PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brewster Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West 's Stronger . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Burns
vs
Shamrock

172 cm
33
144 lbs
29 - 21 - 0

178 cm
29
141 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Burns gets a clinch.
Burns tries to break free but Shamrock pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.

Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burns.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Brewster Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Burns moves into the clinch.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns's efforts to push away.
Shamrock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.

Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brewster Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Burns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shamrock counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns with a poor takedown
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shamrock moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Burns in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.

Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns thinking.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Shamrock slaps away a takedown attempt from Burns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shamrock slips under a jab.
Burns misses with a wild combination.
Burns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice cross by Shamrock.

Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Shamrock.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.

Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Burns fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Burns is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Burns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Burns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Burns is trying to force a seperation but Shamrock has the dominant position.
Shamrock prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
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!

Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brewster Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burns!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns's hand.
Nick Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Shamrock.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.
Shamrock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brewster Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Burns clinches with his opponent.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a jab-cross combination.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Burns.
Jab from Shamrock.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns wants to clinch

and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Burns is blocking nicely.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brewster Burns will probably get the nod.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Burns.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Shamrock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
Nick Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Burns can't break the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns's brow.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns tries to clinch
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shamrock on the side of the head.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shamrock punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Shamrock.
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!
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination

and Shamrock counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
Burns is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shamrock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Shamrock.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
After the fight, Nick Shamrock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.