PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rustly Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludwig Van Normayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Normayen has chosen Vader - Sword of The Witcher as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ludwig Van Normayen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Shackleford
vs
Van Normayen

184 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

186 cm
28
178 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustly Shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludwig Van Normayen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Normayen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shackleford swings for the body but Van Normayen moves out of range.
Van Normayen loads up on a big right hand but Shackleford slips the punch.
A punch combination from Shackleford misses.
Van Normayen scores with a kick to the midsection.

Shackleford gets a clinch.
Shackleford lands a shoulder strike.
Shackleford trying to stall but Van Normayen improves his position.
Shackleford struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Normayen controls his hands.
Van Normayen stalling in the clinch but Shackleford improves position.

Van Normayen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Normayen throws out a loose jab but Shackleford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Shackleford as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Shackleford.
Van Normayen tries to land a leg kick but Shackleford saw it coming and moves away.
Ludwig Van Normayen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Normayen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Normayen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford scores with a leg kick.
Van Normayen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Normayen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Normayen throws a leg kick
enabling Shackleford to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Normayen misses with a head kick.
Shackleford scores with the left hand. Van Normayen knows he should have avoided that one.
Shackleford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Normayen.
Van Normayen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shackleford moves away.
Van Normayen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shackleford's calf.

Shackleford moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Shackleford.
Shackleford lands a right hand.
Shackleford scores with a shoulder strike.
Shackleford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shackleford lands with a light punch inside.
Shackleford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Normayen tries to land knees in the clinch but Shackleford avoids the damage to the body.
Shackleford tries to work over Van Normayen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shackleford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shackleford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shackleford misses with a body punch.
Shackleford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Normayen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shackleford throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Normayen.
Van Normayen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shackleford up against the cage.
Van Normayen is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Shackleford.
Van Normayen trying to stall but Shackleford improves his position.
Van Normayen stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ludwig Van Normayen.
A leg kick checked by Shackleford.
A head kick misses from Van Normayen.
Shackleford scores with a head kick.

It looks like Ludwig Van Normayen has been cut.

Shackleford pushes Van Normayen up against the cage in a clinch.
Shackleford swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Normayen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shackleford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford scores with a shot to the side of Van Normayen's head.
Shackleford scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shackleford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shackleford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Normayen taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Shackleford.
Shackleford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shackleford tries to work over Van Normayen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shackleford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Shackleford.
Shackleford lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shackleford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shackleford.
Van Normayen misses with a knee strike.
Shackleford tries a body shot but Van Normayen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rustly Shackleford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludwig Van Normayen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shackleford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Normayen avoids the body shot from Shackleford.
Good work by Van Normayen as he checks the leg kick.
Shackleford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shackleford misses with an uppercut. Van Normayen saw that one coming.
Shackleford misses the jab.
Van Normayen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shackleford counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Normayen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shackleford.
Shackleford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Normayen at a distance.
Shackleford looks to land a left hand but Van Normayen moved out of range nicely.
Van Normayen throws a front kick aimed at Shackleford's knee but Shackleford avoids it well.
Shackleford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Normayen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shackleford.
Shackleford connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Normayen motions for Shackleford to come forward. Van Normayen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Van Normayen is rocked!
Shackleford connects with a jab.
Van Normayen is still on wobbly legs! Can Shackleford finish him?
Shackleford looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Normayen is just out of range.
Shackleford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shackleford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Normayen.
Van Normayen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Normayen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shackleford moves away.
Van Normayen seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Normayen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shackleford throws a lazy head kick
and Van Normayen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Normayen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shackleford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rustly Shackleford is winning the standup battle so far.
Shackleford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Normayen misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shackleford has Van Normayen up against the cage in a clinch.

Van Normayen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Shackleford blocks the leg kick.
Van Normayen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Normayen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Normayen throws a solid leg kick but Shackleford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Normayen.
Shackleford avoids the head kick by Van Normayen.
Van Normayen throws a low kick but Shackleford moves out of range easily.
Shackleford throws a lazy right hand but Van Normayen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Normayen blocks a leg kick.
Shackleford throws a head kick that half lands.
Good work by Shackleford as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Normayen moves away from the strike by Shackleford.
Van Normayen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shackleford checks it well.
Shackleford throws a head kick but Van Normayen moves out of range.
Jab from Shackleford.
Shackleford throws a big shot that misses.
Shackleford looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Normayen is just out of range.
Van Normayen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shackleford checks it well.
Van Normayen scores with a hook.
Shackleford misses the jab.
Van Normayen cracks the inside of Shackleford's front leg.
Shackleford lands a jab to the head.
Shackleford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Normayen tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Normayen connects with a leg kick. Shackleford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shackleford tries to land a front kick but Van Normayen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Normayen thows a leg kick but Shackleford checks it
and Shackleford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shackleford just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Normayen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Normayen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Normayen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Shackleford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Normayen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Normayen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Normayen misses with a straight right.
Van Normayen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Normayen tries to score with a low kick but Shackleford moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rustly Shackleford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ludwig Van Normayen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shackleford checks a low kick from Van Normayen.
Van Normayen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Normayen lands a head kick!

Shackleford pushes Van Normayen up against the cage in a clinch.
Shackleford taking a breather.

Van Normayen manages to break the clinch.
Van Normayen avoids the head kick by Shackleford.
Shackleford ducks under a wild hook from Van Normayen.
Van Normayen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Normayen thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Normayen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shackleford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shackleford scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford cracks Van Normayen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That has opened up Ludwig Van Normayen's cut even more.
Shackleford avoids the head kick by Van Normayen.
Shackleford takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Shackleford rushes Van Normayen and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Shackleford.
Van Normayen is trying to stall.
Shackleford lands with a left to the head.
Shackleford stalling.
Van Normayen tries to land knees in the clinch but Shackleford avoids the damage to the body.
Shackleford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shackleford misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Normayen misses with a punch to the body.
Shackleford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Normayen or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Shackleford on the inside.
Shackleford is working Van Normayen over against the cage.
Shackleford throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Normayen.
Van Normayen looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shackleford.
Van Normayen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shackleford is keeping busy.
Shackleford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shackleford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shackleford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Normayen takes a shot to the head.
Shackleford lands with a short shot to the head.
Shackleford misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Shackleford.
Rustly Shackleford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shackleford lands an uppercut.
Shackleford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ludwig Van Normayen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shackleford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shackleford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shackleford lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Normayen backwards.
A short left from Shackleford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Normayen backwards.
Van Normayen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Normayen tries to break the clinch but Shackleford is controlling the position.
Van Normayen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shackleford blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Normayen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Normayen blocking some punches.
Van Normayen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shackleford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Normayen's elbow.
Van Normayen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shackleford is working Van Normayen over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rustly Shackleford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shackleford 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

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