PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zack Skyshriek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skyshriek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moonlight Sonata. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tunjic's choice of entrance music: More then a Feeling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skyshriek
vs
Tunjic

178 cm
29
162 lbs
20 - 10 - 2

177 cm
29
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Convicted Trap House

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 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Zack Skyshriek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunjic lands with a good body shot.
Tunjic moves forwards but Skyshriek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Skyshriek.
Tunjic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Tunjic
and Skyshriek counters with a nice body kick.
Tunjic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Tunjic.
Skyshriek scores with a leg kick.
Skyshriek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skyshriek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tunjic was well out of range. Poor timing from Skyshriek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skyshriek throws a shot from downtown. Tunjic moves away and avoids it.
Skyshriek shoots in looking for a takedown but Tunjic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Skyshriek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zack Skyshriek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skyshriek connects with a looping right hand.
Skyshriek misses with a kick to the body

and Tunjic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic is trying to control. Skyshriek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skyshriek tries to get to full guard but Tunjic has control of the leg.
Tunjic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skyshriek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tunjic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic wants to pass the guard but Skyshriek is defending well.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Tunjic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Skyshriek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tunjic. That's going to slow Skyshriek down.
Skyshriek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skyshriek moves out of range as Tunjic strikes.
Tunjic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Skyshriek pushes Tunjic up against the cage in a clinch.
Tunjic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skyshriek's efforts to push away.
Tunjic is trying to maintain a safe position but Skyshriek gets an underhook and turns Tunjic into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Skyshriek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skyshriek.
Tunjic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skyshriek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Skyshriek blocks a body shot from Tunjic.
Tunjic working aggressively here.
Skyshriek misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic lands with a short shot to the head.
Skyshriek takes a shot to the head.
Tunjic is looking for a takedown.
Skyshriek tries to circle away but Tunjic has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Skyshriek can't break the clinch.

Tunjic lands a takedown into guard.
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!
Skyshriek keeping full guard, as Tunjic tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunjic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Tunjic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tunjic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tunjic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tunjic misses with a straight right.
Tunjic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tunjic drops his hands momentarily and Skyshriek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skyshriek tries a head kick but it misses.
Skyshriek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skyshriek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tunjic's sensitive parts.
Skyshriek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skyshriek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Tunjic.
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!
Tunjic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skyshriek.
Skyshriek throws a head kick but Tunjic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic sizes up Skyshriek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tunjic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Skyshriek is rocked!
Skyshriek misses with a low kick as Tunjic jumps back.
Oh Skyshriek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tunjic lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Skyshriek - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tunjic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Tunjic!
A very excited looking Ivan Tunjic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.