PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calero Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Shackleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sanchez
vs
Shackleton

194 cm
19
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Lion Fightwear
King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calero Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernest Shackleton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Shackleton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Shackleton slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Shackleton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shackleton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Shackleton's head but Shackleton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Shackleton slips the punch.
Shackleton throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shackleton lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Shackleton throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Shackleton misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shackleton ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Shackleton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleton defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.

Shackleton has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Shackleton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shackleton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shackleton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shackleton scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
I was talking to Sanchez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Shackleton is blocking nicely.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shackleton dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Shackleton.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Shackleton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shackleton keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shackleton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Shackleton managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Shackleton misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Shackleton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Shackleton is controlling the position.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Shackleton.
Shackleton lands with a light punch inside.
Shackleton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Shackleton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Shackleton scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sanchez is rocked!
Shackleton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sanchez to his knees! Shackleton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Shackleton!
Ernest Shackleton thanked the fans post fight for their support.