PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rounin Hashima (ranked 2926 p4p, 3313 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 168 p4p, 187 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hashima
vs
Shklyarskiy

170 cm
27
135
11 - 13 - 0

172 cm
34
135
23 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Vegan Gains

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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rounin Hashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashima darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot
and Hashima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashima tests Shklyarskiy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Hashima avoids it easily.
Hashima has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shklyarskiy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hashima.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hashima. Shklyarskiy shrugs it off though.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook to the body
and Shklyarskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hashima throws a looping overhand right but Shklyarskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hashima. Beautiful body shot.
Hashima misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hashima slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hashima cracks Shklyarskiy with an open hand slap.
Hashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hashima chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hashima. Beautiful body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Hashima scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hashima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hashima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Hashima instigates a clinch.
Shklyarskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shklyarskiy can't break the clinch.
Hashima is working Shklyarskiy over against the cage.
Hashima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hashima prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy right hand but Hashima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shklyarskiy avoids the body shot from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hashima is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Hashima.
Hashima displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Hashima's shoulder, as Hashima tries to avoid the shot.
Hashima throws a series of punches but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hashima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab to the head.
Hashima defending well as Shklyarskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Hashima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hashima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shklyarskiy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hashima slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Hashima scores with a leg kick.
Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hashima throws out a powerful jab.
Shklyarskiy throws an off balance right hand
and Hashima counters with a straight right hand.
Hashima clobbers Shklyarskiy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Hashima moves into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy prevents a body shot from Hashima.
A frustrated look appears on Shklyarskiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Hashima won't allow it.
Hashima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shklyarskiy.
Hashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shklyarskiys head.
A short uppercut from Hashima.
Hashima pushes Shklyarskiy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hashima prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch but Hashima keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy tries to circle away but Hashima has him pinned against the cage.
Shklyarskiy tries to break free but Hashima pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hashima.
Nice body punch from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy can't break the clinch.
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch but Hashima keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Hashima.
Hashima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shklyarskiy blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy working hard to break the clinch.
Hashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Hashima gets through Shklyarskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hashima is leaning against Shklyarskiy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shklyarskiy looks winded!
Shklyarskiy is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Hashima.
Hashima lands a hook that snaps the head of Shklyarskiy backwards.
Good body shot from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy is trying to push Hashima away but Hashima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hashima scores with a shoulder strike.
Hashima presses Shklyarskiy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hashima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hashima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hashima lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hashima.
Hashima pushes Shklyarskiy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashima.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Hashima is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rounin Hashima dominated that round.
That's time! Hashima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shklyarskiy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Hashima blocks it.
Hashima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shklyarskiy can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Hashima. That snapped Shklyarskiy's head back.
Shklyarskiy sizes up Hashima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashima lands a head shot.
Hashima's corner calls for a 1-2. Hashima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Shklyarskiy is rocked!
Hashima feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shklyarskiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shklyarskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hashima finish him?
Hashima scores with a nice right hand.
Hashima throws an overhand right that drops Shklyarskiy like a sack of potatoes! Hashima dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rounin Hashima!
Rounin Hashima decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.