PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackelford (ranked 2632 p4p, 268 weight class) and Ivan Petrov (ranked 3139 p4p, 296 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shackelford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boomhauer - Dust in the Wind. Petrov has chosen They want too see me fall as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shackelford
vs
Petrov

195 cm
25
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
236 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Paradise Health and Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rusty Shackelford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Shackelford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrov on the side of the head.
Shackelford jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shackelford works the jab nicely.
Shackelford avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Petrov tries to get set, Shackelford tries to push him back and clinch up but Petrov manages to avoid the attempt.
Shackelford connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shackelford.
Petrov throws a right hand that Shackelford ducks under and follows up with a left that Shackelford also avoids with ease.

Shackelford clinches up against the cage.
Shackelford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shackelford misses with a body punch.
Shackelford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov tries to circle away but Shackelford has him pinned against the cage.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shackelford pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petrov takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ivan Petrov has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Shackelford.
Shackelford cracks Petrov with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shackelford.
Shackelford stops a takedown attempt from Petrov.
Shackelford digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Shackelford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shackelford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shackelford lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shackelford has him pressed against the cage.
Shackelford lands an elbow that stopped Petrov in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Shackelford - that landed with a thud.
Shackelford lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shackelford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Shackelford.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov has Shackelford pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shackelford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shackelford lands a shot to the body.
Petrov looks winded!
Shackelford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shackelford digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shackelford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Shackelford lands a nice uppercut.
Shackelford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Ivan Petrov's cut even more.
Shackelford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petrov up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shackelford for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Shackelford lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Shackelford.
Shackelford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shackelford is leaning against Petrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Shackelford won't allow it.
Shackelford lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
Shackelford digs a right hand underneath Petrov's ribcage. Petrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Shackelford.
Shackelford stalling against the cage.
Petrov is trying to force a seperation but Shackelford has the dominant position.
Shackelford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shackelford stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackelford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shackelford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Ivan Petrov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shackelford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Shackelford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shackelford.
A short uppercut from Shackelford.
Shackelford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shackelford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shackelford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrov.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Shackelford slows down the pace here.
Petrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shackelford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Shackelford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Petrov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shackelford darts in and clinches Petrov up against the cage.
Petrov tries to break free but Shackelford pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Shackelford as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shackelford.
Petrov wants a takedown but no success here.
A body shot lands from Shackelford.
Shackelford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Shackelford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shackelford lands a nice elbow.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Shackelford is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Shackelford as the two fighters clinch.
Shackelford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shackelford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shackelford lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Shackelford.
Shackelford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Shackelford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shackelford lands an elbow inside.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shackelford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.

Ivan Petrov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackelford cracks Petrov with a nice body shot.
Petrov takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Petrov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rusty Shackelford!
A very excited looking Rusty Shackelford made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.