PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes into the arena with Kanye West 's Stronger blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shamrock
vs
Romero

178 cm
26
141 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

177 cm
23
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

The Renegade FightWear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Romero!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Shamrock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.
Shamrock advances to half guard.
Shamrock moves into full mount! Romero won't be happy about that!
Romero wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Shamrock landing punches.
Shamrock content just to control the position here.
Shamrock with the ground and pound from mount.
Shamrock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shamrock tries to control but Romero wriggling away.
Shamrock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero wants to try and get back to his feet.
Shamrock with the ground and pound from mount.

Romero is rocked!
Shamrock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Romero is still in real trouble! Can Shamrock finish him?
Shamrock loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Romero scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Shamrock land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Shamrock stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his bantamweight title!