PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andri Agustsson (ranked 6218 p4p, 4798 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 556 p4p, 479 weight class). Shakes has chosen About the Money- T.I. as his entrance music. Andri Agustsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Agustsson
vs
Shakes

182 cm
18
163
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
157
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition
METTLE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andri Agustsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shakes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shakes landing knees to the head.

It looks like Andri Agustsson has been cut.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Shakes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Agustsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Agustsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Shakes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Agustsson is rocked!
Shakes crunches a lovely knee into Agustsson's ribcage.
Agustsson is breathing heavily.
Agustsson takes an elbow to the temple.

Andri Agustsson's cut is getting worse.
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!
Agustsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Agustsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shakes working Agustsson over with knees to the body.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Agustsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Shakes drops Agustsson with a big knee straight up the middle! Agustsson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Shakes has Agustsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Shakes lands a good knee to the midsection. Agustsson won't want to take too many of those.
Shakes scores with a knee to the head.

Andri Agustsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shakes obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes has Agustsson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Agustsson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Shakes - that's hurt Agustsson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Agustsson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Agustsson doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marcus Shakes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Shakes made sure he mentioned METTLE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.