PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Jakovik (ranked 7466 p4p, 286 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 5853 p4p, 252 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Jakovik
vs
Shklyarskiy

164 cm
19
141 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

172 cm
16
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135)

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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Jakovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakovik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Shklyarskiy misses.
Jakovik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jakovik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a left hand but Jakovik moved out of range nicely.
Jakovik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shklyarskiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shklyarskiy throws an off balance right hand
and Jakovik counters with a leg kick.
Jakovik swinging wildly here.
Shklyarskiy takes a swing at Jakovik's ribcage but misses.
Jakovik wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shklyarskiy! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jakovik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jakovik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakovik looks to clinch
and Shklyarskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jakovik tries to clinch there but Shklyarskiy circles away.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight left.
James Jakovik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shklyarskiy misses with a looping left.
Jakovik digs a good body shot into Shklyarskiy's ribs.
Jakovik ducks under a wild hook from Shklyarskiy.
Jakovik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jakovik avoids the body shot from Shklyarskiy.
Jakovik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shklyarskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jakovik.
Jakovik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakovik scores with a nice right hand.
Jakovik takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like James Jakovik has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakovik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakovik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shklyarskiy swivels and escapes.
Shklyarskiy throws a looping overhand right but Jakovik ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakovik tries to clinch up but Shklyarskiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a left hand but Jakovik moved out of range nicely.
Jakovik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jakovik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jakovik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jakovik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shklyarskiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shklyarskiy lands with a shot to the body.
Jakovik misses with a leg kick
letting Shklyarskiy counter with a right hand.
Jakovik defending well as Shklyarskiy loads up on a big left hand.
As Shklyarskiy looks to move away, Jakovik throws a big counter combo but Shklyarskiy just gets out of the way.
Jakovik tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves away
and Jakovik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jakovik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jakovik tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shklyarskiy manages to circle out of the way.
Jakovik stuns Shklyarskiy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jakovik misses with a two punch combination.
Jakovik tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy is having none of it.
Shklyarskiy swings widly with a right hand
and Jakovik counters with a left to the body.
Jakovik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shklyarskiy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook. Jakovik ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight right.
Jakovik works Shklyarskiy's body with a nice hook.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shklyarskiy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jakovik closes the distance but Shklyarskiy moves to the side
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice uppercut.
Jakovik fails with a takedown attempt.
Jakovik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shklyarskiy manages to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jakovik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jakovik is looking to wear down Shklyarskiy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jakovik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jakovik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shklyarskiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jakovik lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Jakovik.
Shklyarskiy slips a jab and a cross from Jakovik.
Jakovik moves out of range of the strikes.
Shklyarskiy scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakovik tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Jakovik.
Shklyarskiy throws a looping overhand right but Jakovik ducks down to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jakovik tries to close the distance and clinch but Shklyarskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Shklyarskiy as Jakovik shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jakovik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakovik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shklyarskiy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jakovik is looking to clinch.
Jakovik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shklyarskiy.
Jakovik tries to close the distance and clinch but Shklyarskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakovik doesn't manage to clinch there - Shklyarskiy circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edmund Shklyarskiy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Jakovik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Jakovik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Shklyarskiy.
Jakovik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut
and Jakovik counters with a two punch combo.
Jakovik looks for a takedown but Shklyarskiy sprawls well.
Jakovik misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Shklyarskiy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jakovik moves in looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy pushes him off.
Jakovik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakovik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Shklyarskiy moves into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jakovik backwards.
Jakovik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shklyarskiy's elbow.
Shklyarskiy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jakovik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakovik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakovik is trying to stall.
Shklyarskiy pushes Jakovik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Jakovik has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Shklyarskiy blocks the elbow strike.
Shklyarskiy scores with a shot to the side of Jakovik's head.
Shklyarskiy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jakovik taking a breather.
Shklyarskiy lands a hook that snaps the head of Jakovik backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shklyarskiy digs a right hand into Jakovik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jakovik's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shklyarskiy.
Jakovik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shklyarskiy works on Jakovik's body with a couple of short punches.
Jakovik can't find room to land a body shot as Shklyarskiy controls the action.
Shklyarskiy lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shklyarskiy works on Jakovik's body with a couple of short punches.
Shklyarskiy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shklyarskiy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jakovik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shklyarskiy can turn it around.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shklyarskiy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shklyarskiy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jakovik looking to slow down the pace here.
Shklyarskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shklyarskiy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shklyarskiy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shklyarskiy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shklyarskiy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shklyarskiy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jakovik is looking to control Shklyarskiy's arms but Shklyarskiy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jakovik has his back to the cage.
Jakovik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jakovik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shklyarskiy gets through Jakovik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jakovik is rocked!
Shklyarskiy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jakovik backwards.
Oh Jakovik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shklyarskiy pushes Jakovik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jakovik or not.
Shklyarskiy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Shklyarskiy.
Jakovik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shklyarskiy's elbow.
Shklyarskiy lands a body shot.
Shklyarskiy is working Jakovik over against the cage.
Shklyarskiy lands with a right to the head.
Shklyarskiy lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy lands a body shot.
Shklyarskiy lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shklyarskiy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shklyarskiy lands with a right to the head.
Shklyarskiy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jakovik backwards.
Shklyarskiy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy works on Jakovik's body with a couple of short punches.
Shklyarskiy pushes Jakovik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shklyarskiy cracks Jakovik with a nice body shot.
Shklyarskiy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shklyarskiy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Shklyarskiy.
Edmund Shklyarskiy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shklyarskiy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jakovik to his knees! Shklyarskiy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmund Shklyarskiy!
An intense looking Edmund Shklyarskiy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Fuck inbred alt right'.