PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richtor Schkayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schkayle comes into the arena with Fast Lane blaring out of the sound system. Stakanu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oy, To Ne Vecher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Schkayle
vs
Stakanu

209 cm
32
280 lbs
32 - 16 - 1

184 cm
34
280 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richtor Schkayle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiranuka Stakanu!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schkayle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stakanu misses the shot to the body.
Stakanu cracks Schkayle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Stakanu does no damage.
Stakanu misses with a wild body shot.
Schkayle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stakanu takes a swing at Schkayle's ribcage but misses.
Schkayle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stakanu.
Schkayle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schkayle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schkayle throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schkayle wants to slow Stakanu down by chopping away at his legs.
Schkayle throws a head kick that misses.
Stakanu moves out of range of the body kick from Schkayle.
Stakanu misses with a right hand

and Schkayle moves into the clinch.
Schkayle trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu scores with a shot to the side of Schkayle's head.
Stakanu struggles to land a body shot inside as Schkayle controls his hands.
Stakanu is trying to maintain a safe position but Schkayle gets an underhook and turns Stakanu into the cage.
Schkayle stalling in the clinch.
Stakanu avoiding damage as Schkayle throws knees to the body.
Stakanu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stakanu misses with a punch on the inside.
Stakanu working aggressively here.
Schkayle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stakanu blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stakanu.

Stakanu jumps guard.
Stakanu has a closed guard, preventing Schkayle from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schkayle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schkayle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stakanu is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schkayle trying to control the position from guard on top but Stakanu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Richtor Schkayle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stakanu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schkayle doesn't manage to clinch there - Stakanu circles away.
Schkayle misses with a leg kick.
Schkayle throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Schkayle misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schkayle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stakanu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schkayle is looking to clinch but Stakanu is avoiding it.
Stakanu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stakanu swings for the body but Schkayle moves out of range.
Stakanu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schkayle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schkayle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schkayle counters with a body kick that stops Stakanu in his tracks momentarily.
Stakanu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richtor Schkayle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schkayle throws an overhand right that lands on Stakanu's shoulder, as Stakanu tries to avoid the shot.
Stakanu looks for a takedown but Schkayle sprawls well.
Richtor Schkayle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiranuka Stakanu.
Stakanu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stakanu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schkayle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stakanu scrambles back to his feet.
Schkayle throws an overhand right that lands on Stakanu's shoulder, as Stakanu tries to avoid the shot.
Schkayle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schkayle with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Stakanu. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the liver by Schkayle. Beautiful body shot.
Stakanu shoots in looking for a takedown. Schkayle tries to sprawl out of it but Stakanu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schkayle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stakanu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stakanu checks it well.
Stakanu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stakanu misses with a wild combination.
Stakanu looks to land a right hand but Schkayle moved out of range.

Stakanu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stakanu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schkayle has hold of Stakanu's hands but Stakanu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schkayle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stakanu.
Schkayle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stakanu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schkayle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stakanu's guard.

Stakanu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schkayle defends it easily.
Schkayle won't allow Stakanu to sweep him here.
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 Richtor Schkayle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Schkayle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schkayle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stakanu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - Schkayle coming out on top.
Stakanu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schkayle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stakanu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stakanu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice sprawl there from Schkayle as Stakanu shoots in.
Schkayle throws a body kick that misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stakanu.
Schkayle struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Stakanu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Schkayle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stakanu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkayle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stakanu connects with a decent elbow.
Schkayle defending against the ground and pound.
Schkayle is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stakanu is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Stakanu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stakanu landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schkayle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Stakanu! Schkayle is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hiranuka Stakanu!