PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cynical Christoph (ranked 5959 p4p, 4563 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 553 p4p, 465 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shakes's choice of entrance music: About the Money- T.I.. Marcus Shakes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Christoph
vs
Shakes

175 cm
18
160
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
157
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cynical Christoph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christoph throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Christoph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shakes dodges the punch combination from Christoph.
Cynical Christoph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shakes ducks under a wild hook from Christoph.
Christoph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shakes was well out of range. Poor timing from Christoph.
A jab lands there for Christoph.
Christoph throws an overhand right that lands on Shakes's shoulder, as Shakes tries to avoid the shot.
Christoph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shakes tries to counter by closing the distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shakes.
Shakes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Christoph avoids the damage to the body.
Christoph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christoph gets through Shakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christoph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christoph definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christoph.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Christoph struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakes controls his hands.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes connects with a knee to the head.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Christoph working aggressively here.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shakes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Christoph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christoph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes lands a good knee to the midsection. Christoph won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shakes obliges.
Shakes lands a nice knee to the body.
Shakes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Christoph seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shakes can turn it around.
Christoph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christoph lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoph blocks an elbow strike from Shakes.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shakes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Christoph tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Christoph back against the cage.
Christoph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Shakes landing knees to the head.
Christoph blocks an elbow strike.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christoph.

Christoph pulls guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Christoph is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shakes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Christoph is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Shakes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christoph scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shakes slips a jab and a cross from Christoph.
Christoph 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.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christoph lands with a right hand.
Shakes tries to clinch but Christoph moves out of range.

Shakes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christoph, pushing him back against the cage.
Marcus Shakes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Christoph blocks the elbow strike.
Christoph misses with a punch to the body.
Christoph throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes lands a knee to the body.
Christoph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christoph avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Christoph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christoph is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Christoph.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes working Christoph over with knees to the body.
Christoph working aggressively here.
Christoph dodges an elbow strike from Shakes.
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christoph's face.
Shakes connects with a knee to the head.
Christoph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christoph lands with a short shot to the head.
Christoph lands a body punch.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christoph.

Christoph jumps guard.
Christoph seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shakes wants to stand but Christoph has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Christoph is trying to keep Shakes in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christoph had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shakes defends it easily.
Christoph is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shakes tries to stand but Christoph is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cynical Christoph will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christoph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
Donk. Christoph catches Shakes right on the button with a cross.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shakes tries to clinch there but Christoph circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christoph scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shakes staying out of range there.
Christoph fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shakes checks it well.
Shakes wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christoph throws out the jab.
Shakes tries to counter with a clinch but Christoph shakes him off and moves away.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christoph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shakes tries to clinch but Christoph is having none of it.
Shakes needs to keep his hands up - Christoph had a free shot at his head there.
Christoph is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Christoph throws a body punch but Shakes moves out of range.
Christoph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoph misses with an uppercut. Shakes saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Christoph misses its intended target.
Shakes tries to clinch up but Christoph circles away and keeps his distance.
Christoph misses with a wild body shot.
Christoph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakes manages to avoid it.
Shakes wants to counter with a clinch but Christoph pushes him away.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Christoph pushes him off.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christoph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakes checks a leg kick.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Christoph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christoph misses with a short punch on the inside.

Christoph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shakes wants to clinch up but Christoph keeps it at a distance.
Christoph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shakes can do to turn this around?

Shakes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christoph, pushing him back against the cage.
Shakes blocks an uppercut.
Christoph managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christoph avoids it.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Christoph avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Christoph.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Christoph blocks it.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.

Christoph pulls guard.
Christoph is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Christoph not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Christoph is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shakes is aware though and is defending well.
Shakes is looking to stand up but Christoph won't let him.
Christoph has Shakes pulled in close to control his posture.
Shakes wants to get up but he can't break Christoph's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cynical Christoph showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christoph has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cynical Christoph!