PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gholam Estili (ranked 1612 p4p, 1261 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 164 p4p, 125 weight class). Estili kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ready For War (Instrumental). Shakes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. About the Money- T.I. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gholam Estili has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Estili
vs
Shakes

174 cm
29
156
11 - 5 - 1

175 cm
26
157
12 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Shadow Realm Apparel

Phoenix
New Standard

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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gholam Estili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes with a hook.
Shakes misses with a body shot.

Estili shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shakes napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Shakes bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Shakes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Estili.
Shakes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Estili.
Estili swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
The crowd cheers as Shakes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Estili doesn't seem phased though.
Shakes stuffs the takedown attempt from Estili. Estili gets slowly back to his feet.
Estili fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shakes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gholam Estili. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Shakes misses.
Shakes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Estili fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Shakes moves into the clinch successfully.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Estili lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Estili blocks it with crossed arms.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Estili controls his hands.
Estili is looking for a takedown.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Estili lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Estili is breathing heavily.

Estili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Estili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Estili 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.
Marcus Shakes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Shakes moves into range and clinches up with Estili.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Estili or not.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Estili's face.
Shakes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Shakes drops Estili with a big knee straight up the middle! Estili is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Estili is rocked!
Estili takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Estili is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shakes connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Estili out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Shakes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcus Shakes thanked Phoenix for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).