PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Blake (ranked 1966 p4p, 284 weight class) and Attila Skif (ranked 3155 p4p, 423 weight class). Blake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cry of the Blackbirds. The crowd seem to be enjoying Skif's choice of entrance music: Can't be touched. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blake
vs
Skif

209 cm
35
220 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

190 cm
32
220 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attila Skif!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skif swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skif is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Skif checks a leg kick.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skif moves away.
Skif tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blake counters with a thumping low kick.
We've been told by Blake's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skif misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Blake.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Skif steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blake lands with a straight right. Skif didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skif tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake feints and then cracks Skif's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skif down.
Blake swings for the body but Skif moves out of range.
Blake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Skif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSkif.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skif instigates a clinch.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Skif.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Blake tries a body shot but Skif blocks it.
Blake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skif throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
A short uppercut from Skif.

Skif breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skif tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Skif.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Skif throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Skif.
Skif pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skif throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Nice cross by Blake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Skif gets tackled into the cage by Blake. Blake maintains the clinch.
Skif has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Skif scores with a shoulder strike.
Skif is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.

Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skif is looking to clinch.
Skif misses with a body kick.
Skif throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Skif slips a jab from Blake.
Blake cracks the inside of Skif's front leg.
Skif misses with a head kick.
Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skif has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skif misses with a few strikes there.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Skif misses with a few strikes there.
Skif misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
Skif tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skif fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blake digs a good hook to Skif's body.
Skif will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skif moves out of range of the body kick.
Skif tries to clinch up.
Skif tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skif misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skif.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skif manages to avoid it.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skif.
Blake is looking to counter with head kicks.
Skif's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skif scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skif at a distance.
Skif tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skif throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake throws a quick counter kick to the body but Skif avoids it.
Nice cross by Blake.
Skif tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake sizes up Skif with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake 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.

Skif wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Skif darts in trying to clinch
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Blake misses.
Skif tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Attila Skif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skif tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Skif throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Skif lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skif.

It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Skif is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Skif's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skif tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.

Skif gets a clinch.
Skif wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skif's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skif throws a lazy head kick
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Blake tests Skif's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake avoids the head kick by Skif.
Blake avoids the head kick by Skif.
Skif wants to clinch.
Blake dips to his left and cracks Skif with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Skif throws a body kick that misses.
Attila Skif is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skif misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skif fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Skif wants to clinch.
Skif throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skif manages to avoid it.
Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSkif.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skif manages to avoid it.
Skif raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake lands a nice shot that snaps Skif's head back.
Blake feints a jab and as Skif dips his head, Blake unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Skif right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Skif falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Blake smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edward Blake!
An out of breath Edward Blake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.