PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackelford (ranked 1790 p4p, 187 weight class) and Rio Silva (ranked 1413 p4p, 162 weight class). Shackelford's entrance music is Boomhauer - Dust in the Wind. A fine choice. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shackelford
vs
Silva

195 cm
26
225 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
255 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Paradise Health and Nutrition

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Urban Fighter

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rusty Shackelford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackelford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shackelford wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shackelford throws a shot to the body.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shackelford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shackelford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rusty Shackelford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Silva.
Shackelford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackelford fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Silva shoots and misses
letting Shackelford counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shackelford!

It looks like Rio Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shackelford scores with a jab.
Shackelford looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shackelford lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Shackelford rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shackelford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackelford misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shackelford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shackelford prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shackelford.
Shackelford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva looks winded!
Shackelford lands a shoulder strike.
Shackelford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Shackelford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shackelford works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Shackelford cracks Silva with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands an uppercut.
Shackelford prevents the takedown attempt.
Shackelford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shackelford scores with a shoulder strike.
Shackelford scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Shackelford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shackelford lands a shoulder strike.
Shackelford works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Shackelford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shackelford lands a body punch.
Shackelford scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That has opened up Rio Silva's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Shackelford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shackelford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Shackelford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shackelford lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
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.
Good body shot from Shackelford.
Shackelford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shackelford lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a shot to the body.
Shackelford lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shackelford.

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 is working Silva over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shackelford.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shackelford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Shackelford lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Shackelford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Shackelford pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Silva is rocked!

Rio Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shackelford scores with a hook to the body.
Shackelford lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shackelford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Shackelford.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Shackelford finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shackelford lands a nice uppercut.
Shackelford is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shackelford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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 Rio Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shackelford lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rusty Shackelford!
An out of breath Rusty Shackelford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.