PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ravi Shankoli (ranked 1971 p4p, 51 weight class) and Oscar Oscarsson (ranked 2390 p4p, 63 weight class). Shankoli kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Oscarsson has chosen Pain - Shut Your Mouth as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shankoli
vs
Oscarsson

187 cm
43
204 lbs
57 - 30 - 0

180 cm
26
182 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 57 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Oscarsson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oscarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shankoli.
Oscarsson looks to land a combination. Shankoli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Ravi Shankoli has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shankoli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oscarsson scores with a hook.
Shankoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oscarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shankoli tries to clinch but Oscarsson is having none of it.
Oscarsson misses with a two punch combination.
Shankoli scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Oscar Oscarsson has been cut.
Oscarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shankoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oscarsson.
Oscarsson tries to bum rush Shankoli with a series of wild strikes but Shankoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oscarsson misses with a looping left.

Shankoli pushes Oscarsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oscarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shankoli backwards.
Shankoli tries a body shot but Oscarsson blocks it.

Shankoli manages to break the clinch.
Shankoli looks to land a right hand but Oscarsson moved out of range.
Oscarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shankoli stuns Oscarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shankoli dodges the punch combination from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson looks to land a combination but Shankoli avoids it well.
Oscarsson misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli throws a head kick but Oscarsson moves out of range.

Shankoli moves into range and clinches up with Oscarsson.

Oscarsson manages to break the clinch.
Oscarsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shankoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oscarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oscarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shankoli.

Shankoli rushes Oscarsson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Oscarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oscarsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shankoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shankoli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oscarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli lands a nice hook to Oscarsson's body. Oscarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shankoli loads up on a big right hand but Oscarsson slips the punch.
Shankoli works the jab nicely.
Oscarsson lands a nice hook to Shankoli's body. Shankoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oscarsson looks to land a combination but Shankoli avoids it well.
Shankoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli throws a lazy right hand but Oscarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oscarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That has opened up Oscar Oscarsson's cut even more.
Shankoli wants to clinch up but Oscarsson keeps it at a distance.
Shankoli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oscarsson throws a nice looking combination but Shankoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shankoli dodges the punch combination from Oscarsson.
Shankoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses
and Oscarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shankoli.
Oscarsson looks winded!
Oscarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shankoli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oscarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Oscarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shankoli takes a swing at Oscarsson's ribcage but misses.
Oscarsson is looking for the big counter here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shankoli misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Oscarsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oscarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shankoli throws a shot to the body.

Shankoli clinches up with Oscarsson and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oscar Oscarsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shankoli misses with a wild body shot.
Oscarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oscarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shankoli slips a jab and a cross from Oscarsson.
Oscar Oscarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oscarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oscarsson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oscarsson walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ravi Shankoli!
Our winner, Ravi Shankoli, 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.
In defeat, Oscar Oscarsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter this time. You win lose, and you some some.'.