PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Snead
vs
Shanks

192 cm
34
275 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

188 cm
28
252 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Snead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Shanks!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snead scores with a jab. Shanks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Snead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shanks.
Shanks tries to land a front kick but Snead steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab by Shanks.

Shanks clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shanks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shanks tries to throw a body punch but Snead avoids it by throwing Shanks back against the cage.
Snead taking a breather.
Shanks lands a right hand.
Snead using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snead missing with knees to the body.
Snead lands an elbow that stopped Shanks in his tracks for a moment.
Snead has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snead lands a good knee to the midsection. Shanks won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Snead.
Snead presses Shanks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shanks looks winded!
Snead tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snead trying to land knees to the body.
Shanks prevents a body shot from Snead.
Snead is working Shanks over against the cage.
Snead using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snead misses with a body punch.
Snead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shanks letting Snead take a breather here.
We've been informed that Shanks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shanks tries a body shot but Snead blocks it.
Snead lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Mickey Shanks has been cut.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shanks avoiding damage as Snead throws knees to the body.
Shanks throws a head punch that misses.
Shanks lands with a right to the head.
Shanks tries a body shot but Snead blocks it.
Snead blocks a body shot from Shanks.
Snead landing knees to the body.
Shanks prevents a body shot from Snead.
Snead tries to land knees in the clinch but Shanks avoids the damage to the body.
Snead using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shanks's elbow.
Snead unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shanks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shanks takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snead slows down the pace here.
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!
Shanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Snead.
Nice elbow from Snead.
Shanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snead.
Snead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snead is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Snead is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shanks is defending well for now.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snead looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sneads head.
Snead prevents a body shot from Shanks.
Shanks misses with a punch on the inside.
Shanks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shanks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snead lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shanks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snead's elbow.

Snead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snead takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shanks looks to land a right hand but Snead moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snead looks to land a combination but Shanks avoids it well.
A head kick from Snead lands but Shanks takes it in his stride.
Shanks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snead in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Snead.
It looked like Snead wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snead bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shanks scoring well with a low kick there.
Shanks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snead throws the left hand but Shanks avoids the punch easily.
Shanks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snead throws a body shot but no joy.

Shanks closes the distance and clinches.
Shanks is looking to control Snead's arms but Snead gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shanks has his back to the cage.
Snead missing with knees to the body.
Shanks managing to block the knees to the body from Snead.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Snead controls his hands.
Snead throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snead is looking to control Shanks's arms but Shanks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snead has his back to the cage.
Shanks tries to throw a body punch but Snead avoids it by throwing Shanks back against the cage.
Snead tries to throw a body punch but Shanks avoids it by throwing Snead back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Snead dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Shanks's cut.
That's time! Snead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Snead throws a body punch but Shanks moves out of range.
Sam Snead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shanks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snead's sensitive parts.
Snead swings for the body but Shanks moves out of range.
Shanks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shanks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snead getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Snead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shanks.

Snead sends Shanks crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Snead is motioning to the referee to let Shanks up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Shanks is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snead.
Shanks is still on wobbly legs! Can Snead finish him?
Shanks throws a body shot but no joy.
Shanks seems to have recovered his senses.
Shanks lands with a cross.

Snead drops Shanks with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shanks looks back up at him and smiles so Snead waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Snead ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Shanks out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Snead!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sam Snead made sure he mentioned Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 200$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.