PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cocaine (ranked 672 p4p, 95 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 1200 p4p, 170 weight class). Cocaine comes to the cage accompanied by Nothing To Lose. Shankoli has chosen Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva as his entrance music. Ravi Shankoli acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cocaine
vs
Shankoli

192 cm
33
205 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

187 cm
41
204 lbs
57 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Cocaine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 57 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cocaine misses with an uppercut.
Cocaine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cocaine thumps Shankoli with a low kick.
Cocaine throws a leg kick but Shankoli sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shankoli! But no joy.
Cocaine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shankoli. That did some damage!
Cocaine lands with a kick to the temple. Shankoli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice leg kick lands there from Cocaine.
Cocaine throws a leg kick
enabling Shankoli to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Johnny Cocaine has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cocaine rushes Shankoli and presses him up against the cage.
Cocaine throws a punch but it's blocked by Shankoli.
Cocaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cocaine has a couple of punches blocked by Shankoli.
Cocaine scores with a shot to the side of Shankoli's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shankoli breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocaine throws a big shot that misses.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Cocaine avoids it with no problem.
Cocaine misses with an uppercut.
Cocaine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cocaine scores with a jab to the head.
Cocaine wants to clinch up but Shankoli keeps it at a distance.
Cocaine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shankoli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cocaine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shankoli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cocaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cocaine tries to close the distance and clinch but Shankoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shankoli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shankoli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shankoli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnny Cocaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cocaine scores with a nice right hand.

Cocaine clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cocaine throws a head punch that misses.
Cocaine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shankoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cocaine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shankoli's efforts to push away.
Shankoli lands with a light punch inside.
Cocaine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cocaine misses with a body punch.
Cocaine blocks an uppercut.
Cocaine is working Shankoli over against the cage.
Shankoli misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cocaine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine digs a right hand underneath Shankoli's ribcage. Shankoli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shankoli is trying to break the clinch but Cocaine has him pressed against the cage.
Shankoli misses with a punch to the body.
Cocaine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shankoli's elbow.
Cocaine lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Cocaine.
Shankoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cocaine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shankoli's elbow.
Cocaine lands a left hand.
Cocaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cocaine lands a nice uppercut.

Shankoli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cocaine feints and then cracks Shankoli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shankoli down.
Cocaine throws a leg kick which misses Shankoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Shankoli tries to avoid it.
Cocaine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shankoli. That did some damage!
A jab from Cocaine does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Cocaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shankoli.
Shankoli steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shankoli needs to keep his hands up - Cocaine had a free shot at his head there.
Shankoli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cocaine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shankoli scrambles back to his feet.
Shankoli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cocaine lands with a kick to the temple. Shankoli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cocaine throws a body kick that misses.
Cocaine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Cocaine avoids it with no problem.
Shankoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cocaine.
Shankoli throws a counter combo.
Cocaine cracks a nice hook into Shankoli's ribs.
Cocaine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shankoli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cocaine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cocaine lands with a nice body punch.
Cocaine connects with a looping right hand.
Cocaine lands a nice hook to Shankoli's body. Shankoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cocaine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shankoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good shot there by Cocaine.
Cocaine dips to his left and cracks Shankoli with an uppercut!
Cocaine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shankoli can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Shankoli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cocaine to score with a decent uppercut.
Cocaine tests Shankoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cocaine tries to clinch up but Shankoli circles away and keeps his distance.
Shankoli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocaine scores with a hook.
Cocaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Shankoli circles away.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Cocaine avoids it with no problem.
Cocaine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cocaine cracks the inside of Shankoli's front leg.
Cocaine throws a looping overhand right but Shankoli ducks down to avoid it.
Cocaine scoring well with a low kick there.
Cocaine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cocaine lands a jab to Shankoli's midsection.
Cocaine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shankoli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cocaine misses.
Shankoli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cocaine.
Cocaine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shankoli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Shankoli misses.
Johnny Cocaine is winning the standup battle so far.
Shankoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cocaine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cocaine lands a nice shot that snaps Shankoli's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cocaine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cocaine pushes Shankoli up against the cage in a clinch.
Cocaine lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cocaine.

Shankoli breaks from the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cocaine - that will leave a mark!
Cocaine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cocaine scores with a jab.
Cocaine throws a body kick that misses
and Shankoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cocaine thinking.
Cocaine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shankoli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cocaine connects with a jab.

Cocaine rushes Shankoli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shankoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Cocaine.
Shankoli working hard to break the clinch.
Shankoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cocaine.
Shankoli is breathing heavily.
Shankoli prevents a body shot from Cocaine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shankoli misses with a body punch.
Cocaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cocaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cocaine managing to block the knees to the body from Shankoli.
Johnny Cocaine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cocaine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cocaine misses with some punches.
Cocaine misses with some punches.
Shankoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shankoli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shankoli.
A right hand to the body from Cocaine.
Cocaine lands with a right to the head.
Shankoli misses with a short punch on the inside.

Shankoli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cocaine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shankoli's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cocaine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine'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.

Shankoli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cocaine.
Shankoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shankoli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cocaine lands a right hook to the body.
Cocaine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cocaine cracks Shankoli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shankoli moves out of range as Cocaine throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cocaine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cocaine takes a shot to the head.
Cocaine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shankoli's elbow.

