PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Brooks (ranked 2865 p4p, 320 weight class) and Godric Shackleford (ranked 3069 p4p, 338 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Brooks
vs
Shackleford

168 cm
34
142 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
157 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Godric Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
letting Shackleford counter with a right hand.
Reginald Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a hook
and Shackleford counters with a stiff right hand.
Shackleford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Shackleford counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brooks! Shackleford lets Brooks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Brooks is rocked!
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!
Shackleford is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks throws a head kick but Shackleford moves out of range.
Brooks 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.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Shackleford moves out of range easily.
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brooks!
Shackleford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Shackleford throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Shackleford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shackleford.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Shackleford slips the punch.
Shackleford blocks a low kick nicely.
Brooks throws a leg kick
letting Shackleford counter with a right hand.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shackleford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks throws a good cross that connects.
Shackleford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shackleford avoids the body shot from Brooks.
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Shackleford feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brooks sprawling to the canvas! Brooks rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Shackleford finish him?!
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Brooks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brooks lands a head kick!
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shackleford! But no joy.
Brooks throws a head kick but Shackleford moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Shackleford moved out of range nicely.
Brooks scores with a three punch combo!
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Shackleford is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Godric Shackleford dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shackleford circles away quickly and effectively.
Brooks is looking to chop away at Shackleford's legs.
Shackleford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shackleford counters with a body kick.
Brooks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shackleford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shackleford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shackleford, pushing him back against the ropes.
Brooks wants to stall.
Brooks lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shackleford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks cracks the inside of Shackleford's front leg.
Shackleford looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Shackleford takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a jab when Shackleford was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shackleford! But no joy.
Brooks fakes the leg kick and cracks Shackleford in the body.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Shackleford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Shackleford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Shackleford to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks throws a hook but Shackleford avoids it easily.
Shackleford thinks about the counter body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Shackleford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brooks thumps Shackleford with a low kick.

Shackleford lands a big uppercut and Brooks crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brooks looks OK. Shackleford waves Brooks back to his feet!
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shackleford.
Brooks slips under a jab from Shackleford.

Shackleford cracks Brooks with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brooks looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Shackleford finish him?
Brooks connects with a crisp jab.
Shackleford drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Brooks right on the button. Brooks goes down! Shackleford follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Shackleford gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godric Shackleford!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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