PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 2936 p4p, 3209 weight class) and Spencer Williams (ranked 166 p4p, 176 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Shklyarskiy
vs
Williams

172 cm
28
135
15 - 14 - 0

172 cm
23
140
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy lands with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Shklyarskiy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Shklyarskiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shklyarskiy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Shklyarskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy slips under a jab.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Shklyarskiy tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shklyarskiy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shklyarskiy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams cracks Shklyarskiy with a good jab.
Shklyarskiy takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Shklyarskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shklyarskiy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shklyarskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Shklyarskiy throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams throws a hook but Shklyarskiy avoids it easily.
Shklyarskiy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws out a counter right but Shklyarskiy avoids it with no problem.

Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shklyarskiy prevents Williams from moving into mount.
Shklyarskiy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Williams.
Shklyarskiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Shklyarskiy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shklyarskiy tries to get out of the position.
Shklyarskiy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shklyarskiy is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams prevents Shklyarskiy from escaping the position.
Shklyarskiy manages to get back to half guard.
Shklyarskiy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams stops Shklyarskiy from getting back to his feet.
Shklyarskiy wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shklyarskiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shklyarskiy is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams throwing shots but Shklyarskiy is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
Williams wants to take a breather but Shklyarskiy is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Williams is nestled in close to Shklyarskiy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shklyarskiy tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Shklyarskiy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Williams working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Williams wants to control but Shklyarskiy is keeping him busy.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shklyarskiy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shklyarskiy trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Shklyarskiy is working away.
Williams is nestled in close to Shklyarskiy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shklyarskiy tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams working Shklyarskiy over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Williams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shklyarskiy sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shklyarskiy is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Shklyarskiy's head.
Williams passes to full mount!
Shklyarskiy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shklyarskiy looks a forlorn figure.
Shklyarskiy taking shots to the head.

Williams looking to secure an arm triangle but Shklyarskiy defends it well.
Shklyarskiy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Shklyarskiy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shklyarskiy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Williams misses.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Williams.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot.
Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Shklyarskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Shklyarskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shklyarskiy throws a combination that misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Shklyarskiy misses.
Shklyarskiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Shklyarskiy.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shklyarskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shklyarskiy.
Edmund Shklyarskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping left.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams tries a low kick but Shklyarskiy avoids it.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Shklyarskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Shklyarskiy.
Williams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Edmund Shklyarskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shklyarskiy swings widly with a right hand

and Williams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shklyarskiy!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Williams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Spencer Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shklyarskiy some visible discomfort.
Shklyarskiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shklyarskiy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Williams asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Williams connects with a decent elbow.
Williams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Williams trying to control the position but Shklyarskiy is working away.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams cracks Shklyarskiy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Williams working the ground and pound but Shklyarskiy is defending the strikes.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to his feet but Williams drags him back down.
Williams wants to control but Shklyarskiy is keeping him busy.

Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Shklyarskiy is defending well.
Shklyarskiy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Shklyarskiy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shklyarskiy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
Shklyarskiy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to his feet but Williams is dominant here and he's now got Shklyarskiy's back!
Shklyarskiy trying to get back to his feet but Williams is in full control for now.
Williams lands punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is working the ground and pound. Can Shklyarskiy escape?
Williams lands with a hammerfist to the side of Shklyarskiy's head.
Williams scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Shklyarskiy is looking for a way out.
Williams keeps control of the position as Shklyarskiy tries to break free.
Well, with Williams on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Shklyarskiy is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Shklyarskiy covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Shklyarskiy is rocked!

Williams looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Shklyarskiy taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Spencer Williams!
Our winner, Spencer Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.