PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ono Kuronoa (ranked 1480 p4p, 72 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 2512 p4p, 112 weight class). Edmund Shklyarskiy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kuronoa
vs
Shklyarskiy

150 cm
22
130 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

172 cm
19
135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ono Kuronoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy throws a shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy tries to bum rush Kuronoa with a series of wild strikes but Kuronoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuronoa misses with a looping left.
Shklyarskiy throws out a counter right but Kuronoa avoids it with no problem.
Shklyarskiy takes a swing at Kuronoa's ribcage but misses.
Kuronoa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shklyarskiy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuronoa misses with an uppercut. Shklyarskiy saw that one coming.
Shklyarskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuronoa lands with a good body shot.
Shklyarskiy works Kuronoa's body with a nice hook.
Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuronoa has time to react.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuronoa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuronoa takes a swing at Shklyarskiy's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Kuronoa.
Shklyarskiy looks to throw the jab but Kuronoa is out of range.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping left.
Shklyarskiy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuronoa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuronoa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shklyarskiy at a distance.
Kuronoa misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Kuronoa lands.
Shklyarskiy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuronoa.
A shot to the body from Shklyarskiy misses
and Kuronoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuronoa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shklyarskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shklyarskiy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuronoa throws a hook to the side of Shklyarskiy's head but Shklyarskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuronoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shklyarskiy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Shklyarskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuronoa.
Kuronoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuronoa throws the left hand but Shklyarskiy avoids the punch easily.
Shklyarskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Kuronoa's shoulder, as Kuronoa tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Kuronoa misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuronoa.
Kuronoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuronoa throws a leg kick but Shklyarskiy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy throws the left hand but Kuronoa avoids the punch easily.
Shklyarskiy misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Shklyarskiy catches Kuronoa right on the button with a cross.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuronoa moves away.
A cross from Kuronoa lands.
Shklyarskiy dodges the punch combination from Kuronoa.
A nice side step and Shklyarskiy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kuronoa avoids the body shot from Shklyarskiy.
Kuronoa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shklyarskiy on the side of the head.
Kuronoa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shklyarskiy misses with a double jab
and Kuronoa counters with a three punch combo that has Shklyarskiy backing up. Shklyarskiy nods at Kuronoa to acknowledge the strikes.
Kuronoa misses with an uppercut.
Shklyarskiy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuronoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shklyarskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuronoa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuronoa.
Ono Kuronoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuronoa loads up on a big right hand but Shklyarskiy slips the punch.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuronoa is just out of range.
It looked like Kuronoa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuronoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuronoa throws a lazy right hand but Shklyarskiy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shklyarskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuronoa throws out the jab.
It seemed like Shklyarskiy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shklyarskiy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuronoa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kuronoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuronoa missing with a left hand there. Shklyarskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuronoa dodges the punch combination from Shklyarskiy.
Kuronoa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuronoa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuronoa misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Shklyarskiy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuronoa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shklyarskiy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuronoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy throws a looping overhand right but Kuronoa ducks down to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy swings widly with a right hand
and Shklyarskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Kuronoa lands.
Kuronoa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shklyarskiy.
Kuronoa throws a jab when Shklyarskiy was well out of range.
Kuronoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuronoa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shklyarskiy's head.
Shklyarskiy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shklyarskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuronoa.
Kuronoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuronoa moves away from the strike by Shklyarskiy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Kuronoa.
Kuronoa lands with a good body shot.
Kuronoa scores with a one two! Shklyarskiy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shklyarskiy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ono Kuronoa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kuronoa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shklyarskiy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice jab there from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuronoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shklyarskiy manages to avoid it.
Kuronoa throws a good cross that connects.
Kuronoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuronoa moves away.
Shklyarskiy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuronoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuronoa misses the target.
Kuronoa slips a jab and a cross from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuronoa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shklyarskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuronoa.
Shklyarskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shklyarskiy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shklyarskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Kuronoa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuronoa stuns Shklyarskiy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuronoa moves out of range as Shklyarskiy strikes.
Kuronoa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shklyarskiy under the eye.
Kuronoa misses with a double jab.
Shklyarskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuronoa slips a jab and a cross from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook.
Kuronoa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shklyarskiy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuronoa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shklyarskiy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Kuronoa.
Shklyarskiy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuronoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shklyarskiy.
Kuronoa throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuronoa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shklyarskiy at a distance.
Kuronoa works Shklyarskiy's body with a nice hook.
