PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joro Paveto (ranked 1817 p4p, 2440 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 99 p4p, 135 weight class). Paveto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Imperial March. This should be fireworks!

Paveto
vs
Shklyarskiy

169 cm
29
136
8 - 3 - 0

172 cm
33
135
23 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joro Paveto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shklyarskiy connects with the punch.
Joro Paveto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paveto looks to land a right hand but Shklyarskiy moved out of range.

Paveto clinches up with Shklyarskiy and pushes him back against the cage.
Paveto scores with a shot to the side of Shklyarskiy's head.
Paveto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shklyarskiy is defending well for now.
Paveto lands a left hand.
Shklyarskiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shklyarskiy takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Edmund Shklyarskiy has been cut.
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch but Paveto keeps him there for the moment.
Paveto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shklyarskiy tries to break free but Paveto pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Paveto has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Paveto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paveto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Paveto.
Paveto lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shklyarskiy avoiding damage as Paveto throws knees to the body.
Paveto misses with the head strike.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Paveto won't allow it.
Paveto throws a punch but it's blocked by Shklyarskiy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paveto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shklyarskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paveto prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.

Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Paveto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shklyarskiy, pushing him back against the cage.
Shklyarskiy tries to circle away but Paveto has him pinned against the cage.
Shklyarskiy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shklyarskiy dodges an elbow strike from Paveto.
Paveto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shklyarskiy's efforts to push away.
Paveto keeps control of Shklyarskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paveto.
Paveto wants a takedown but no success here.
Paveto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shklyarskiy backwards.
Shklyarskiy avoids the elbow strike from Paveto, against the cage.
Paveto prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a right hand but Paveto moved out of range.
Paveto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shklyarskiy.
The crowd cheers as Shklyarskiy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paveto doesn't seem phased though.

Paveto drives through and clinches with Shklyarskiy against the cage.
Shklyarskiy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paveto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shklyarskiy backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paveto misses with a body punch.
Paveto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paveto keeps control of Shklyarskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paveto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paveto tries a body shot but Shklyarskiy blocks it.
Paveto keeps control of Shklyarskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Shklyarskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paveto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shklyarskiy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Paveto has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break free.
Paveto misses with the head strike.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Shklyarskiy misses.

Paveto clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paveto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shklyarskiy blocks an uppercut.
Shklyarskiy is trying to force a seperation but Paveto has the dominant position.
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch but Paveto keeps him there for the moment.
Shklyarskiy tries to break the clinch but Paveto is controlling the position.
Paveto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Paveto on the inside.
Paveto keeps control of Shklyarskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Shklyarskiy breaks from the clinch.
Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paveto missing with a left hand there. Shklyarskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paveto looks to score with a jab to the body but Shklyarskiy is just out of range.
Paveto slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shklyarskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paveto manages to avoid it.
Paveto tries to counter by clinching up but Shklyarskiy breaks away and moves out of range.
A cross from Paveto lands.
Shklyarskiy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Paveto.
Paveto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paveto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shklyarskiy lands a body shot.
Shklyarskiy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shklyarskiy throws a body shot but no joy.
Paveto tries to clinch up but Shklyarskiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Paveto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Paveto moves into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Paveto won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joro Paveto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edmund Shklyarskiy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paveto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shklyarskiy can do to turn this around?
Shklyarskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paveto was well out of range. Poor timing from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy works over Paveto's head and body with a nice combination.

Paveto rushes Shklyarskiy and presses him up against the cage.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Shklyarskiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paveto is looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy is avoiding it.
Paveto lands with a right hand.
Shklyarskiy throws the left hand but Paveto avoids the punch easily.
Shklyarskiy looks to throw the jab but Paveto is out of range.
Paveto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shklyarskiy lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Paveto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paveto.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild combination.
Paveto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Paveto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paveto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paveto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shklyarskiy throws out the jab.
Paveto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Paveto.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut

and Paveto counters by moving into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy avoiding damage as Paveto throws knees to the body.
Paveto is working Shklyarskiy over against the cage.
Joro Paveto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shklyarskiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shklyarskiy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paveto has him pressed against the cage.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Paveto has him pressed against the cage.
Shklyarskiy is trying to force a seperation but Paveto has the dominant position.
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shklyarskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Paveto has him pressed against the cage.
Paveto tries a body shot but Shklyarskiy blocks it.
Paveto lands a damaging elbow.
Shklyarskiy tries to circle away but Paveto has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paveto.
A left hand lands to the body for Paveto.
Paveto misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paveto.
A short left from Paveto.
Paveto scores with a shot to the side of Shklyarskiy's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paveto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shklyarskiy's defenses.
Shklyarskiy avoids the elbow strike from Paveto, against the cage.
Shklyarskiy is trying to force a seperation but Paveto has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Paveto.

