PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamwow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FOSTER Zwingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zwingman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Loungmeister - Ugress kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shamwow
vs
Zwingman

186 cm
27
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Shamwow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, FOSTER Zwingman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwingman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zwingman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamwow avoids it really well and circles away.
Zwingman looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamwow is just out of range.
A shot to de liver by Shamwow. Beautiful body shot.
Shamwow misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zwingman is defended easily by Shamwow.
Shamwow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zwingman misses the body punch

and Shamwow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zwingman's guard.
Shamwow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zwingman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shamwow throwing strikes from guard but Zwingman blocks nicely.
Shamwow lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamwow tries to free his leg and advance position but Zwingman is retaining full guard.
Shamwow trying to control the position from guard on top but Zwingman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamwow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zwingman looking to control.
Shamwow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shamwow throws a big right hand that misses.
Shamwow connects with a couple of short punches.
Shamwow content to stall in guard here.
Zwingman can't keep his opponent in guard - Shamwow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shamwow is keen to just control but Zwingman is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zwingman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shamwow wants to control from the top but Zwingman keeps moving.
Shamwow preventing the sweep.
Zwingman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shamwow puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Zwingman is looking for a sweep. Shamwow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shamwow is keen to just control but Zwingman is a slippery customer.
Zwingman tries to get to full guard but Shamwow has control of the leg.
Zwingman trying to hold on to Shamwow's head to control him but Shamwow postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zwingman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to de liver by Zwingman. Beautiful body shot.
Zwingman misses the body punch
and Shamwow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamwow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shamwow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zwingman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamwow.
Shamwow slips under a jab.
Shamwow slips a jab from Zwingman.

Zwingman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Zwingman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zwingman prevents Shamwow from escaping the position.
Zwingman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shamwow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shamwow tries to improve position but can't.
Shamwow is trying to control Zwingman's posture but Zwingman avoids it.
Shamwow regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamwow wants to get back to his feet.
Shamwow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zwingman.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shamwow misses with a hook. Zwingman ducked under it nicely.
Shamwow misses with a head kick.
Shamwow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shamwow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zwingman takes one to the chin there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shamwow.
A jab from Shamwow misses.
Zwingman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamwow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zwingman misses with a takedown
and Shamwow counters with a nice uppercut.
Ken Shamwow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FOSTER Zwingman.

Shamwow instigates a clinch.
Zwingman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Shamwow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zwingman slips a jab from Shamwow.
Shamwow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zwingman's sensitive parts.
Zwingman looks to land a combination but Shamwow avoids it well.
Shamwow ducks under a wild hook from Zwingman.
Shamwow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shamwow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamwow throws a head kick that half lands.
Ken Shamwow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamwow throws a hook but Zwingman avoids it easily.
Zwingman takes a swing at Shamwow's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Zwingman.
Shamwow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Shamwow moves into the clinch successfully.

Shamwow breaks the clinch.
Zwingman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zwingman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shamwow rather than just go for the knockout.
Shamwow scores with a nice head shot.
Shamwow thumps Zwingman with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Shamwow.
Shamwow lands a body shot.
Shamwow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zwingman's head.

Shamwow closes the distance and pushes Zwingman back into the cage.
Shamwow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like FOSTER Zwingman has been cut.
Shamwow scores with a hook to the body.
Zwingman is breathing heavily.
Shamwow crunches a lovely knee into Zwingman's ribcage.

Shamwow lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamwow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shamwow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shamwow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shamwow passes into half guard.
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. Shamwow connects with a nice short shot to Zwingman's temple.
Shamwow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zwingman is staying active underneath Shamwow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Shamwow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shamwow trying to mount his opponent but Zwingman defends it.
Shamwow moves into full mount! Zwingman won't be happy about that!
Shamwow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zwingman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zwingman wants to hold on but Shamwow pushes him away.
Shamwow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shamwow landing strikes from the mount and Zwingman is in trouble!
Zwingman wants to control but Shamwow is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamwow wants to control the pace but Zwingman is squirming around nicely.
Ken Shamwow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zwingman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zwingman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zwingman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shamwow works his way into side control.
Zwingman is trying to control Shamwow's posture but Shamwow avoids it.
Zwingman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shamwow's best efforts.
Zwingman tries to roll over but Shamwow keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamwow has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zwingman can't escape the position.
Shamwow looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Shamwow has control of Zwingman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zwingman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Zwingman wants to control but Shamwow is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamwow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zwingman hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Shamwow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on FOSTER Zwingman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Zwingman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shamwow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zwingman can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Shamwow.
Zwingman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamwow counters with a stiff right hand.
Zwingman loads up on a big right hand but Shamwow slips the punch.
Shamwow fakes the leg kick and cracks Zwingman in the body.
Zwingman misses with a takedown
letting Shamwow counter with a right hand.
Shamwow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zwingman's head backwards.
Zwingman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamwow.
Shamwow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zwingman.
Shamwow ducks under a wild hook from Zwingman.
Zwingman misses with a hook. Shamwow ducked under it nicely.
Ken Shamwow is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamwow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zwingman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zwingman misses with a takedown attempt
and Shamwow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamwow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shamwow scores with a jab to the head.
Shamwow slips under a jab.
Shamwow scoring well with a low kick there.
Zwingman throws a shot from downtown. Shamwow moves away and avoids it.
Zwingman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shamwow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamwow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zwingman.
Zwingman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamwow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zwingman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamwow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zwingman throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamwow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamwow.
Shamwow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zwingman.
Shamwow lands a lovely overhand right.
Zwingman throws an overhand right that lands on Shamwow's shoulder, as Shamwow tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman throws out a loose jab but Shamwow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamwow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamwow misses the jab.
Zwingman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamwow looks to throw the jab but Zwingman is out of range.
Jab, jab by Shamwow - just one landing.
Zwingman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamwow moves away.
Zwingman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zwingman throws a big shot that misses.
Shamwow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zwingman throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamwow.
Shamwow is looking to slow Zwingman down with leg kicks.
Zwingman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamwow.
Shamwow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Shamwow.
Zwingman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shamwow lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shamwow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shamwow wants to control from the top but Zwingman keeps moving.
Shamwow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zwingman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
FOSTER Zwingman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamwow preventing the sweep.
Shamwow trying to control the position from guard on top but Zwingman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zwingman is trying to control the position but Shamwow postures up.
Shamwow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shamwow pushes down on Zwingman's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamwow blocks the strikes from Zwingman.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shamwow loads up on a big right hand but Zwingman slips the punch.
Shamwow tests Zwingman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zwingman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamwow counters with an inside leg kick.
Ken Shamwow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FOSTER Zwingman.
Zwingman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamwow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Shamwow scores with a takedown into Zwingman's guard.
Shamwow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zwingman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamwow wants to stand but Zwingman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zwingman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Shamwow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamwow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Shamwow!