PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1094 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 159 p4p, 168 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Wife
vs
Skurwysynowski

190 cm
20
215
6 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
205
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Wife.
Wife misses with a wild combination.
Skurwysynowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wife throws the left hand but Skurwysynowski avoids the punch easily.
Wife throws out a loose jab but Skurwysynowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skurwysynowski takes a swing at Wife's ribcage but misses.
Skurwysynowski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Wife gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski pushes Wife back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski blocks an uppercut.
Wife misses with the head strike.
Wife blocks an uppercut.
Wife scores with a shot to the side of Skurwysynowski's head.
Skurwysynowski tries to work over Wife's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Skurwysynowski - that landed with a thud.
Skurwysynowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skurwysynowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skurwysynowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wife tries a body shot but Skurwysynowski blocks it.
Wife lands a right hand.
Wife pushes Skurwysynowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skurwysynowski tries to work over Wife's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wife working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife lands a right hand.
Skurwysynowski blocks an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski tries a body shot but Wife blocks it.
Skurwysynowski lands a left hand.
Wife goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wife can't find room to land a body shot as Skurwysynowski controls the action.
Wife misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skurwysynowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wife.
Skurwysynowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wife can't get the takedown.
Wife lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wife lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wife's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wife pushes Skurwysynowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wife takes a shot to the head.
Skurwysynowski pushes Wife back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wife lands a shoulder strike.
Wife blocks a body shot from Skurwysynowski.
Wife lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wife throws a head punch that misses.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski gets underhooks to prevent Wife's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skurwysynowski.
Wife misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski lands a left hand.
Skurwysynowski scores with a shot to the side of Wife's head.
Skurwysynowski pushes Wife back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wife swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skurwysynowski is pressed up against the cage. Wife has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skurwysynowski down to the mat. Skurwysynowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Third Wife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skurwysynowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wife.
Skurwysynowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Skurwysynowski digs a good hook to Wife's body.
Skurwysynowski throws a nice looking combination but Wife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skurwysynowski defending well as Wife loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wife throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wife looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wife throws a shot from downtown. Skurwysynowski moves away and avoids it.
As Wife backs off Skurwysynowski throws a huge counter combo but Wife manages to avoid it all.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Skurwysynowski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wife is looking to clinch.
Wife is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skurwysynowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wife fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skurwysynowski takes one to the chin there.
Wife slips under a jab.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Skurwysynowski counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wife! Skurwysynowski lets Wife back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Skurwysynowski lands a big uppercut and Wife crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wife looks OK. Skurwysynowski waves Wife back to his feet!

Wife is rocked!
Skurwysynowski fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Wife out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
Vladimir Skurwysynowski is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Vladimir Skurwysynowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.