PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Shackelford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shackelford comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Airplanes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oscar King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

King
vs
Shackelford

190 cm
23
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Shackelford!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shackelford scores with a leg kick.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King takes a swing at Shackelford's ribcage but misses.
Shackelford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shackelford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shackelford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shackelford misses the shot to the body.
Shackelford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shackelford blocks a head kick by King.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shackelford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shackelford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
Shackelford is looking to clinch.
Shackelford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Shackelford throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Shackelford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a head kick that misses.

King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shackelford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shackelford looking for a sweep. Not yet Shackelford, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackelford punching to the body, from the bottom.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
King is breathing heavily.
King won't allow Shackelford to sweep him here.
Shackelford keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Shackelford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
Shackelford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Shackelford uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shackelford counters with a straight right hand.
King on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rusty Shackelford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shackelford.
King walks into a straight right hand from Shackelford.
King throws a leg kick but Shackelford checks it.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shackelford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shackelford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shackelford doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Shackelford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rusty Shackelford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shackelford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shackelford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Shackelford.
Shackelford throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Shackelford throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford misses with a double jab
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Shackelford tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Shackelford is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Shackelford counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Shackelford thumps King with a low kick.
Shackelford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shackelford misses with the combination.
Shackelford moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Shackelford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shackelford misses with a two punch combination.

Shackelford instigates a clinch.
Shackelford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shackelford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oscar King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Shackelford.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shackelford has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from King on the inside.
Shackelford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
Shackelford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shackelford tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shackelford throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shackelford ducks under a wild hook from King.
Shackelford scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Shackelford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shackelford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shackelford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shackelford tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shackelford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shackelford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oscar King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King throws a series of strikes that have Shackelford backpedaling.
Shackelford throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Shackelford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shackelford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rusty Shackelford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shackelford misses with a hook.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shackelford misses with a combination
and King counters with a left to the body.
Shackelford misses with a double jab

and King counters with a nice double leg into guard.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackelford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King won't allow Shackelford to pass to mount.
King is trying to stand back up but Shackelford is controlling him
Shackelford controlling the action here.
Shackelford is looking to advance position but King won't allow it.
Shackelford is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shackelford prevents King from standing back up.
King is not content to let Shackelford control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shackelford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King defending well as Shackelford loads up on a big left hand.
Shackelford misses with a looping right.
Shackelford throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Shackelford.
Shackelford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shackelford delivers a nice body kick.
Shackelford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shackelford throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shackelford.
Shackelford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by King.
Shackelford tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King slips a straight right by Shackelford.
King moves away from the strike by Shackelford.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Shackelford misses with the combination.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a nice body kick.
King lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford misses with a combination
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shackelford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shackelford connects with a solid leg kick.
Shackelford throws a combination that misses
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shackelford looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King looks to land a combination. Shackelford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shackelford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shackelford slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shackelford throws a left and a right that both miss
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shackelford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar King dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shackelford is looking to clinch.
Shackelford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shackelford tries to clinch up.
King throws a series of punches but Shackelford moves out of range.

Shackelford moves into the clinch.
Shackelford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
King gets underhooks to prevent Shackelford's takedown attempt.
Shackelford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oscar King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Shackelford.
King tries to circle away but Shackelford has him pinned against the cage.
King leaning his opponent against the cage.

King works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shackelford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
Shackelford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shackelford gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Shackelford counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
Shackelford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Shackelford misses.
A right-left combo lands from Shackelford.
Shackelford wants to clinch.
A head kick by King misses
and Shackelford counters with a left and a right that stings King.
Shackelford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shackelford misses with a wild combination.
A solid body kick from Shackelford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a high kick.
Shackelford misses with a jab to the body

and King counters with a shoot takedown. Shackelford fights it but they end up in guard.
Shackelford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
Shackelford wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
King is wriggling around but Shackelford manages to pass to half guard.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Shackelford is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Shackelford stands up out of the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shackelford throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King looks to land a combination. Shackelford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shackelford.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
King tries to clinch but Shackelford moves out of range.
Shackelford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shackelford thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shackelford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
Shackelford falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shackelford tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shackelford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford swinging wildly here.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
Shackelford misses with a straight right.
Shackelford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shackelford.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King misses with a combination
and Shackelford counters with a left and a right that stings King.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oscar King.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar King!