PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shakes (ranked 1159 p4p, 854 weight class) and Reico Huust (ranked 88 p4p, 63 weight class). Shakes comes into the arena with About the Money- T.I. blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Shakes
vs
Huust

175 cm
30
146
19 - 15 - 0

180 cm
29
145
13 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer
Voodoo Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Reico Huust!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huust slips a jab from Shakes.
Huust dips to his left and cracks Shakes with an uppercut!
Huust throws a body shot but no joy.

Shakes drives through and clinches with Huust against the cage.
Huust is looking to break free of the clinch but Shakes has double underhooks.
Shakes lands a hook to the side of the head.

Huust pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huust 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.
A big right from Shakes misses.
Shakes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Huust momentarily.
Huust tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shakes is able to avoid easily.
Shakes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Huust is rocked!

Shakes closes the distance and clinches.
Huust is still on wobbly legs! Can Shakes finish him?
Huust lands a nice shot to the body.
Huust seems to have recovered his senses.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Huust.
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huust's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Huust lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.

Huust breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust throws a lazy right hand but Shakes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huust is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shakes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huust.
Huust swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shakes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Shakes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huust, pushing him back against the cage.
Huust tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Huust back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shakes.
Huust has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
Shakes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Huust tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.

Huust breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huust lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shakes's sensitive parts.
Huust tries to score with a low kick but Shakes moves his leg out of the way.
Huust ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shakes just misses with a punch to the body.
Huust stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shakes misses with a hook.
Shakes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes looks to land a left hand but Huust moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakes. Huust does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huust tries a quick counter leg kick but Shakes is wise to it.
Shakes misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shakes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakes moves away.
Huust lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shakes just misses with a punch to the body.
Huust circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shakes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Shakes misses.
Huust looks to land a combination but Shakes avoids it well.
Shakes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huust counters with a slapping leg kick.
Huust lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huust lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shakes scores with a nice strike.
Shakes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Huust throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Shakes misses its target.
Huust listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huust with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shakes to score with a decent uppercut.
Huust comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Huust.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huust. That's going to slow Shakes down.
Huust on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shakes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Huust.

Huust tries to keep at a distance but Shakes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Shakes.
A shot in the inside from Shakes.
Huust is trying to break free.
Shakes lands a hook that snaps the head of Huust backwards.
Huust on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huust misses with some punches.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
Huust lands a shoulder strike.
Huust softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shakes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huust's brow.
Shakes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huust doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huust wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huust avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Huust avoids the damage to the body.
Huust tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Huust back against the cage.
Shakes pushes Huust back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes can't find room to land a body shot as Huust controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shakes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shakes obliges.

Huust breaks from the clinch.
Shakes connects with a body shot that sends Huust's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Shakes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Huust swings for the body but Shakes moves out of range.
Huust throws a nice looking combination but Shakes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huust throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shakes.
Shakes tries to clinch there but Huust circles away.
Shakes with a hook.
A big left from Huust misses.
Huust scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Huust tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Huust pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huust throws a lazy right hand but Shakes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shakes misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Huust on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Huust lands with a nice combination. Shakes backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huust keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Huust.
Huust scores with a jab. Shakes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huust paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huust moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust avoids the body shot from Shakes.
Huust swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Huust takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Huust misses with a double jab
and Shakes counters with a stiff right hand.
Shakes looks to land a left hand but Huust moved out of range nicely.
Huust bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Shakes misses.
Huust finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shakes throws a jab but it's blocked by Huust.
Huust walks into a jab.
Reico Huust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huust waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shakes.
Shakes looks to score with a jab to the body but Huust is just out of range.
Huust dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shakes. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Huust 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Huust misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakes swings for the body but Huust moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huust throws a low kick but Shakes avoids it.
A big left from Shakes misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huust finds it's way round the side to connect with Shakes's head.
Huust steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shakes.
Huust throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shakes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shakes throws a lazy right hand but Huust sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reico Huust seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huust feints and then cracks Shakes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shakes down.
Huust throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Shakes moves into the clinch.
Shakes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huusts head.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Huust misses with a body punch.
Shakes scores with a hook to the body.
Shakes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huust's efforts to push away.
Shakes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huust's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shakes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huust's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakes.
Marcus Shakes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shakes obliges.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes misses with the head strike.
Shakes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huust working aggressively here.
Huust tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shakes lands a knee to the body.
Huust lands a left hand.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huust blocks it with crossed arms.
Shakes digs a right hand underneath Huust's ribcage. Huust let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Huust pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huust throws a low kick, looking for Shakes's leg but Shakes calmly moves out of range.
Huust throws a body kick that misses.
Shakes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Huust circles away.
Shakes lands with a cross.

Huust gets tackled into the cage by Shakes. Shakes maintains the clinch.
Shakes lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huust.
Huust lands an uppercut.
Huust misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huust dodges an elbow strike from Shakes.
Our sources have told us that Shakes has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Huust breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shakes loads up on a big right hand but Huust slips the punch.
Shakes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Huust cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakes moves away.
Shakes clobbers Huust with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huust ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shakes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huust.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huust throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huust throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shakes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes ducks under a wild hook from Huust.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Reico Huust will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shakes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shakes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Huust misses with a low kick.

Shakes clinches up against the cage.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Huust - that landed with a thud.
Shakes lands a big knee to the head and Huust goes down! Shakes pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Shakes!
After the fight, Marcus Shakes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.