Shklyarskiy breaks from the clinch.
Paveto jabs Shklyarskiy right on the nose. Shklyarskiy blinks but takes it well.
Paveto is looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paveto lands a right hook to the body.

Paveto rushes Shklyarskiy and presses him up against the cage.
Paveto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paveto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paveto prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.
Paveto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shklyarskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free but Paveto has control.
Paveto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paveto misses with an elbow strike.

Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paveto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shklyarskiy.

Paveto pushes Shklyarskiy up against the cage in a clinch.

Paveto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shklyarskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shklyarskiy misses the jab.
Shklyarskiy staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a right hand but Paveto moved out of range.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
Shklyarskiy loads up on a big right hand but Paveto slips the punch.
Paveto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shklyarskiy.
A swing and a miss from Shklyarskiy.
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!
Paveto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shklyarskiy misses with a double jab.
Shklyarskiy misses with a right hand

and Paveto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paveto.

Shklyarskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paveto moves away.

Paveto darts in and clinches Shklyarskiy up against the cage.

Shklyarskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paveto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paveto slips a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Edmund Shklyarskiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Paveto has managed to clinch.
Paveto has a couple of punches blocked by Shklyarskiy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joro Paveto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edmund Shklyarskiy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Paveto blocks a jab.

Paveto pushes Shklyarskiy up against the cage in a clinch.
Shklyarskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paveto keeps control of Shklyarskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paveto tries a body shot but Shklyarskiy blocks it.
Paveto lands with a left to the head.
Paveto lands an elbow inside that Shklyarskiy shrugs off.
Paveto lands an elbow that stopped Shklyarskiy in his tracks for a moment.
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch but Paveto keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Paveto fails to land.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Shklyarskiy throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Paveto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paveto tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy is having none of it.
Paveto tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paveto tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paveto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy lands a really nice looking cross but Paveto seems unphased.
Paveto ducks under a wild hook from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shklyarskiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shklyarskiy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight left.
Paveto scores with a nice right hand.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab when Paveto was well out of range.
Shklyarskiy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paveto.
Paveto misses with a body shot.
Shklyarskiy misses the jab.
Paveto lands a slapping body shot.
Shklyarskiy lands a jab.
Shklyarskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shklyarskiy.
Paveto fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shklyarskiy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Paveto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Shklyarskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paveto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shklyarskiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shklyarskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Paveto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paveto dips to his left and cracks Shklyarskiy with an uppercut!

Paveto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shklyarskiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Paveto won't allow it.

Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paveto scores with a three punch combo!
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Paveto.
Nice shot lands for Shklyarskiy.

Paveto pushes Shklyarskiy up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paveto missing with knees to the body.
Paveto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shklyarskiy's efforts to push away.
Shklyarskiy can't break the clinch.
Paveto misses with a body punch.
Paveto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free but Paveto has control.
Paveto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joro Paveto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paveto prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.
Shklyarskiy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paveto has him pressed against the cage.
Shklyarskiy working hard to break the clinch.
Shklyarskiy is trying to force a seperation but Paveto has the dominant position.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free but Paveto has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paveto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free but Paveto has control.
Shklyarskiy tries to break the clinch but Paveto is controlling the position.

Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Paveto sizes up Shklyarskiy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Shklyarskiy. Those never looked like landing.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping right.
Paveto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shklyarskiy manages to circle out of the way.
Paveto wants to clinch up but Shklyarskiy keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Shklyarskiy.
Paveto slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Paveto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shklyarskiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paveto cracks Shklyarskiy with a good jab.
Edmund Shklyarskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shklyarskiy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joro Paveto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paveto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joro Paveto!
Joro Paveto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.