PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petter Krustev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Schuldiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krustev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hubava si moya goro.. Schuldiner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Death - Symbolic. Chuck Schuldiner told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Krustev
vs
Schuldiner

189 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S

Gilop®

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petter Krustev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Schuldiner!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuldiner tries to clinch there but Krustev circles away.
Krustev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schuldiner wants to clinch.
Krustev misses with a jab, cross combination.

Schuldiner drives through and clinches with Krustev against the ropes.
Schuldiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Krustev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krustev is trying to force a seperation but Schuldiner has the dominant position.
Schuldiner pushes Krustev back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schuldiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Krustev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krustev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Schuldiner misses the target.
Krustev swinging wildly here.
Krustev with a hook.
Krustev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuldiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krustev.
Schuldiner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krustev.
Schuldiner swinging wildly here.
Krustev throws a right hand that Schuldiner ducks under and follows up with a left that Schuldiner also avoids with ease.
Krustev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schuldiners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Horrible takedown by Krustev or perhaps it was just good defense by Schuldiner which made him look bad.
Krustev throws a shot from downtown. Schuldiner moves away and avoids it.

Schuldiner clinches up with Krustev and pushes him back against the ropes.
Schuldiner misses with the head strike.
Krustev tries to break free but Schuldiner pushes him back against the ropes.
Krustev has had enough of the clinch but Schuldiner keeps him there for the moment.
Krustev is trying to force a seperation but Schuldiner has the dominant position.
Schuldiner stalling against the ropes.
Schuldiner scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuldiner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schuldiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Krustev uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schuldiner.
Krustev is breathing heavily.
Krustev is trying to force a seperation but Schuldiner has the dominant position.
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!
Schuldiner lands an uppercut.
Schuldiner has a couple of punches blocked by Krustev.
Schuldiner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krustev blocking some punches.
Schuldiner has Krustev pressed against the ropes.
Schuldiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Krustev.
Schuldiner keeps control of Krustev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schuldiner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krustev backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krustev.
Schuldiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krustev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schuldiner has him pressed against the ropes.
Schuldiner misses with some punches.
Krustev is trying to break free.
Krustev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schuldiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Krustev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schuldiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schuldiner misses with a punch to the body.
Schuldiner has a couple of punches blocked by Krustev.
Krustev is trying to break the clinch but Schuldiner has him pressed against the ropes.
Schuldiner misses with some punches.
Krustev tries to circle away but Schuldiner has him pinned against the ropes.
Schuldiner stalling in the clinch but Krustev improves position.
Schuldiner misses with the head strike.
Krustev is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krustev working hard to break the clinch.
Krustev wants to break free but Schuldiner has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Krustev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krustev is trying to force a seperation but Schuldiner has the dominant position.
Schuldiner lands a body punch.
Krustev swings wildly with an uppercut but Schuldiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schuldiner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krustev takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schuldiner working aggressively here.
Schuldiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Schuldiner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schuldiner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krustev up against the ropes.
Krustev misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Schuldiner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Schuldiner is looking to clinch.
Schuldiner slips a straight right by Krustev.
Krustev lands a nice shot that snaps Schuldiner's head back.
Schuldiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krustev manages to avoid it.
Krustev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schuldiner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Schuldiner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Krustev. Those never looked like landing.

Schuldiner rushes Krustev and presses him up against the ropes.
Schuldiner leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Schuldiner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krustev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schuldiner.
Krustev is trying to break the clinch but Schuldiner has him pressed against the ropes.
Schuldiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Krustev.
Schuldiner tries a body shot but Krustev blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Schuldiner - that landed with a thud.
Krustev blocks an uppercut.
Chuck Schuldiner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schuldiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Krustev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krustev is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schuldiner.
Schuldiner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krustev's efforts to push away.
Schuldiner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schuldiner scores with a shot to the side of Krustev's head.

It looks like Petter Krustev has been cut.
Schuldiner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schuldiner just leaning against Krustev, taking a breather.
Schuldiner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schuldiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schuldiner misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schuldiner.
Krustev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuldiner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schuldiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Krustev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schuldiner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schuldiner has a couple of punches blocked by Krustev.
Stalling in the clinch from Schuldiner.
Schuldiner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krustev backwards.
Schuldiner stalling against the ropes.
Schuldiner lands a nice shot to the body.
Schuldiner gets through Krustev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krustev is trying to break the clinch but Schuldiner is controlling him.
Krustev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schuldiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schuldiner misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuldiner lands with a left to the head.
Schuldiner lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Krustev is rocked!
Schuldiner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krustev up against the ropes.
Oh Krustev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schuldiner creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Krustev's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Krustev drops to his knees and Schuldiner pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Schuldiner!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chuck Schuldiner made sure he mentioned Gilop®, along with how happy he was to win his fight.