Cocaine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocaine with a jab.
Cocaine moves in looking to clinch but Shankoli pushes him off.
Shankoli thinks about the counter body kick.
Cocaine dips to his left and cracks Shankoli with an uppercut!
Shankoli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Cocaine moves into the clinch.

Shankoli manages to break the clinch.
Shankoli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cocaine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Cocaine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shankoli, pushing him back against the cage.
Shankoli blocks a body shot from Cocaine.
Shankoli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cocaine tries to throw a body punch but Shankoli avoids it by throwing Cocaine back against the cage.
Cocaine misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cocaine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cocaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cocaine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cocaine lands with a light punch inside.
Cocaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cocaine misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cocaine lands a nice hook to Shankoli's body. Shankoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cocaine lands a glancing blow to the side of Shankoli's head.
Cocaine connects with a looping right hand.
Cocaine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cocaine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shankoli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shankoli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cocaine lands a head kick. Shankoli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cocaine connects with a leg kick. Shankoli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cocaine is looking to clinch.
Cocaine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cocaine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cocaine.
A lazy left from Cocaine finds it's target.
Cocaine tries to close the distance and clinch but Shankoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shankoli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cocaine with a body shot.
Cocaine throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cocaine misses with a body shot.

Cocaine takes the fight into the clinch.
Cocaine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cocaine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cocaine tries to work over Shankoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cocaine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cocaine fails to land.
Cocaine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cocaine misses with a body punch.
Cocaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cocaine.
Cocaine scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cocaine clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine'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.

Cocaine lands with an uppercut that bounces Shankoli off the cage and back into range.
Cocaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Shankoli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cocaine tries to clinch there but Shankoli circles away.
Shankoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cocaine lands a front kick.

Shankoli gets tackled into the cage by Cocaine. Cocaine maintains the clinch.
Shankoli looking to throw knees to the head but Cocaine is blocking nicely.
Shankoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shankoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Shankoli blocking some punches.

Shankoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cocaine throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shankoli tries to keep at a distance but Cocaine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shankoli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cocaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cocaine struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
Good body shot from Cocaine.
Shankoli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cocaine digs a right hand underneath Shankoli's ribcage. Shankoli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Cocaine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shankoli is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shankoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cocaine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cocaine lands a shoulder strike.
Cocaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shankoli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cocaine is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine misses with some punches.
Shankoli prevents a body shot from Cocaine.
Shankoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cocaine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shankoli is trying to break free.
Cocaine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shankoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cocaine lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cocaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cocaine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shankoli's elbow.
Cocaine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shankoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cocaine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine scores with a sloppy right hand. Shankoli should have avoided that one.
Cocaine lands with a cross.
Cocaine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Cocaine clinches with his opponent.
Shankoli lands a shoulder strike.
Cocaine managing to block the knees to the body from Shankoli.
Cocaine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cocaine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cocaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cocaine misses with a punch to the body.
Cocaine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cocaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Shankoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cocaine throws a punch but it's blocked by Shankoli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cocaine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cocaine misses with a body punch.
Shankoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cocaine misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Cocaine.
A right hook to the body lands for Cocaine.
Cocaine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shankoli takes a shot to the head.
Cocaine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shankoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shankoli takes a shot to the head.
Shankoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cocaine.

Shankoli is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cocaine had his way with Ravi Shankoli in that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cocaine rushes Shankoli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cocaine struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
Cocaine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shankoli blocks a body shot from Cocaine.
Shankoli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cocaine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shankoli's elbow.
Cocaine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shankoli's efforts to push away.
Shankoli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cocaine is defending well for now.
Cocaine misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cocaine tries to throw a body punch but Shankoli avoids it by throwing Cocaine back against the cage.
Cocaine scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cocaine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cocaine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shankoli backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cocaine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shankoli blocking some punches.

Shankoli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cocaine digs a good hook to Shankoli's body.
Shankoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shankoli shapes to counter with a head kick.
Shankoli walks into a jab.
Cocaine throws a shot from downtown. Shankoli moves away and avoids it.
Shankoli throws a counter combo.
Shankoli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cocaine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cocaine.
Cocaine throws a shot from downtown. Shankoli moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankoli.
Cocaine scores with a jab.

Cocaine drives through and clinches with Shankoli against the cage.
Ravi Shankoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shankoli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cocaine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shankoli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cocaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cocaine lands with a left to the head.

Shankoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cocaine thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Shankoli misses.
Cocaine misses with a kick to the body.
Shankoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cocaine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shankoli. Shankoli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cocaine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankoli is just out of range.
Cocaine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shankoli on the side of the head.
Cocaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cocaine cracks Shankoli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Shankoli gets tackled into the cage by Cocaine. Cocaine maintains the clinch.
Shankoli lands with a short shot to the head.
Shankoli lands with a right to the head.
Cocaine has a couple of punches blocked by Shankoli.
Cocaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Shankoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shankoli tries to land knees in the clinch but Cocaine avoids the damage to the body.
Shankoli prevents a body shot from Cocaine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cocaine manages to break the clinch.
Shankoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cocaine.
Cocaine scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cocaine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Cocaine catches Shankoli right on the button with a cross.
Cocaine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cocaine misses with a right hand
and Shankoli counters with a left to the body.
Cocaine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnny Cocaine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cocaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Shankoli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cocaine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cocaine 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cocaine!
Johnny Cocaine retains his light heavyweight title!
Johnny Cocaine 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.
Ravi Shankoli spoke after the fight, saying 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.