PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitally Shynkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shynkov
vs
The Great

193 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
167 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitally Shynkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto The Great!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shynkov.

The Great gets a clinch.
The Great lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shynkov throws the left hand but The Great avoids the punch easily.
Shynkov swings for the body but The Great moves out of range.
Shynkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shynkov misses with a looping left.

The Great moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Shynkov can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by The Great.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
The Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Great bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shynkov's head.
Shynkov connects with a jab.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.
The Great lands an elbow just above Shynkov 's eye.
Shynkov is trying to push The Great away but The Great has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by The Great.

It looks like Vitally Shynkov has been cut.
The Great lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shynkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Shynkov.

The Great instigates a clinch.
The Great taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Great putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shynkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shynkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shynkov lands with a right hand.
Shynkov slips a jab from The Great.
The Great misses with a looping left.
Shynkov throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Great gets a clinch.

The Great manages to break the clinch.
Shynkov misses the shot to the body.
The Great keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Shynkov. Those never looked like landing.

The Great darts in and clinches Shynkov up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Great lands a nice uppercut.
The Great lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shynkov backwards.
The Great misses with a punch to the body.
The Great prevents Shynkov from breaking the clinch.
Shynkov misses with a punch on the inside.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Shynkov gets tackled into the cage by The Great. The Great maintains the clinch.
The Great misses with a punch to the body.
Shynkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Great lands an elbow inside that Shynkov shrugs off.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Shynkov finds it's target.

The Great gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov is trying to break free.
Shynkov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Great uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shynkov.
The Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shynkov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Great throws a hook to the side of Shynkov's head but Shynkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

The Great has managed to clinch.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Shynkov tries to keep at a distance but The Great has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Great has Shynkov pressed against the cage.
The Great lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shynkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
The Great landing knees to the head.
The Great putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shynkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov stalling in the clinch but The Great improves position.
Knees to the body from The Great.
Shynkov letting The Great take a breather here.
The Great scores with a shot to the side of Shynkov's head.

The Great breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Shynkov.
Shynkov looks to score with a jab to the body but The Great is just out of range.
The Great takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shynkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shynkov tries to bum rush The Great with a series of wild strikes but The Great uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Shynkov.
Shynkov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shynkov connects with a jab.

The Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

The Great breaks the clinch.
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 Vitally Shynkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitally Shynkov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Great moves into the clinch successfully.
The Great pushes Shynkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shynkov takes a knee right on the jaw!

The Great manages to break the clinch.
Shynkov throws a looping overhand right but The Great ducks down to avoid it.

Shynkov gets tackled into the cage by The Great. The Great maintains the clinch.
The Great scores with a knee to the head.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The Great manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Shynkov.
The Great ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Great throws a head kick that misses.
Shynkov throws a shot to the body.

The Great clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Great lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Great lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from The Great.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from The Great.
Shynkov has had enough of the clinch but The Great keeps him there for the moment.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.
The Great comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shynkov duly obliges.
Shynkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Shynkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The Great breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shynkov.
The Great is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vitally Shynkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shynkov scores with a jab. The Great acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

The Great instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Great with a knee to the head.
Shynkov tries to circle away but The Great has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from The Great.
The Great misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from The Great.
Shynkov is trying to break the clinch but The Great is controlling him.
The Great scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from The Great.
Shynkov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Great walks away with a smile on his face. Shynkov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shynkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shynkov throws a right hand that The Great ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great also avoids with ease.
Vitally Shynkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Shynkov throws a series of punches but The Great moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Great moves into the clinch.
Shynkov tries to break free but The Great pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The Great has managed to clinch.
Shynkov tries to break the clinch but The Great is controlling the position.
Shynkov can't break the clinch.
Shynkov can't break the clinch.
The Great connects with a knee to the head.
The Great landing knees to the head.
The Great lands a knee to the head.
Shynkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Great is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Great lands with a light punch inside.
The Great lands a body punch in the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for The Great. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The Great gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The Great fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shynkov, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The Great moves into the clinch.
The Great lands a nice elbow.
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!

The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Great moves into range and clinches up with Shynkov.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shynkov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Great smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitally Shynkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shynkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Great.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shynkov. The Great does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shynkov lands with a nice body punch.
Shynkov connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto The Great showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitally Shynkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shynkov lands the left hand.

The Great rushes Shynkov and presses him up against the cage.
The Great lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shynkov misses with a double jab.

The Great rushes Shynkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shynkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Great throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shynkov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Great throws a head kick that misses.

The Great instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from The Great.
Nice elbow from The Great.
A knee to the head by The Great.

The Great manages to break the clinch.

The Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shynkov has had enough of the clinch but The Great keeps him there for the moment.
The Great keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shynkov's efforts to push away.
Shynkov prevents a body shot from The Great.
The Great stalling.
Shynkov misses with a short punch on the inside.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shynkov throws a right hand that The Great ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great also avoids with ease.
The Great on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shynkov throws a big shot that misses.

The Great clinches up with Shynkov and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by The Great.
The Great scores with an uppercut up the middle.

The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Great darts in and clinches Shynkov up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shynkov cracks a nice hook into The Great's ribs.
The Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shynkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
The Great misses with a head kick.
Shynkov works over The Great's head and body with a nice combination.
Shynkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shynkov stuns The Great with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Great with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shynkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Shynkov misses with a wild combination.

