PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackelford (ranked 3186 p4p, 294 weight class) and Fedor Petrov (ranked 4791 p4p, 382 weight class). Shackelford's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boomhauer - Dust in the Wind. Petrov has chosen They want too see me fall as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shackelford
vs
Petrov

195 cm
25
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Shackelford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Petrov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shackelford. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Shackelford counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Shackelford instigates a clinch.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Shackelford.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shackelford.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Shackelford on the inside.
Petrov is trying to push Shackelford away but Shackelford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shackelford throws an elbow that misses.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Shackelford is controlling the position.
Shackelford taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shackelford lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Shackelford.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Shackelford is controlling the position.
Shackelford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Shackelford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackelford pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Shackelford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shackelford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shackelford prevents Petrov from breaking the clinch.
Shackelford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrov's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Shackelford.
Shackelford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shackelford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Shackelford lands with a right to the head.
Shackelford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shackelford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shackelford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Shackelford as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Shackelford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shackelford lands an elbow just above Petrov 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
Good body shot from Shackelford.
Shackelford digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Shackelford.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Shackelford has him pressed against the cage.
Shackelford lands an elbow just above Petrov 's eye.
Shackelford works on Petrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Shackelford lands a left hand.
Shackelford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrov.
Shackelford lands a body punch.
Shackelford stalls.
Shackelford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Shackelford lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shackelford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shackelford leaning against his opponent.
Shackelford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Shackelford.
Shackelford pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Shackelford is controlling the position.
Shackelford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shackelford lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Fedor Petrov has been cut.
Nice body punch from Shackelford - that landed with a thud.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shackelford lands a body punch.
Petrov tries to break the clinch but Shackelford is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Shackelford.
A right hand to the body from Shackelford.
Petrov tries to circle away but Shackelford has him pinned against the cage.
Shackelford lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Shackelford won't allow it.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shackelford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shackelford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Shackelford.
Petrov looks winded!
A hook to the body from Shackelford.
Petrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shackelford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shackelford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Shackelford stalling against the cage.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Shackelford keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Shackelford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Petrov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Petrov clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Shackelford.
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
Shackelford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Shackelford lands a body shot.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shackelford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petrov's brow.
Shackelford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shackelford is pushing Petrov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rusty Shackelford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shackelford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford is stalling here.
Shackelford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackelford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrov.
Shackelford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
A shot in the inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Shackelford.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shackelford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shackelford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shackelford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrov is trying to push Shackelford away but Shackelford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shackelford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shackelford lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Shackelford to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shackelford is working Petrov over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shackelford has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Shackelford scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
Shackelford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shackelford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Shackelford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shackelford.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
Nice elbow from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shackelford.
Shackelford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shackelford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shackelford.
Shackelford slowing the pace effectively.
Shackelford lands a right hand.
Shackelford works on Petrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Shackelford slows down the pace here.
Shackelford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Fedor Petrov's cut even more.
Shackelford effectively controlling the action here.
Shackelford lands an elbow that stopped Petrov in his tracks for a moment.
Shackelford digs a right hand underneath Petrov's ribcage. Petrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shackelford lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Shackelford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Shackelford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shackelford is working Petrov over against the cage.
Shackelford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Shackelford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shackelford is pushing Petrov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shackelford lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Shackelford on the inside.
Petrov takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shackelford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shackelford lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shackelford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Shackelford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Shackelford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Petrov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Shackelford just misses with a punch to the body.
Shackelford misses with a wild body shot.
Shackelford lands a lovely overhand right.
Shackelford seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shackelford throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Shackelford slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Shackelford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shackelford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Shackelford.
Petrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.

Shackelford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shackelford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petrov's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shackelford.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shackelford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov can't break the clinch.
Shackelford is pushing Petrov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shackelford slowing the pace effectively.
Shackelford lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a shot to the body.

Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shackelford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rusty Shackelford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shackelford has closed the distance and engaged Petrov in a clinch.
Shackelford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Shackelford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shackelford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Petrov up against the cage.
Shackelford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shackelford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shackelford lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov can't break the clinch.
Shackelford lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
Shackelford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shackelford works on Petrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Shackelford lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shackelford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shackelford digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Shackelford lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Shackelford.
Nice elbow from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shackelford lands a body shot.
Shackelford lands a shoulder strike.
Shackelford lands with a short shot to the head.
Shackelford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shackelford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shackelford pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shackelford lands with a left to the head.
Petrov is trying to force a seperation but Shackelford has the dominant position.
Shackelford lands a right hand.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Shackelford keeps him there for the moment.
Shackelford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrov.
Shackelford lands a body shot.
Shackelford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petrov's defenses.
Shackelford lands with a short shot to the head.
Shackelford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shackelford scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shackelford.

The cut above Fedor Petrov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A body shot lands from Shackelford.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shackelford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shackelford scores with a hook to the body.
Fedor Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rusty Shackelford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shackelford.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Shackelford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shackelford 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Shackelford!
Rusty Shackelford thanked the fans post fight for their support.