PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustly Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rustly Shackleford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antunes
vs
Shackleford

180 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rustly Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Antunes slips under a jab from Shackleford.
Antunes misses with a takedown
and Shackleford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shackleford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shackleford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antunes.
Shackleford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes throws an off balance right hand
letting Shackleford counter with a right hand.
Antunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Antunes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shackleford counters with a straight right hand.
Shackleford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Antunes tries for a takedown but Shackleford circles away easily
and Shackleford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Antunes has his takedown stuffed
and Shackleford counters with a stiff right hand.
Shackleford lands a glancing blow to the side of Antunes's head.
Shackleford misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shackleford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shackleford enables Antunes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shackleford manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Antunes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shackleford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Antunes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Victor Antunes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antunes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shackleford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antunes misses with a takedown
and Shackleford counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rustly Shackleford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Antunes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shackleford counters with a straight right hand.
Antunes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shackleford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antunes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shackleford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antunes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shackleford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford lands a jab to the head.

Antunes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shackleford!
Antunes wants to control the pace but Shackleford is squirming around nicely.
Shackleford trying desperately to get to his feet.
Antunes controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Antunes trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Antunes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Antunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Shackleford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shackleford scores with a hook.
Antunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Antunes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shackleford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Antunes is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes tries for a takedown but Shackleford circles away easily
and Shackleford counters with a left and a right that stings Antunes.
Shackleford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Shackleford.
Antunes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rustly Shackleford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shackleford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Antunes on the side of the head.
Antunes misses with a takedown
and Shackleford counters with a straight right hand.
Antunes fails with the takedown
and Shackleford counters with a big head kick but Antunes shrugs it off.
Shackleford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Antunes moves out of range.
Antunes with a nice cross.
Antunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Shackleford counters with a head kick. That will keep Antunes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rustly Shackleford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shackleford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Antunes under the eye.
Antunes has his takedown stuffed
and Shackleford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rustly Shackleford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shackleford cracks Antunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Antunes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shackleford counters with a big head kick but Antunes shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Antunes doesn't seem bothered though.
Antunes has his takedown stuffed
and Shackleford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Antunes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Antunes has his takedown stuffed
enabling Shackleford to counter with a crisp jab.
Shackleford throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shackleford might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shackleford throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Antunes slips under a jab.
Antunes misses with a takedown attempt
and Shackleford counters with a big head kick but Antunes shrugs it off.

Antunes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rustly Shackleford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shackleford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rustly Shackleford!