Kuronoa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Kuronoa thuds his right hand into Shklyarskiy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy right hand but Kuronoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuronoa throws a hook to the side of Shklyarskiy's head but Shklyarskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuronoa throws an overhand right that lands on Shklyarskiy's shoulder, as Shklyarskiy tries to avoid the shot.
Kuronoa defending well as Shklyarskiy loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Kuronoa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the side of Kuronoa's head but Kuronoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shklyarskiy avoids the body shot from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuronoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shklyarskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa throws a body punch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy tries to bum rush Kuronoa with a series of wild strikes but Kuronoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuronoa misses with a straight left.
Shklyarskiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shklyarskiy throws a right hand that misses
letting Kuronoa counter with a right hand.
Kuronoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shklyarskiy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuronoa lands with a nice body punch.
Kuronoa looks to land a left hand but Shklyarskiy moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuronoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuronoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuronoa lands with an overhand left.
Shklyarskiy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa throws a leg kick which misses Shklyarskiy's front leg but catches the back leg as Shklyarskiy tries to avoid it.
Kuronoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shklyarskiy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuronoa scores with a shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy moves away from the strike by Kuronoa.
Kuronoa staying out of range there.
Kuronoa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shklyarskiy doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuronoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Shklyarskiy is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab when Kuronoa was well out of range.
Kuronoa misses with a looping left.
Kuronoa takes a swing at Shklyarskiy's ribcage but misses.
Shklyarskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuronoa lands a head shot.
Shklyarskiy slips a straight right by Kuronoa.
Shklyarskiy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shklyarskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuronoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shklyarskiy lands a slapping body shot.
Kuronoa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shklyarskiy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Shklyarskiy misses the target.
Kuronoa staying out of range there.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ono Kuronoa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kuronoa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shklyarskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ono Kuronoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuronoa throws a jab when Shklyarskiy was well out of range.
Kuronoa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shklyarskiy looks to throw the jab but Kuronoa is out of range.
Shklyarskiy misses the jab.
Kuronoa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kuronoa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shklyarskiy.
Kuronoa connects with a jab.
Kuronoa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuronoa.
Shklyarskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuronoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuronoa works the jab nicely.
Shklyarskiy misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuronoa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Shklyarskiy misses.
Kuronoa blocks a jab.
Kuronoa just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuronoa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shklyarskiy. Shklyarskiy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shklyarskiy takes one to the side of the head.
Kuronoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shklyarskiy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut. Kuronoa saw that one coming.
Shklyarskiy slips under a jab.
Shklyarskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuronoa sizes up Shklyarskiy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuronoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuronoa jabs at Shklyarskiy's body.
Kuronoa throws a body punch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Kuronoa scores with a hook to the body. Shklyarskiy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuronoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shklyarskiy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuronoa.
A lazy left from Kuronoa finds it's target.
Kuronoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Shklyarskiy is just out of range.
Kuronoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shklyarskiy can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa defending well as Shklyarskiy loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuronoa moves away.
It looked like Kuronoa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shklyarskiy.
Kuronoa takes a swing at Shklyarskiy's ribcage but misses.
Shklyarskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuronoa.
Shklyarskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuronoa.
Kuronoa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shklyarskiy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot.
Kuronoa with a hook.
Shklyarskiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuronoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuronoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shklyarskiy manages to avoid it.
Kuronoa lands a right hook to the body.
Kuronoa throws a series of punches but Shklyarskiy avoids them all with ease.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuronoa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Kuronoa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa ducks under a wild hook from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuronoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shklyarskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuronoa manages to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shklyarskiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Kuronoa catches Shklyarskiy right on the button with a cross.
Kuronoa connects with a leg kick. Shklyarskiy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuronoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Shklyarskiy is just out of range.
Shklyarskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuronoa misses with an uppercut.
Kuronoa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuronoa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shklyarskiy at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuronoa misses with a body shot.
Kuronoa looks to land a combination. Shklyarskiy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kuronoa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shklyarskiy under the eye.
Shklyarskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Kuronoa's shoulder, as Kuronoa tries to avoid the shot.
Shklyarskiy throws a body punch but Kuronoa moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuronoa.
Kuronoa slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa slips a jab and a cross from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuronoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuronoa moves away.
Kuronoa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuronoa duly obliges.
Kuronoa misses with a body punch
and Shklyarskiy counters with a right hand to the body.
Shklyarskiy connects with a body shot.
Edmund Shklyarskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuronoa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ono Kuronoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuronoa 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 George Francis scores the fight for Ono Kuronoa!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Ono Kuronoa!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Ono Kuronoa!

Ono Kuronoa wins by unanimous decision!