PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Notkea rotta - Itä meidän. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bob
vs
Elliet Junior Shnitkey

209 cm
33
278 lbs
13 - 21 - 1

183 cm
26
253 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior Shnitkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bob counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Junior Shnitkey !
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Junior Shnitkey is defending well.
Junior Shnitkey is staying active underneath Bob, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've been hearing that Bob has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Billy Bob wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Junior Shnitkey digs a good body shot into Bob's ribs.
Bob blocks a jab.
Junior Shnitkey has a takedown stuffed.
Junior Shnitkey takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Junior Shnitkey throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior Shnitkey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice sprawl there from Junior Shnitkey as Bob shoots in.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Junior Shnitkey throws a combination that misses
and Bob counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Junior Shnitkey lands a jab-cross combination.
Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Junior Shnitkey .
The fighters circling - Junior Shnitkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bob misses with a hook to the body

and Junior Shnitkey counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey lands with a right to the head.
Junior Shnitkey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Junior Shnitkey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Junior Shnitkey gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Junior Shnitkey .
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Junior Shnitkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior Shnitkey cracks Bob with a nice body shot.
Junior Shnitkey lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bob.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a punch to the body.
Bob looking for a takedown.
Bob tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Junior Shnitkey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
A short right from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junior Shnitkey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bob or not.
Junior Shnitkey missing with knees to the body.
Junior Shnitkey digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior Shnitkey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Junior Shnitkey lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey lands a hook that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Junior Shnitkey tries to land knees in the clinch but Bob avoids the damage to the body.
Bob wants a takedown.
Junior Shnitkey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob takes a shot to the head.
Junior Shnitkey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Junior Shnitkey lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Junior Shnitkey cracks Bob with a big right hand and Bob goes down!

Bob is rocked!
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oh Bob is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior Shnitkey trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior Shnitkey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior Shnitkey with a nice head shot there.
Junior Shnitkey is looking to work some ground and pound but Bob has wrist control.
Junior Shnitkey 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Junior Shnitkey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bob seems to have got his legs back now.
Junior Shnitkey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior Shnitkey trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bob is looking for a triangle but Junior Shnitkey pushes his legs off easily.
Junior Shnitkey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junior Shnitkey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bob being controlled for a moment.
Junior Shnitkey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Junior Shnitkey . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey with the ground and pound but Bob regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Junior Shnitkey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Junior Shnitkey working Bob over with strikes.
Junior Shnitkey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Junior Shnitkey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bob with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Junior Shnitkey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Junior Shnitkey thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Junior Shnitkey there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
Ground and pound from Junior Shnitkey .
Bob avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Junior Shnitkey is looking to stall here but Bob recovers full guard.
Junior Shnitkey postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Junior Shnitkey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Junior Shnitkey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junior Shnitkey trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Junior Shnitkey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bob's head.
Bob being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior Shnitkey pushes down on Bob's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Junior Shnitkey misses with an uppercut
and Bob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Junior Shnitkey thinking.
Junior Shnitkey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior Shnitkey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Junior Shnitkey scores with a hook to the body. Bob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Junior Shnitkey lands a big shot that drops Bob! Can he finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior Shnitkey trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Junior Shnitkey loads up on a big left hand. Bob felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Junior Shnitkey looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bob can't hide his disappointment, as Junior Shnitkey celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey !