PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusty Shackleford looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Shackleford
vs
Brock

184 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Brock!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford keeps the fight on the outside.
Brock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Shackleford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brock wants to stall.
Shackleford looking to slow down the pace here.
Brock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Shackleford successfully pulls guard.
Brock stopping the sweep attempt from Shackleford.

Shackleford is looking for a triangle but Brock pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shackleford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shackleford has a closed guard, preventing Brock from standing up.
Brock wants to control from the top but Shackleford keeps moving.
Brock is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Shackleford working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brock has passed into half guard!
Shackleford is breathing heavily.
Shackleford has a hand on Brock's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brock takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Shackleford is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock tries to control but Shackleford wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shackleford kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Despite being in the dominant position, Matthew Brock just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shackleford swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Shackleford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brock closes the distance but Shackleford moves to the side

and Shackleford counters with a takedown into side control.
Shackleford prevents Brock from escaping the position.
Shackleford landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Shackleford stands up and beckons Brock to his feet.
Brock doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Shackleford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brock tries a knee to the head but Shackleford blocks it.
Brock misses with a knee strike.
Brock looking to throw knees to the head but Shackleford is blocking nicely.
Brock looking to throw knees to the head but Shackleford is blocking nicely.
Brock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brock misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Shackleford gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brock regains guard.
Brock is looking to stand up but Shackleford isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shackleford decides to stand up.
Brock wants to clinch but Shackleford slips to the side
and Shackleford counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brock closes the distance looking to clinch

and Shackleford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shackleford trying to land knees to the body.
Shackleford lands a nice knee to the body.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Shackleford blocks with his arms.
Brock avoiding damage as Shackleford throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shackleford.

Shackleford gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Shackleford gets to his feet. Brock looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shackleford instigates a clinch.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Shackleford blocks with his arms.
Brock misses with a knee to the head.

Shackleford manages to break the clinch.
Brock closes the distance but Shackleford moves to the side

and Shackleford counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shackleford.
Shackleford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Shackleford drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shackleford has Brock in his guard.
Brock trying to control but Shackleford is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shackleford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shackleford has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brock has passed into side control.
Brock trying to control the action but Shackleford is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Brock decides to stand back up. Brock steps back and let's Shackleford get back to his feet.
Brock wants to clinch

and Shackleford counters with a takedown into side control.
Brock wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Shackleford decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brock to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Shackleford dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Shackleford throws a right hand that Brock ducks under and follows up with a left that Brock also avoids with ease.
Brock closes the distance but Shackleford moves to the side

and Shackleford counters by moving into the clinch.
Brock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brock tries a knee to the head but Shackleford blocks it.

Shackleford drags the fight down to the ground.

Shackleford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brock won't allow Shackleford to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shackleford tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock wants to stand but Shackleford has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shackleford gets back to half guard.
Brock prevents Shackleford from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shackleford is working hard here to advance position.
Rusty Shackleford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shackleford gets full guard.
Shackleford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brock is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford looking for a sweep. Not yet Shackleford, not yet.
Shackleford keeping moving, preventing Brock from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Shackleford fails with an attempt to clinch.

Shackleford shoots in and bounces Brock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brock trying to control the position.
Shackleford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shackleford slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shackleford throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Matthew Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Shackleford looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brock tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Shackleford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shackleford 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Shackleford!