PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godric Shackleford (ranked 5007 p4p, 379 weight class) and Creature Of Habit (ranked 8780 p4p, 486 weight class). Creature Of Habit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shackleford
vs
Of Habit

175 cm
23
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

161 cm
24
133 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Godric Shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Creature Of Habit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Habit lands a glancing blow to the side of Shackleford's head.
Of Habit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shackleford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Of Habit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shackleford's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Of Habit.
Shackleford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Of Habit drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shackleford defends it well.
Of Habit lands a jab to the head.
Shackleford defending well as Of Habit loads up on a big left hand.
Shackleford swings widly with a right hand
and Of Habit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Of Habit is looking to land body kicks.
Shackleford misses with a two punch combination.
Godric Shackleford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Shackleford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shackleford misses with a double jab.
Shackleford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Of Habit at a distance.
Shackleford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Of Habit is able to avoid easily.
Shackleford swings for the body but Of Habit moves out of range.
Of Habit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shackleford.
Of Habit misses with a looping left.
Shackleford works the jab nicely.
Of Habit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shackleford.
No luck for Of Habit with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Shackleford catches Of Habit right on the button with a cross.
Of Habit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shackleford.
Sloppy strikes from Shackleford. Those never looked like landing.
Shackleford lands a nice shot that snaps Of Habit's head back.

Of Habit is rocked!
Shackleford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Of Habits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Of Habit is still on wobbly legs! Can Shackleford finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Of Habit misses the target.
Of Habit throws a hook but Shackleford blocks it.
A slow jab from Of Habit misses its intended target.
Shackleford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Habit. That did some damage!

Shackleford lands a big right hand that sends Of Habit crashing to the mat! Shackleford stays standing though and waves Of Habit back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Shackleford blocks the leg kick.
Shackleford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Habit moves away.
It looks like Shackleford has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Of Habit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shackleford.
A nice side step and Of Habit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shackleford throws out a loose jab but Of Habit uses good head movement to avoid it.

Shackleford drops Of Habit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Of Habit looks back up at him and smiles so Shackleford waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Shackleford looks to land a left hand but Of Habit moved out of range nicely.
Shackleford fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Of Habit out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Godric Shackleford!