PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Two (ranked 5467 p4p, 435 weight class) and Rusty Shackelford (ranked 4130 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Two
vs
Shackelford

200 cm
25
259 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Shackelford!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackelford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Shackelford instigates a clinch.
Two blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shackelford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shackelford lands with a left to the head.
Two goes for a takedown attempt but Shackelford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Two tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shackelford lands a jab to the head.
Shackelford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Shackelford.
Shackelford misses with a few strikes there.

Shackelford moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shackelford lands a left hand.
Shackelford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Two is breathing heavily.
Shackelford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Two wants to get back to striking at distance but Shackelford won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shackelford.
Shackelford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackelford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Two wants a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Shackelford as the two fighters clinch.
Shackelford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shackelford scores with a shot to the side of Two's head.
Shackelford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shackelford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shackelford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Two is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shackelford scores with a shoulder strike.
Two blocks an elbow strike.
Shackelford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shackelford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shackelford lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shackelford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shackelford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shackelford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Shackelford.
Shackelford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Twos head.
Shackelford taking a breather.
Shackelford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Two or not.
Shackelford lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Two is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shackelford to keep the fight standing.
Shackelford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shackelford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shackelford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shackelford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford lands with a light punch inside.
Two blocks an elbow strike from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands with a light punch inside.
Shackelford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Two avoids the elbow strike from Shackelford, against the cage.
A short left from Shackelford.

Two is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shackelford.
Oh Two is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shackelford lands a right hand.
Shackelford lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Two to his knees! Shackelford keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Shackelford!