PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Scheckler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Konstantinov
vs
Scheckler

174 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
173 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Scheckler!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinov jabs at Scheckler's body.
Konstantinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scheckler tries to work over Konstantinov's front leg with a kick but Konstantinov checks it.
Scheckler lands with a cross.
Konstantinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Scheckler is just out of range.
Scheckler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Konstantinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Konstantinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scheckler.
Konstantinov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Konstantinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scheckler. Scheckler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konstantinov throws the left hand but Scheckler avoids the punch easily.
Konstantinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Scheckler looks to land a left hand but Konstantinov moved out of range nicely.
Konstantinov misses with a head kick.
Konstantinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Scheckler misses with an uppercut. Konstantinov saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov throws a body punch but Scheckler moves out of range.
Scheckler blocks a head kick by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scheckler moves away.
Konstantinov blocks the body kick.
Konstantinov scores with a jab to the body.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Konstantinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Scheckler is just out of range.
Scheckler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scheckler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Scheckler moves away
and Scheckler counters with a thumping low kick.
Scheckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konstantinov moves away.
Scheckler avoids the body shot from Konstantinov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov scores with a hook to the body. Scheckler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scheckler slips under a jab from Konstantinov.
Scheckler misses with a combination
and Konstantinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Konstantinov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scheckler on the side of the head.
Konstantinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scheckler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Konstantinov as he checks the leg kick.
Konstantinov checks the leg kick.
Konstantinov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Konstantinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Vladimir Konstantinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scheckler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Konstantinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scheckler moves away.
Konstantinov misses with a wild body shot.
Konstantinov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheckler misses with a body kick.
Konstantinov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Scheckler throws a body punch but Konstantinov moves out of range.
A low kick from Scheckler misses
and Konstantinov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scheckler blocks a jab.
Konstantinov swings for the body but Scheckler moves out of range.
Scheckler throws the kick towards the body but Konstantinov avoids it.
Konstantinov jabs at Scheckler's body.
Vladimir Konstantinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scheckler misses with a wild body shot.
Konstantinov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Konstantinov tries to land a front kick but Scheckler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Konstantinov scores with a sloppy right hand. Scheckler should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Konstantinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scheckler.
Konstantinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scheckler shoots in but no luck this time.
Konstantinov avoids a kick to the body.
Konstantinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scheckler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Konstantinov is looking to wear down Scheckler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scheckler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scheckler tries a low kick but Konstantinov avoids it.

Scheckler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Konstantinov sprawls well initially but Scheckler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Konstantinov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Konstantinov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scheckler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Konstantinov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some bone on bone action there as Konstantinov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Konstantinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Konstantinov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Konstantinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scheckler.
Konstantinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Konstantinov misses with a wild body shot.
Vladimir Konstantinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Konstantinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Konstantinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scheckler moves away.
Konstantinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Konstantinov tests Scheckler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Konstantinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scheckler looks to land a body kick but Konstantinov moved away.
Konstantinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Konstantinov misses
and Scheckler counters with a body kick that stops Konstantinov in his tracks momentarily.
Scheckler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Konstantinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scheckler throws out the jab.
Konstantinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scheckler.
Konstantinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Scheckler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Konstantinov. Scheckler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Konstantinov takes a swing at Scheckler's ribcage but misses.
Konstantinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Scheckler.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Konstantinov.
Scheckler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scheckler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Konstantinov.
Scheckler misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konstantinov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Konstantinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scheckler.
Scheckler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Konstantinov scores with a spinning back kick!
Scheckler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Konstantinov if he has to take too many more of those.
Scheckler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Konstantinov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scheckler connects with an inside leg kick.
Konstantinov slips a jab from Scheckler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scheckler.
Scheckler misses with a double jab.
Scheckler drops his hands momentarily and Konstantinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Konstantinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scheckler was well out of range. Poor timing from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Konstantinov takes a swing at Scheckler's ribcage but misses.
Konstantinov takes a swing at Scheckler's ribcage but misses.
Konstantinov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Konstantinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scheckler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scheckler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scheckler misses with a wild body shot.
Scheckler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheckler tries to land a body kick
and Konstantinov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Konstantinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scheckler connects with a leg kick. Konstantinov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scheckler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Konstantinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Konstantinov throws a looping overhand right but Scheckler ducks down to avoid it.
Scheckler wants to clinch up but Konstantinov keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scheckler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scheckler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Scheckler - just one landing.
Konstantinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scheckler moves away.
Konstantinov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vladimir Konstantinov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Konstantinov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Scheckler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scheckler avoids the body shot from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scheckler manages to avoid it.
Scheckler throws a leg kick but Konstantinov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scheckler throws a leg kick which misses Konstantinov's front leg but catches the back leg as Konstantinov tries to avoid it.
Scheckler throws a leg kick that misses.
Konstantinov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scheckler at a distance.
Scheckler wants to land a leg kick but Konstantinov is out of range.
Konstantinov swings for the body but Scheckler moves out of range.
Konstantinov misses with a hook to the body

and Scheckler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Konstantinov won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Scheckler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Scheckler working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Scheckler.

Scheckler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Konstantinov, who protects the arm well.
Scheckler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Konstantinov wants to control but Scheckler postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheckler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Konstantinov down.
Konstantinov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Scheckler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Scheckler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Konstantinov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Scheckler.

Scheckler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheckler is trying to control. Konstantinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Scheckler wants to pass the guard but Konstantinov is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scheckler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Konstantinov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ted Scheckler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konstantinov wants to get back to full guard.
Konstantinov wants to control but Scheckler is keeping busy.
Scheckler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vladimir Konstantinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scheckler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Scheckler is trying for a kimura here. Konstantinov looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Scheckler wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ted Scheckler!
Ted Scheckler 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.