PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shackleford comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shackleford
vs
Arteta

184 cm
27
184 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

179 cm
26
179 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rusty Shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Arteta!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Arteta as Shackleford shoots in.
Shackleford scores with a jab.
Arteta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shackleford slips a jab from Arteta.
Arteta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shackleford misses with a head kick.
Arteta just misses with a punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shackleford tries a body shot but Arteta blocks it.
Arteta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arteta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arteta has a couple of punches blocked by Shackleford.
Arteta working aggressively here.
Arteta can't find room to land a body shot as Shackleford controls the action.
Shackleford blocks a body shot from Arteta.
Arteta pushes Shackleford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arteta misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shackleford gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Arteta keeping full guard, as Shackleford tries to pass.
Shackleford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arteta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shackleford won't allow Arteta to get back to his feet.
Shackleford stands and throws Arteta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Arteta is trying to control Shackleford's posture but Shackleford avoids it.
Shackleford wants to control but Arteta is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Shackleford seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shackleford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arteta keeps working.
Shackleford scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shackleford postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Arteta sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Arteta is not content to let Shackleford control the position.
Shackleford tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shackleford throwing strikes but Arteta manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Shackleford is trying to get back to half guard.
Shackleford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arteta tries to stand but Shackleford is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shackleford's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shackleford is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Arteta is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Shackleford is squirming around, avoiding Arteta's attempts to control the action.
Shackleford can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shackleford wants to hold on but Arteta pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shackleford is looking to improve his position but Arteta isn't that keen on the idea.
Shackleford slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Shackleford dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Arteta throws a right hand that misses
and Shackleford counters with a good, hard body kick but Arteta shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Shackleford.
Arteta throws an overhand right that lands on Shackleford's shoulder, as Shackleford tries to avoid the shot.
Arteta throws an overhand right that lands on Shackleford's shoulder, as Shackleford tries to avoid the shot.
Shackleford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arteta throws an overhand right that lands on Shackleford's shoulder, as Shackleford tries to avoid the shot.
Arteta throws a series of punches but Shackleford avoids them all with ease.
Shackleford misses with a body kick.
Shackleford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arteta.
Shackleford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arteta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rusty Shackleford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arteta misses with a hook. Shackleford ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Arteta as Shackleford shoots in.
Arteta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shackleford was well out of range. Poor timing from Arteta.
Arteta throws a right and a left that Shackleford avoids nicely.
Arteta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arteta misses with a body punch
and Shackleford counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shackleford closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arteta to the mat! Arteta manages to get full guard.
Arteta wants to stand and escape but Shackleford is having none of it.
Shackleford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shackleford wants to control from the top but Arteta keeps moving.
Arteta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shackleford is one step ahead there.
Shackleford throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta keeping moving, preventing Shackleford from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shackleford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arteta is keeping the position for now.
Shackleford advances position into side control!
Arteta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shackleford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arteta keeps working.
Shackleford is really struggling to control Arteta but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shackleford working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Arteta on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Arteta taking a bit of punishment here - Shackleford scoring with strikes.
Arteta is not content to let Shackleford control the position.
Shackleford controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteta regains half guard, as Shackleford was trying to land strikes.
Shackleford trying to mount his opponent but Arteta defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shackleford stops Arteta from getting back to his feet.
Shackleford wants to pass the guard but Arteta is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Shackleford dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Shackleford slips a jab and a cross from Arteta.
Arteta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shackleford lands a nice hook to Arteta's body. Arteta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arteta ducks right into an uppercut from Shackleford.

Shackleford shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shackleford is trying to control the action in half guard but Arteta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shackleford wants to pass the guard but Arteta is defending well.
Arteta is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford stalling away here and it's allowed Arteta to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Shackleford engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shackleford is standing up over Arteta. Arteta looks to escape but Shackleford dives into side control.
The strikes coming from Shackleford are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shackleford working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shackleford sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Arteta is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shackleford goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Arteta rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shackleford's guard! Nice work there by Arteta!
Shackleford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shackleford looking to control.
Shackleford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arteta's guard.
Shackleford pushes down on Arteta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shackleford stops Arteta from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arteta keeps working.
Shackleford is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arteta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Arteta is trying to stand up here but Shackleford is controlling him well.
Shackleford looks to land a strike but Arteta avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shackleford looking to pass the guard.
Shackleford scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford forces his way into half guard.
Shackleford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arteta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shackleford trying to control the pace.
Shackleford is trying to control. Arteta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diego Arteta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shackleford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Shackleford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shackleford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

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