PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's a fight!!. Borislav Vovchanchyn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Skrumbo
vs
Vovchanchyn

180 cm
33
146 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

171 cm
36
146 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Hellbent
Bullet Proof System

Hellbent
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borislav Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Skrumbo moved out of range.
Skrumbo throws a hook to the side of Vovchanchyn's head but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo scores with a leg kick.
Skrumbo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skrumbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vovchanchyn throws out the jab.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vovchanchyn slips a jab from Skrumbo .
Nice straight punches there by Vovchanchyn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but Skrumbo avoids it well.
It looked like Skrumbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skrumbo counters with an outside leg kick.
Skrumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Skrumbo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vovchanchyn checks a leg kick.
Skrumbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vovchanchyn in his tracks.
Da Skrumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skrumbo .
Skrumbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vovchanchyn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Skrumbo blocks it.
Skrumbo is looking to counter punch.
Vovchanchyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skrumbo lands with a good body shot.
Vovchanchyn swinging wildly here.
Vovchanchyn tries for a takedown but Skrumbo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skrumbo 's head.
Vovchanchyn avoids the body shot from Skrumbo .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrumbo tries to score with a low kick but Vovchanchyn moves his leg out of the way.
Skrumbo looks to land a right hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
A big right from Skrumbo misses.
Skrumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn missing with a left hand there. Skrumbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skrumbo lands with a straight right. Vovchanchyn didn't see that one coming.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Skrumbo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Skrumbo throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Vovchanchyn slips the punch.
Vovchanchyn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Skrumbo scores with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab. Skrumbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, jab by Vovchanchyn - just one landing.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn cracks Skrumbo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Vovchanchyn. Those never looked like landing.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skrumbo tries to avoid it but Vovchanchyn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skrumbo to the ground. Skrumbo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
That kick from Skrumbo tenderised Vovchanchyn's leg. Vovchanchyn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vovchanchyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand.
Skrumbo 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vovchanchyn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skrumbo scrambles back to his feet.
Skrumbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vovchanchyn! But no joy.
Skrumbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Skrumbo tried to counter with a leg kick but Vovchanchyn avoided it.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of strikes that have Skrumbo backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Skrumbo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
Vovchanchyn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Borislav Vovchanchyn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skrumbo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vovchanchyn to score with a decent uppercut.
Vovchanchyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Skrumbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
Vovchanchyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skrumbo circles away quickly and effectively.
Skrumbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skrumbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Skrumbo .
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
As Vovchanchyn backs away, Skrumbo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vovchanchyn punishes Skrumbo 's body with a nice straight punch.
Vovchanchyn slips a straight right by Skrumbo .
Vovchanchyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but Skrumbo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Skrumbo lands with an uppercut that bounces Vovchanchyn off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Borislav Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Borislav Vovchanchyn'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.

Skrumbo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Skrumbo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skrumbo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Skrumbo throws a good cross that connects.
Vovchanchyn blocks the body kick.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vovchanchyn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Borislav Vovchanchyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Vovchanchyn finds it's target.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination. Skrumbo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Skrumbo cracks Vovchanchyn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borislav Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Skrumbo finds it's target.

Vovchanchyn is rocked!
Skrumbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vovchanchyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Skrumbo finish him?
Good leg kick by Skrumbo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skrumbo takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.
Skrumbo stuns Vovchanchyn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vovchanchyn seems to have recovered his senses.
Vovchanchyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skrumbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skrumbo takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
Skrumbo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vovchanchyn digs a good body shot into Skrumbo 's ribs.
Vovchanchyn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skrumbo swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Skrumbo saw that one coming.
Skrumbo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skrumbo misses the jab.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range as Skrumbo throws a body kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Skrumbo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vovchanchyn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Skrumbo blocks a jab.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovchanchyn is just out of range.
Good exchange - Vovchanchyn coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn with a poor takedown
and Skrumbo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vovchanchyn's knee momentarily.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut. Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skrumbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vovchanchyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Skrumbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skrumbo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vovchanchyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skrumbo counters with a nice body shot.
Skrumbo defending well as Vovchanchyn loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Skrumbo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn dips to his left and cracks Skrumbo with an uppercut!
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that misses
and Skrumbo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skrumbo misses with a hook.
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skrumbo .
Vovchanchyn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Skrumbo with a body shot.
Skrumbo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vovchanchyn throws a right and a left that Skrumbo avoids nicely.
Skrumbo lands an overhand right.
Skrumbo throws out a powerful jab.
Skrumbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
Vovchanchyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skrumbo lands a nice shot that snaps Vovchanchyn's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Skrumbo slams his shin into Vovchanchyn's torso.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vovchanchyn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination. Skrumbo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Skrumbo avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skrumbo , as that shot connected.
Skrumbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borislav Vovchanchyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Skrumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Vovchanchyn misses
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand.
Skrumbo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Vovchanchyn to the canvas! Vovchanchyn doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Skrumbo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Da Skrumbo !
During a confident post fight interview, Da Skrumbo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.