PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Metbal Skabetti (ranked 928 p4p, 1837 weight class) and Brad Chestner (ranked 123 p4p, 234 weight class). Chestner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Bruiser. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Skabetti
vs
Chestner

192 cm
29
209
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
37
207
25 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metbal Skabetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Chestner!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Chestner misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Chestner. Those never looked like landing.
Skabetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chestner slips a straight right by Skabetti.
Chestner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skabetti misses with a left hand
and Chestner counters with a nice uppercut.
Skabetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Chestner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chestner looks to throw the jab but Skabetti is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Skabetti misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skabetti tried to score with a low kick but Chestner checks it.
Skabetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skabetti throws an off balance right hand
and Chestner counters with a stiff right hand.
Skabetti misses with a looping right.
Chestner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chestner clinches with his opponent.
Chestner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chestner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skabetti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Skabetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chestner.
Chestner misses with a hook. Skabetti ducked under it nicely.
Skabetti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chestner misses with a hook.
Metbal Skabetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chestner avoids the body shot from Skabetti.
Skabetti throws a right hand that misses
and Chestner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skabetti walks into a jab.
Chestner throws a jab but it's blocked by Skabetti.
Skabetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chestner.
Skabetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chestner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skabetti throwing a counter right hand but Chestner manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Skabetti.
Chestner misses with a shot to the body
and Skabetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chestner throws a lazy right hand but Skabetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skabetti moves away from the strike by Chestner.
Skabetti throwing a counter right hand but Chestner manages to avoid it.
Chestner connects with a body shot that sends Skabetti's belly button to the back.
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!
Chestner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skabetti counters with a low kick, right behind Chestner 's knee.
Chestner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Skabetti.
Chestner tries to clinch but Skabetti moves away
letting Skabetti counter with a right hand.
Chestner throws a nice looking combination but Skabetti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner slips a jab from Skabetti.
Chestner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skabetti ducks under a wild hook from Chestner.
Skabetti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Chestner clinches with his opponent.
Chestner blocking some punches.
Chestner misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chestner fails to land.
Chestner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chestner working aggressively here.
Chestner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chestner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skabetti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chestner looks winded!
Skabetti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skabetti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Brad Chestner has been cut.
Skabetti lands an uppercut.
Skabetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skabetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chestner backwards.
A body shot lands from Skabetti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Skabetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skabetti lands a hook that snaps the head of Chestner backwards.
Skabetti looking to throw knees to the head but Chestner is blocking nicely.
Skabetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chestner can't find room to land a body shot as Skabetti controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Skabetti.
A short uppercut from Skabetti.
A short left from Skabetti.
A right hook to the body lands for Chestner.
Skabetti lands a shoulder strike.
Chestner can't find room to land a body shot as Skabetti controls the action.
Skabetti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chestner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Skabetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skabetti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skabetti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skabetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skabetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chestner.
Skabetti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skabetti lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skabetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Metbal Skabetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Chestner's cut.
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.

A cross from Skabetti lands.
Chestner misses with a hook
and Skabetti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skabetti.
A jab from Chestner misses.
A little feinted left hand from Skabetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skabetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chestner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skabetti on the side of the head.
A jab from Chestner misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chestner misses with a body shot
and Skabetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Chestner misses with a jab to the body

and Skabetti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chestner! Skabetti lets Chestner back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Chestner is rocked!
Chestner is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skabetti ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Chestner out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Metbal Skabetti!
Metbal Skabetti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.