PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar has chosen Scarface - No Tears as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barca
vs
Sklyar

188 cm
31
189 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

160 cm
26
140 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Xtreme Merchandise
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Constantine Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca lunges at Sklyar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sklyar's hand.
Barca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sklyar looks to land a left hand but Barca moved out of range nicely.
Barca misses the shot to the body.
Barca misses the shot to the body.
Barca scores with a hook to the body. Sklyar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Sklyar gets caught flat footed, as Barca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barca preventing the sweep.

Sklyar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sklyar is looking for a triangle but Barca pushes his legs off easily.

Sklyar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Sklyar has his foot on Barca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barca works his way back into a safe position though.
Barca seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barca prevents Sklyar from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Sklyar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sklyar is trying to keep Barca in close.
Barca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sklyar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sklyar is keeping the position for now.
Barca throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barca is in close to Sklyar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barca throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar wants to stand up but Barca is controlling him.
Sklyar is pulling down on Barca's head. It's preventing any offense from Barca, at least for the moment.
Barca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sklyar wants to sweep but no luck.
Barca passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Barca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barca working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Barca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca wants to control but Sklyar is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar is trying to improve his position.
Sklyar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barca working away.
Sklyar gets back to half guard.
Sklyar looks like he's trying to stand up.

Sklyar looking for submissions off his back.
Barca is nestled in close to Sklyar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barca is looking for a kimura but Sklyar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barca to get the leverage.
Sklyar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barca lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Barca got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sklyar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barca has managed to get both his arms back between Sklyar's legs - danger averted.
Sklyar has momentary wrist control but Barca slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca postures up.
Sklyar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barca kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sklyar has Barca pulled in close to control his posture.
Sklyar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barca is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barca postures up.
Barca looking to pass the guard.
Sklyar wants to sweep here but Barca controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Constantine Barca will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sklyar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Barca looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sklyar!
Sklyar is looking to regain half guard here but Barca keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Sklyar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barca in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barca scoring with punches and elbows.

Barca is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sklyar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Constantine Barca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sklyar regains half guard.
Sklyar wants to get back to full guard.
Barca is looking to take a break and control but Sklyar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sklyar trying to control from the bottom.
Sklyar is trying to get back to full guard.
Sklyar wants to control but Barca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sklyar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barca lands with a punch from half guard.
Sklyar is staying active underneath Barca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Barca there.
Sklyar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sklyar is trying to keep Barca in close.
Barca stands and throws Sklyar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barca cracks Sklyar with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to control but Barca flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sklyar trying to control the action but Barca just sinks the hooks in.

Barca is working for a rear naked choke. Sklyar is not defending it well and Barca has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Sklyar refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Sklyar's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Constantine Barca!
Constantine Barca made sure to mention his sponsor, Sparta Fightware in his post fight interview.