PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shakes (ranked 2795 p4p, 5315 weight class) and Lenin Volsky (ranked 344 p4p, 543 weight class). Shakes comes to the cage accompanied by About the Money- T.I.. Marcus Shakes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Shakes
vs
Volsky

175 cm
21
157
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
165
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenin Volsky!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Volsky closes the distance and clinches.
Shakes prevents Volsky from breaking the clinch.
Shakes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volsky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Lenin Volsky has been cut.
Shakes working Volsky over with knees to the body.
Volsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
Shakes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
Volsky is trying to break the clinch but Shakes is controlling him.
Shakes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shakes presses Volsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Volsky looks winded!
Shakes blocks an uppercut.
Shakes scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakes.
Shakes landing knees to the head.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shakes scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Lenin Volsky's cut even more.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Shakes landing knees to the head.

Volsky is rocked!
Shakes landing knees to the head.
Volsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Shakes finish him?
Shakes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shakes has Volsky pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Volsky is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Shakes - that's hurt Volsky badly! Oh, another knee lands and Volsky is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Volsky doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marcus Shakes!
Marcus Shakes made sure to mention his sponsor, 88 Fight Club Clothing $50-$100 in his post fight interview.