strike.
Shankoli lands a right hand.
Clawnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shankoli's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shankoli.
Clawnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Shankoli.
Clawnes is breathing heavily.

Shankoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clawnes swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shankoli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clawnes.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Clawnes avoids it with no problem.
Shankoli scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shankoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Clawnes.
Jab from Shankoli.

It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Shankoli moves away from the strike by Clawnes.
Clawnes misses with a few strikes there.
Clawnes tries to bum rush Shankoli with a series of wild strikes but Shankoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clawnes looks to land a combination but Shankoli avoids it well.
A left and a right from Shankoli both land. Nice combination.
Clawnes throws a leg kick
and Shankoli counters with a good low kick that Clawnes was not able to check.
Clawnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clawnes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shankoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Shankoli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clawnes moves in looking to clinch but Shankoli pushes him off.
Shankoli throws a shot from downtown. Clawnes moves away and avoids it.
Clawnes throws a big counter combination but Shankoli scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shankoli scores with a shot to the body.
Shankoli misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shankoli.
Clawnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shankoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Clawnes avoids it with no problem.
Shankoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Clawnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shankoli is out of range.
The fighters circling - Shankoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shankoli digs a good hook to Clawnes's body.
Clawnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shankoli.
Shankoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shankoli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clawnes. That did some damage!
Shankoli lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clawnes will feel that in the morning.

Clawnes darts in and clinches Shankoli up against the cage.
Clawnes tries to land a knee to the head but Shankoli blocks with his arms.

Shankoli breaks from the clinch.
Clawnes needs to keep his hands up - Shankoli had a free shot at his head there.
Shankoli blocks a head kick by Clawnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clawnes tries to score with a low kick but Shankoli moves his leg out of the way.
Shankoli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shankoli thumps Clawnes with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Clawnes.

Shankoli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shankoli can't find room to land a body shot as Clawnes controls the action.

Shankoli breaks the clinch.
Shankoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clawnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shankoli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clawnes tries to work over Shankoli's front leg with a kick but Shankoli checks it.
Shankoli tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Clawnes does no damage.
Clawnes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Clawnes looks to land a combination but Shankoli avoids it well.

Shankoli gets a clinch.
Shankoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clawnes takes a shot to the head.
Clawnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shankoli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clawnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ravi Shankoli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Clawnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Clawnes staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shankoli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shankoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clawnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clawnes throws an elbow but misses.
Shankoli dodges an elbow strike from Clawnes.
Shankoli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clawnes working aggressively here.
Shankoli tries to break free but Clawnes pushes him back against the cage.
Shankoli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Clawnes avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the cage.
Clawnes blocks a body shot from Shankoli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shankoli pushes Clawnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Shankoli.
Shankoli misses with a body punch.

Shankoli breaks the clinch.
Clawnes looks to land a combination but Shankoli avoids it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shankoli stuns Clawnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shankoli thuds a left hand into Clawnes's body.
Shankoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shankoli stalks Clawnes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clawnes's face. Clawnes staggers backwards, shaken.
Shankoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shankoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Shankoli finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shankoli keeps Clawnes at a distance using the push kick.
Clawnes takes one to the chin there.
Shankoli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clawnes slips a jab and a cross from Shankoli.
Clawnes tries to clinch but Shankoli is having none of it.
Crunch! Shankoli slams his shin into Clawnes's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shankoli.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Shankoli has Clawnes up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shankoli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shankoli blocks the elbow strike.

Shankoli breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli swinging wildly here.
Shankoli checks a leg kick nicely.
Clawnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shankoli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clawnes is looking to clinch.
Clawnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clawnes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shankoli misses with a head kick.
Clawnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shankoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clawnes throws a series of punches but Shankoli moves out of range.
Clawnes throws a series of punches but Shankoli avoids them all with ease.
Shankoli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shankoli blocks a head kick by Clawnes.
Shankoli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clawnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Clawnes throws a nice looking combination but Shankoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clawnes throws a leg kick but Shankoli checks it.
Clawnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shankoli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clawnes takes a step back to recover.
Clawnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shankoli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shankoli lands a nice looking body kick.
Shankoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shankoli jabs Clawnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Shankoli has managed to clinch.
Clawnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shankoli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shankoli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shankoli lands with a light punch inside.

Clawnes is rocked!

Shankoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clawnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shankoli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Shankoli forces Clawnes back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shankoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Shankoli rushes Clawnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shankoli avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
Shankoli pushes Clawnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clawnes blocks a body shot from Shankoli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shankoli breaks the clinch.
Shankoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clawnes throws a big counter combination but Shankoli scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Clawnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli tries to counter with a clinch but Clawnes shakes him off and moves away.
Shankoli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clawnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shankoli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clawnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Shankoli responds with a good body kick, but Clawnes manages to step out the way in time.
Thomas Clawnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clawnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clawnes wants to land a leg kick but Shankoli is out of range.
Shankoli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shankoli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Clawnes misses.
Shankoli misses the jab.
Shankoli throws a right hand that Clawnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Clawnes also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clawnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A bone on bone clash there as Shankoli blocks the leg kick.
Shankoli misses with a wild body shot.
Clawnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Shankoli avoided it.

Clawnes gets tackled into the cage by Shankoli. Shankoli maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Clawnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravi Shankoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Clawnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Shankoli lands with a nice body punch.
Clawnes misses with the combination.
Shankoli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shankoli looks to throw the jab but Clawnes is out of range.
Clawnes tried to score with a low kick but Shankoli checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shankoli.
Clawnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shankoli throws a front kick that sends Clawnes stumbling back into the cage.
Shankoli dodges the punch combination from Clawnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes is looking to clinch but Shankoli is avoiding it.
Shankoli scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clawnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shankoli.
A combination from Clawnes does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shankoli. That's going to slow Clawnes down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shankoli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clawnes in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clawnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shankoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Clawnes.
Clawnes avoids the head kick by Shankoli.
Clawnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shankoli.

Shankoli drives through and clinches with Clawnes against the cage.
Clawnes misses with a knee to the head.
Shankoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Shankoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shankoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Clawnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ravi Shankoli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shankoli digs a right hand underneath Clawnes's ribcage. Clawnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Shankoli breaks from the clinch.
Shankoli thumps Clawnes with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Shankoli.
Shankoli drops Clawnes with a big left hand! Clawnes is injured, injured bad! Shankoli jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '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'.