PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siddistic Sidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Skenja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skenja comes into a darkened arena with his song building. i against i kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Siddistic Sidd had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sidd
vs
Skenja

200 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siddistic Sidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Skenja!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skenja fails with a takedown attempt.

Sidd clinches with his opponent.
Sidd prevents Skenja from breaking the clinch.
Skenja jumps guard but Sidd turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Skenja turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Skenja manages to end up in side control.
Sidd can't do much from the bottom here.
Skenja grinds an elbow into Sidd's temple.

It looks like Siddistic Sidd has been cut.
Sidd struggling a bit here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skenja landing a few strikes.
Skenja working away.
Sidd tries to bench press Skenja off him but Skenja keeps the position.

Skenja wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sidd, who protects the arm well.
Sidd sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidd is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Skenja scores with a couple of nice shots.

Siddistic Sidd's cut is getting worse.
Skenja trying to mount his opponent but Sidd defends it.
Sidd connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Skenja is taking a breather. Sidd says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Skenja wants to take a breather but Sidd is having none of it.
Skenja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sidd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sidd keeping moving, preventing Skenja from controlling successfully.
Skenja content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Skenja throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidd throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Skenja controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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!

Sidd has his foot on Skenja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skenja works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skenja stopping the sweep attempt from Sidd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skenja trying to control the position from guard on top but Sidd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sidd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Skenja defends it easily.
Sidd is breathing heavily.
Skenja content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Skenja stands up from Sidd's guard - Skenja perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skenja shoots in for a double leg but Sidd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Siddistic Sidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Skenja.
Skenja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sidd avoids it really well and circles away.
Skenja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sidd sprawls well. Sidd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skenja gets slowly back to his feet.
Sidd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Skenja shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sidd wants to control but Skenja is having none of it.
Skenja with good strikes from the mount here!
Sidd working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidd sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skenja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sidd tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sidd tries to get to full guard but Skenja has control of the leg.
Sidd is looking to control Skenja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sidd avoid being mounted?
Skenja not doing much here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sidd wants to control but Skenja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Skenja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Siddistic Sidd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sidd circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sidd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Skenja's guard.

Skenja looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sidd passes into half guard.
Fedor Skenja has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sidd wants to take a breather but Skenja is having none of it.

Sidd is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Skenja still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Skenja has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sidd taking a bit of punishment here - Skenja scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skenja working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Siddistic Sidd's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Siddistic Sidd's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Skenja!
Our winner, Fedor Skenja, 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.