PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marrok Crotale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Schkelpt
vs
Crotale

206 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

203 cm
19
283 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marrok Crotale!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schkelpt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Mikey Schkelpt has been cut.
Mikey Schkelpt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schkelpt misses with a shot to the body
and Crotale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schkelpt throws a body punch but Crotale moves out of range.
Schkelpt looks to score with a jab to the body but Crotale is just out of range.
Crotale throws a hook to the side of Schkelpt's head but Schkelpt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schkelpt avoids the body shot from Crotale.
Schkelpt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schkelpt thows a body shot but no joy.
Crotale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schkelpt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schkelpt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crotale.
Schkelpt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crotale throws a right and a left that Schkelpt avoids nicely.
Crotale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt misses the shot to the body.
Crotale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crotale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkelpt avoids the body shot from Crotale.
Schkelpt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crotale works Schkelpt's body with a nice hook.
Schkelpt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crotale.
Crotale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schkelpt counters with a three punch combo that has Crotale backing up. Crotale nods at Schkelpt to acknowledge the strikes.
Crotale thows a body shot but no joy.
Crotale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schkelpt throws the left hand but Crotale avoids the punch easily.
Crotale catches Schkelpt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schkelpt scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schkelpt cracks a nice hook into Crotale's ribs.
Crotale staying out of range there.
Crotale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crotale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schkelpt staying out of range there.
Schkelpt blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt misses with a body shot
and Crotale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crotale takes one to the side of the head.
Schkelpt looks to land a combination. Crotale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Schkelpt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schkelpt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crotale doesn't seem bothered though.
Schkelpt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schkelpt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crotale.
Schkelpt connects with a body shot.
Crotale misses with a right hand
and Schkelpt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crotale looks gassed!
Schkelpt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crotale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schkelpt is looking to wear down Crotale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schkelpt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schkelpt jabs Crotale right on the nose. Crotale blinks but takes it well.
Schkelpt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crotale was well out of range. Poor timing from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crotale at a distance.
Schkelpt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crotale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt swings for the body but Crotale moves out of range.
Crotale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Schkelpt does no damage.
Schkelpt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crotale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schkelpt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schkelpt throws out a powerful jab.
Schkelpt misses with a body shot.
Schkelpt digs a good body shot into Crotale's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schkelpt. Crotale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schkelpt scores with a hook to the body. Crotale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schkelpt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schkelpt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crotale doesn't seem bothered though.
Schkelpt swings for the body but Crotale moves out of range.
Crotale misses with a two punch combination.
Schkelpt works Crotale's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt digs a good body shot into Crotale's ribs.
Nice cross by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt lands with a shot to the body.
Schkelpt connects with a nice looking jab.
Schkelpt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crotale slips a jab and a cross from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schkelpt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schkelpt throws a shot to the body.
Schkelpt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crotale was well out of range. Poor timing from Schkelpt.
Crotale takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schkelpt lunges at Crotale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crotale's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schkelpt throws a body punch but Crotale moves out of range.
Schkelpt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schkelpt just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Schkelpt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Schkelpt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Schkelpt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schkelpt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schkelpt connects with a nice looking jab.
Schkelpt takes a swing at Crotale's ribcage but misses.
Schkelpt avoids the body shot from Crotale.
Schkelpt scores with a jab to the body.
Schkelpt thows a body shot but no joy.
Schkelpt lands with an overhand left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schkelpt.
Schkelpt throws a body punch but Crotale moves out of range.
Crotale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schkelpt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crotale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schkelpt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crotale misses with a right hand
and Schkelpt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crotale scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schkelpt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikey Schkelpt is winning the standup battle so far.
Crotale misses with an uppercut.
Crotale throws a jab but it's blocked by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt misses with a jab to the body
and Crotale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Mikey Schkelpt's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circling - Crotale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schkelpt thows a body shot but no joy.
Schkelpt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crotale throws a hook but Schkelpt avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crotale.
Crotale throws a lazy right hand but Schkelpt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schkelpt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crotale.
Good exchange - Schkelpt coming out on top.
Crotale on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt thows a body shot but no joy.
Crotale throws a body punch but Schkelpt moves out of range.
