PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Couture might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama said knock you out. Shamrock has chosen The Notorious BIG's Mo Money Mo Problems as his entrance music. Brandon Couture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Couture
vs
Shamrock

175 cm
23
156 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
141 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock slips under a jab from Couture.

Shamrock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Couture was covering up waiting for the punch and Shamrock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Couture is keeping the position for now.
Shamrock thows a big elbow that misses.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Couture is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Couture utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couture leaves Shamrock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture scores with a shot to the body.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but Couture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brandon Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shamrock.
Couture slaps away a takedown attempt from Shamrock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Couture throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Couture.
Shamrock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Couture circles away.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Couture displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shamrock.
Shamrock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Couture's waist but Couture gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
Shamrock looks gassed!
Shamrock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Couture swivels and escapes.
Couture stuffs the takedown attempt from Shamrock. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture misses with a low kick as Shamrock jumps back.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Couture lands with a good body shot.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. Couture sprawls well.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Couture connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Couture moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock looks for a takedown but Couture sprawls well.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Couture checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Shamrock shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shamrock with the ground and pound but Couture uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Couture has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shamrock throws a strike but Couture rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shamrock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Couture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shamrock being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to stand but Shamrock has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Shamrock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shamrock wants to sweep here but Couture controlling him for the moment.
Couture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Shamrock has his foot on Couture's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Couture works his way back into a safe position though.
Couture stands up over Shamrock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Couture seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shamrock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Couture 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.

Shamrock moves away from the strike by Couture.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shamrock has Couture up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Couture trying to control the position but instead, Shamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Couture into the ropes.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.

Couture breaks from the clinch.
Couture stuffs the takedown.
Shamrock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Couture leaves Shamrock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brandon Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shamrock.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a takedown. Couture tries to sprawl out of it but Shamrock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Couture manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shamrock tries to advance to mount but can't.
Couture is pushing Shamrock's head away, looking to escape. Shamrock manages to hold on to the position though.
Couture is looking for a sweep.
Couture can't do much from the bottom here.
Couture stops Shamrock from passing to mount.
Shamrock throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shamrock passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Couture!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing strikes from the mount and Couture is in trouble!
Couture avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shamrock.
Shamrock prevents Couture from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Shamrock goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Couture is on top in guard.
Shamrock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Couture manages to get himself to full guard.
Shamrock works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shamrock moves into full mount! Couture won't be happy about that!
Shamrock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shamrock unloads with some shots from mount but Couture bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shamrock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Couture is in all sorts of trouble here.
Couture taking shots to the head.
Shamrock lands a heavy elbow.
Shamrock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shamrock has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Couture's face.
Couture sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Couture moves into full guard.
Couture can't keep his opponent in guard - Shamrock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Couture is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shamrock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Couture takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Poor strikes thrown by Shamrock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shamrock unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Couture that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Shamrock has control of Couture's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Couture regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock avoids the attempt from Couture to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Couture displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shamrock.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but Couture sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Couture throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Couture scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. Couture sprawls well.
Brandon Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shamrock.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Couture thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. Couture sprawls well.
Couture goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard but Couture defending well.
Couture gets full guard.
Couture wants to stand up but Shamrock is controlling him.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Couture is keeping the position for now.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nick Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock wants to sweep here but Couture controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couture punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a takedown. Couture tries to sprawl out of it but Shamrock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Couture manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Couture scores with a body shot.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Couture as he jumps to the side.
Shamrock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Couture tries to avoid it but Shamrock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Couture to the ground. Couture escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock fails to land the takedown.
Couture connects with a high kick.
Couture thuds his shin into the meat of Shamrock's side.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Couture but Couture pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Couture connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Couture punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Couture. That snapped Shamrock's head back.
Couture tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture lands a slapping body shot.
Shamrock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shamrock wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Couture slaps away a takedown attempt from Shamrock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Couture bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shamrock's head backwards.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Couture throws a body kick that misses.
Couture lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shamrock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Couture sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Shamrock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shamrock showed some decent athleticism there.
Shamrock is pressing down on Couture's thigh, looking to free his foot. Couture is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Couture clearly takes that round.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Couture slaps away a takedown attempt from Shamrock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Couture lands a nice shot to the body.
Couture lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brandon Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shamrock.
Couture misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Couture connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shamrock fails with the takedown.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Shamrock is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. Couture sprawls well.
Couture feints and then cracks Shamrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shamrock down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shamrock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big right from Couture misses.
Shamrock thows a leg kick but Couture checks it
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Couture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shamrock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Couture.

Shamrock is rocked!
A jab from Couture finds it's way through Shamrock's defenses.
Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
Couture closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Shamrock! Couture dives in looking to finish! Shamrock is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Couture!
Brandon Couture retains his featherweight title!