PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Powell's choice of entrance music: 8 Mile. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Shanks
vs
Powell

188 cm
30
252 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

194 cm
26
276 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Shanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Powell throws a series of strikes that have Shanks backpedaling.
Shanks stuffs the takedown attempt from Powell. Powell gets slowly back to his feet.
Shanks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powell's sensitive parts.
Powell slips under a jab from Shanks.
Shanks lands with a straight right. Powell didn't see that one coming.
Powell throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Shanks to counter with a crisp jab.

Powell has closed the distance and engaged Shanks in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shanks.
Powell blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shanks.
Powell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Powell blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a shoulder strike.
Shanks blocks an uppercut.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
Shanks misses with a body punch.
Shanks lands with a right to the head.
Shanks has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Powell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Powell lands a right hand.
Shanks tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Shanks back against the cage.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Powell lands a right hand.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Powell scores with a shoulder strike.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shanks scores with a shoulder strike.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell lands with a light punch inside.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Shanks pushes Powell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shanks tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powell working aggressively here.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Shanks misses with a punch to the body.
Powell blocks a body shot from Shanks.
Shanks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Shanks.
Powell wants a takedown but no success here.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Powell has picked Shanks up - he's going for a ride! Powell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Powell is thwarting Shanks's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Powell in particular looking to stall.
Shanks is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Powell jumps into side control!
Shanks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powell connects with a nice short shot to Shanks's temple.
Powell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Powell prevents Shanks from improving his position.
Powell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Powell controlling the action here.
Powell winds up and cracks Shanks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks tries to get to full guard but Powell has control of the leg.
Powell thows a huge punch but Shanks dodges it nicely.
Shanks moves into full guard.
Shanks keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Shanks wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Powell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimi Powell dominated that round.
That's time! Shanks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Powell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shanks.
Shanks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Powell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shanks.
Shanks with a nice cross.
Nice sprawl there from Shanks as Powell shoots in.
Shanks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Powell darts in and clinches Shanks up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shanks.
Powell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shankss head.
Powell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shanks is pressed up against the cage. Powell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shanks down to the mat. Shanks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell drops his hands momentarily and Shanks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Shanks.
Shanks cracks the inside of Powell's front leg.
Shanks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Powell to score with a decent uppercut.
Shanks misses the jab.
Jimi Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Powell backs away, Shanks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Powell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Powell misses.
Powell throws a leg kick but Shanks moved away.
Shanks loads up on a big right hand but Powell slips the punch.
Shanks cracks Powell with an open hand slap.

Powell is rocked!
Powell lands a really nice looking cross but Shanks seems unphased.
Shanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shanks throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Shanks looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.

Shanks cracks Powell with an uppercut from hell and Powell crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Shanks's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Powell is still in real trouble! Can Shanks finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shanks trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shanks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Powell's guard.
Powell seems to have recovered his senses.
Powell looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks is looking to stall here but Powell recovers full guard.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Shanks from controlling successfully.
Shanks passes Powell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Shanks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Powell sees it coming and defends easily.
Powell is staying active underneath Shanks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shanks is looking for submissions but instead, Powell has regained full guard.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Shanks from controlling successfully.
Powell keeping full guard, as Shanks tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Shanks from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shanks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Powell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Powell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Powell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shanks.
Powell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shanks.
Powell misses with an uppercut
and Shanks counters with a low kick, right behind Powell 's knee.
Powell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shanks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Shanks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shanks is pressed up against the cage. Powell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shanks down to the mat. Shanks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mickey Shanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimi Powell.
Shanks lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Powell checks a leg kick.
Powell misses with a hook.
Powell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been told by Shanks's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID266K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Shanks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Powell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shanks walks into a stiff left hand from Powell.
Nice body kick there by Shanks.
Shanks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powell lands an overhand right.
Shanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Shanks misses the shot to the body.

Shanks drops Powell with a nice combination! Shanks dives into Powell's guard, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shanks stands and throws Powell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Powell gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Shanks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell prevents Shanks from taking his back.
Powell is squirming around, avoiding Shanks's attempts to control the action.
Shanks is looking to take Powell's back but instead Powell gets back to half guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shanks is keen to just control but Powell is a slippery customer.
Shanks controlling the action here.
Jimi Powell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shanks is stalling here. Powell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shanks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Powell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Shanks tries to buck Powell off but Powell is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell cracks Shanks with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Powell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shanks is avoiding damage well.
Powell wants to control but Shanks is keeping him busy.
Powell working away.
Shanks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Powell throwing shots but Shanks is blocking nicely.
Powell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Powell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shanks's head.
Shanks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shanks.
Powell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Shanks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Powell's guard.

Shanks stops Powell from standing up.
Shanks works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Shanks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Powell has managed to free his arm - good work.

Shanks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Powell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shanks.
Powell is refusing to be controlled, as Shanks sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Shanks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shanks 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Shanks!
Mickey Shanks thanked the fans post fight for their support.