PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Kanye West 's Stronger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chow
vs
Shamrock

162 cm
30
141 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

178 cm
29
141 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Chow throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock lands with a cross.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chow.
Chow swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Chow misses with a shot to the body
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Shamrock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chow moves away.
Chow misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Chow connects with a body shot that sends Shamrock's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chow is looking to wear down Shamrock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chow misses with an uppercut.
Chow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shamrock swivels and escapes.
Chow misses with a shot to the body

and Shamrock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chow blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Chow takes an elbow to the temple.
Chow tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Chow drops back down to his feet.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chow.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chow tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
Chow misses with a punch to the body.
Chow misses with the head strike.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Chow avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chow fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Chow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chow lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Chow gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Raymond Chow has been cut.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chow blocks it with crossed arms.
Chow tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Chow misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Chow blocks it.
Chow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Chow is blocking nicely.
Chow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chow swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chow tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chow misses with a punch to the body.
Chow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chow is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Chow manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shamrock tries to lock up and control but Chow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shamrock is in all sorts of trouble here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chow prevents Shamrock from getting the reversal.
Chow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shamrock hang on?

Shamrock is rocked!

Chow has hold of Shamrock's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shamrock manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shamrock is still in real trouble! Can Chow finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chow looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Shamrock covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Chow!