Schkelpt digs a good hook to Crotale's body.
Schkelpt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crotale cracks Schkelpt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schkelpt thows a body shot but no joy.
Crotale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Schkelpt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crotale is breathing heavily.
Schkelpt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schkelpt lunges at Crotale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crotale's hand.
Good exchange - Schkelpt coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Schkelpt there.
Schkelpt stuns Crotale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crotale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Schkelpt. Beautiful body shot.
Schkelpt throws a lazy right hand but Crotale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crotale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crotale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schkelpt was well out of range. Poor timing from Crotale.
Crotale swings for the body but Schkelpt moves out of range.
Schkelpt swings for the body but Crotale moves out of range.
Schkelpt throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Crotale to counter with a crisp jab.
Crotale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crotale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schkelpt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Schkelpt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crotale doesn't seem phased though.
Schkelpt with a hook.
Crotale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Crotale. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crotale's head backwards.
Schkelpt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crotale has time to react.
Schkelpt throws a body punch but Crotale moves out of range.
Schkelpt digs a good body shot into Crotale's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schkelpt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schkelpt slips under a jab from Crotale.
Schkelpt jabs Crotale right on the nose. Crotale blinks but takes it well.
Crotale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schkelpt.
Schkelpt takes a swing at Crotale's ribcage but misses.
Crotale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schkelpt slips a jab from Crotale.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Schkelpt.
Crotale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crotale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schkelpt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Schkelpt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikey Schkelpt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Schkelpt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schkelpt throws a hook to the side of Crotale's head but Crotale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crotale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schkelpt. Schkelpt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schkelpt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crotale manages to avoid it.
Crotale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crotale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Crotale lands.
Crotale looks to land a left hand but Schkelpt moved out of range nicely.
Schkelpt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schkelpt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Schkelpt.
Crotale avoids the body shot from Schkelpt.
Crotale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schkelpt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schkelpt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crotale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schkelpt slips under a jab.
Crotale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Schkelpt catches Crotale right on the button with a cross.
Schkelpt cracks a nice hook into Crotale's ribs.
Schkelpt looks to score with a jab to the body but Crotale is just out of range.
Schkelpt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schkelpt.
Schkelpt takes a swing at Crotale's ribcage but misses.
Schkelpt sizes up Crotale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crotale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schkelpt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schkelpt works over Crotale's head and body with a nice combination.
Crotale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schkelpt misses with a hook to the body
and Crotale counters with a left and a right that stings Schkelpt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schkelpt swings for the body but Crotale moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crotale lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schkelpt lands a glancing blow to the side of Crotale's head.
Schkelpt punishes Crotale's body with a nice straight punch.
Schkelpt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crotale.
Schkelpt cracks Crotale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schkelpt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schkelpt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schkelpt cracks Crotale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crotale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schkelpt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crotale scrambles back to his feet.
Schkelpt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crotale in his tracks.
Schkelpt misses with a body shot.
Schkelpt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schkelpt misses with a body punch
and Crotale counters with a nice uppercut.

Mikey Schkelpt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crotale moves away.
Schkelpt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crotale manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Schkelpt.
Crotale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Crotale misses
and Schkelpt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crotale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schkelpt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crotale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crotale misses with a lunging right hand
and Schkelpt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schkelpt lands a right hook to the body.
Schkelpt connects with a jab.
Schkelpt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crotale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schkelpt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crotale can do to turn this around?
Schkelpt lands a glancing blow to the side of Crotale's head.
Schkelpt scores with a hook to the body. Crotale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt takes a swing at Crotale's ribcage but misses.
Schkelpt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schkelpt digs a good body shot into Crotale's ribs.
Schkelpt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crotale at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schkelpt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schkelpt misses with a body shot.
Schkelpt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crotale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schkelpt throws out a powerful jab.
Crotale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schkelpt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schkelpt scores with a jab. Crotale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marrok Crotale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Schkelpt. Crotale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Schkelpt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Schkelpt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schkelpt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Schkelpt!