Shynkov gets tackled into the cage by The Great. The Great maintains the clinch.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Great wants to clinch up but Shynkov keeps it at a distance.
The Great slips under a jab from Shynkov.
Shynkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great circles away quickly and effectively.
The Great goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Great looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shynkov working aggressively here.
Shynkov tries a body shot but The Great blocks it.
The Great lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Great lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Great tries to work over Shynkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shynkov jumps guard but The Great turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shynkov connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov lands a nice shot that snaps The Great's head back.
Shynkov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Great landing knees to the head.
The Great lands a damaging elbow.
Shynkov wants to break free but The Great has control.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Great.
Shynkov misses with the combination.
Shynkov scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shynkov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shynkov throws a nice looking combination but The Great bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The Great gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Great has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Otto The Great just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Vitally Shynkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shynkov works over The Great's head and body with a nice combination.
Shynkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The Great darts in and clinches Shynkov up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Great digs a right hand into Shynkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shynkov's gas tank.
The Great lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The Great manages to break the clinch.
Shynkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shynkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Great.

The Great fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shynkov, pushing him back against the cage.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shynkov looks to land a combination but The Great avoids it well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shynkov thows a body shot but no joy.

The Great has managed to clinch.

The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shynkov tries to keep at a distance but The Great has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from The Great.

The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shynkov throws a series of punches but The Great avoids them all with ease.
The Great avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Great throws a front kick that sends Shynkov stumbling back into the cage.

The Great rushes Shynkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Great lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by The Great.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Great.
The Great lands a nice elbow.
Shynkov is trying to break free.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Great clinches with his opponent.

The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The Great has closed the distance and engaged Shynkov in a clinch.
Otto The Great seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, The Great scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Great lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shynkov wants to break the clinch but can't.

The Great breaks the clinch.

The Great gets a clinch.
The Great works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shynkov is looking to control The Great's arms but The Great gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shynkov has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Great.
Shynkov tries to break free but The Great pushes him back against the cage.

The Great breaks the clinch.
Shynkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov lands a nice hook to The Great's body. The Great takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

The Great rushes Shynkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Great lands a nice elbow.
The Great lands an elbow that stopped Shynkov in his tracks for a moment.

Vitally Shynkov's cut is getting worse.
Shynkov is trying to push The Great away but The Great has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Great pressing his opponent against the cage.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
The Great is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Great is looking to clinch but Shynkov is avoiding it.
Shynkov throws a body punch but The Great moves out of range.
Shynkov throws the left hand but The Great avoids the punch easily.
The Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The Great gets a clinch.

The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov misses the shot to the body.
The Great takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shynkov misses with a wild combination.

The Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Shynkov wants to break free but The Great has control.
The Great scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Great connects with a knee to the head.
The Great working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Great has Shynkov pressed against the cage, preventing Shynkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Great closes the distance and pushes Shynkov back into the cage.
The Great gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto The Great dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vitally Shynkov's cut.
That's time! Shynkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The Great has managed to clinch.
Shynkov is trying to break the clinch but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
The Great content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shynkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shynkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Great connects with a knee to the head.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Great with a knee to the head.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Shynkov scores with a four punch combination!

The Great gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Great landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Great keeps control of Shynkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Great is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Great lands a hook that snaps the head of Shynkov backwards.
The Great lands a good knee to the midsection. Shynkov won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shynkov's defenses.
Shynkov blocks a body shot from The Great.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Great was well out of range. Poor timing from Shynkov.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.
The Great is struggling to control the position.
The Great continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The Great tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shynkov's elbow.
The Great lands an elbow inside.
Shynkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shynkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
The Great connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shynkov's face.
Shynkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to land a knee to the head but Shynkov blocks with his arms.
The Great lands with a right to the head.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shynkov connects with a body shot.
Shynkov lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Shynkov lands.
Shynkov with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shynkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Great takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Great avoids the body shot from Shynkov.
Shynkov throws a body punch but The Great moves out of range.

The Great has managed to clinch.
The Great struggles to land a body shot inside as Shynkov controls his hands.

The Great breaks the clinch.
The Great tries to clinch there but Shynkov circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to close the distance and clinch but Shynkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Great moves in looking to clinch but Shynkov pushes him off.
Shynkov cracks The Great with a good jab.
The Great fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shynkov connects with a single shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Great. Shynkov shrugs it off though.

The Great clinches with his opponent.

The Great breaks the clinch.
Shynkov fails to land with a series of punches.
The Great tries a head kick but it misses.
The Great takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shynkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Great takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Great is looking to clinch.
Shynkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shynkov.
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!
Shynkov scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov lands a slapping body shot.
Shynkov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Great pushes Shynkov up against the cage in a clinch.

The Great manages to break the clinch.
The Great tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shynkov misses with a wild combination.
The Great avoids the body shot from Shynkov.

The Great has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Great landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Great.
Shynkov is trying to break the clinch but The Great is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Otto The Great.
I think The Great has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Otto The Great!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Otto The Great!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Otto The Great!

Otto The Great wins by unanimous decision!
Otto The Great is the new middleweight champion!