PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 137 p4p, 15 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 378 p4p, 39 weight class). Skrumbo comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight!!. Nilkki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fintelligens - Sori. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skrumbo
vs
Nilkki

180 cm
36
146 lbs
37 - 14 - 2

154 cm
37
153 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilkki blocks a jab.
Nilkki avoids the body shot from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo takes one to the chin there.
Skrumbo staying out of range there.
Nilkki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nilkki swings widly with a right hand
and Skrumbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nilkki throws a looping overhand right but Skrumbo ducks down to avoid it.
Nilkki moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilkki.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Nilkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilkki misses with a wild combination.
Nilkki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skrumbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nilkki looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nilkki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skrumbo .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki misses the jab.
Skrumbo tries a low kick but Nilkki avoids it.
Skrumbo cracks the inside of Nilkki's front leg.
Nilkki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skrumbo lands a nice hook to Nilkki's body. Nilkki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nilkki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skrumbo at a distance.
Skrumbo dips to his left and cracks Nilkki with an uppercut!
Skrumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilkki blocks a low kick nicely.
Skrumbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been informed that Nilkki 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.
Nilkki checks a leg kick.
Nilkki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Skrumbo .
And Skrumbo counters with a quick kick to the body but Nilkki blocks it.
Nilkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrumbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo blocks the body kick.
Nilkki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand.
Nilkki throws a right and a left that Skrumbo avoids nicely.
Skrumbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
Nilkki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skrumbo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Skrumbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nilkki in his tracks.

It looks like Pikku Nilkki has been cut.
Skrumbo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Skrumbo there.
Nilkki ducks right into an uppercut from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nilkki throws a head kick but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilkki looks to throw the jab but Skrumbo is out of range.
Skrumbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nilkki scores with a spinning back kick!
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilkki is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilkki throws the left hand but Skrumbo avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Skrumbo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
Nilkki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nilkki scores with a jab. Skrumbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Skrumbo walks into a jab.
Skrumbo lands a jab to Nilkki's midsection.
Nilkki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skrumbo . Nilkki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skrumbo throws a nice head kick!
Nilkki moves out of range as Skrumbo strikes.
Skrumbo lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilkki drops his hands momentarily and Skrumbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nilkki misses with a right hand
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nilkki looks to land a left hand but Skrumbo moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilkki is just out of range.
Nilkki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skrumbo 's hands.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilkki.
Nilkki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
Skrumbo moves out of range as Nilkki strikes.
Skrumbo cracks Nilkki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skrumbo lands the left hand.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
Skrumbo lands with a nice body punch.
Skrumbo is looking to slow Nilkki down with leg kicks.
Skrumbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilkki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skrumbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Da Skrumbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pikku Nilkki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Skrumbo misses with a low kick.
Nilkki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nilkki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nilkki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
Skrumbo tries to land a leg kick but Nilkki saw it coming and moves away.
Skrumbo scores with a punch to the head.
Skrumbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nilkki can do to turn this around?
Nilkki throws out a loose jab but Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilkki throws a lazy head kick
letting Skrumbo counter with a right hand.
Nilkki throws the left hand but Skrumbo avoids the punch easily.
Da Skrumbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Skrumbo scores with a hook to the body. Nilkki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilkki.
It appears Skrumbo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Skrumbo blocks a head kick by Nilkki.
Nilkki misses with a looping right.
Skrumbo lands a jab to Nilkki's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nilkki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skrumbo throws out the jab.
Skrumbo scores with a hook.
Nilkki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nilkki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Skrumbo has got the better of the exchanges.
Skrumbo cracks Nilkki with a good jab.
Nilkki misses with a head kick.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Nilkki manages to avoid it.
Nilkki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nilkki moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
A good leg kick by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a hook but Nilkki avoids it easily.
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.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
Skrumbo lands a leg kick that knocks Nilkki off balance momentarily.
Skrumbo lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrumbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nilkki throws out the jab.
Skrumbo scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a hook.
Nilkki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nilkki needs to keep his hands up - Skrumbo had a free shot at his head there.
Donk. Skrumbo catches Nilkki right on the button with a cross.

That has opened up Pikku Nilkki's cut even more.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Skrumbo .
Nilkki checks a leg kick nicely.
Nilkki looks to land a left hand but Skrumbo moved out of range nicely.
Nilkki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nilkki scores with a jab.
Nilkki throws a head kick but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Skrumbo digs a good body shot into Nilkki's ribs.
Nilkki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skrumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Nilkki manages to avoid it.
Nilkki misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Skrumbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nilkki misses with a straight right.
A jab from Skrumbo finds it's way through Nilkki's defenses.
Skrumbo lands with a cross.
Skrumbo with a nice cross.
Skrumbo lands with a nice body punch.
Skrumbo misses with a low kick.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
Nilkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skrumbo lands a slapping body shot.
Skrumbo avoids the body shot from Nilkki.
Skrumbo moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Skrumbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo cracks Nilkki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nilkki misses with a straight left.
Nilkki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nilkki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skrumbo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skrumbo pushes Nilkki away with a front kick.
Skrumbo slips a straight right by Nilkki.
Skrumbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrumbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nilkki momentarily.
Nilkki misses with the body kick
and Skrumbo counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrumbo walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Da Skrumbo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pikku Nilkki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Skrumbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skrumbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilkki.
Skrumbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nilkki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilkki.
Nilkki tries a head kick but it misses.
Skrumbo is looking to counter punch.
Nilkki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skrumbo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nilkki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nilkki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick which misses Nilkki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nilkki tries to avoid it.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilkki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skrumbo avoids the head kick by Nilkki.
Nilkki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nilkki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skrumbo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilkki is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo staying out of range there.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nilkki loads up on a big right hand but Skrumbo slips the punch.
Skrumbo lands a glancing blow to the side of Nilkki's head.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
Nilkki drops his hands momentarily and Skrumbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nilkki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
Skrumbo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nilkki throws a lazy uppercut
and Skrumbo counters with an outside leg kick.
Nilkki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skrumbo scores with a leg kick.
Skrumbo connects with a solid leg kick.
Skrumbo throws a shot from downtown. Nilkki moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skrumbo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nilkki - the referee stops the clock and Skrumbo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nilkki. Skrumbo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Nilkki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nilkki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Da Skrumbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrumbo cracks Nilkki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nilkki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nilkki walks into a straight right hand from Skrumbo .
Nilkki throws an off balance right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nilkki thinking.
Skrumbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Skrumbo .
Nilkki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nilkki dips to his left and cracks Skrumbo with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Nilkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nilkki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skrumbo circles away quickly and effectively.
Skrumbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nilkki has time to react.
Nilkki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nilkki scores with a push kick.
Skrumbo ducks under a wild hook from Nilkki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Nilkki.
Nilkki walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Skrumbo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nilkki doesn't seem phased though.
Nilkki throws a right hand that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nilkki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Skrumbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilkki.
Nilkki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skrumbo misses with a low kick.
Nilkki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Pikku Nilkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skrumbo digs a good hook to Nilkki's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Skrumbo misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nilkki tries a head kick but it misses.
Nilkki looks to throw the jab but Skrumbo is out of range.
Skrumbo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A big right from Nilkki misses.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skrumbo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skrumbo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skrumbo slips under a jab.
Nilkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nilkki throws an off balance right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Skrumbo 's corner calls for a 1-2. Skrumbo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nilkki throws a lazy uppercut
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skrumbo scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Skrumbo tenderised Nilkki's leg. Nilkki is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Da Skrumbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skrumbo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Skrumbo !
After winning the bout, Da Skrumbo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.