PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes to the ring accompanied by One Winged Angel. Little Mac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shamrock
vs
Mac

178 cm
18
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Bushido Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Little Mac!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but Mac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good leg kick by Mac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Shamrock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mac is looking to control Shamrock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mac avoid being mounted?
Mac might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shamrock kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mac wants to get back to full guard.
Shamrock wants to free his trapped foot but Mac is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mac trying to control from the bottom.

Shamrock seems to be looking for submissions.
Mac trying to control but Shamrock postures up.
Mac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mac is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mac is fending him off so far but Shamrock persists. Nope, Mac circles away and we're back to standing.
Mac misses with a body shot.

Mac gets a clinch.
Mac trying to stall but Shamrock improves his position.
Mac tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock fails to pull guard.
Mac landing knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Mac won't allow it.
Shamrock jumps guard but Mac stands there with Shamrock around his waist. Shamrock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Mac.
Shamrock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Mac holds him up against the ropes and eventually Shamrock drops back down to his feet.
Mac comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Mac.
Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac is trying to stall.
Shamrock jumps guard but Mac stands there with Shamrock around his waist. Shamrock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Mac throws knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Mac won't allow it.
Shamrock jumps guard but Mac stands there with Shamrock around his waist. Shamrock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Mac breaks from the clinch.
Mac tries a head kick but it misses.

Mac takes the fight into the clinch.
Mac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mac is trying to maintain a safe position but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns Mac into the ropes.
Mac using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mac just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Shamrock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mac smiles and moves away.
Mac thows a body shot but no joy.
Mac stuffs the takedown attempt from Shamrock. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Mac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shamrock shoots for a takedown but Mac saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shamrock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mac is fending him off so far but Shamrock persists. Nope, Mac circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mac as he avoids it easily.
Little Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shamrock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Shamrock in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mac tries to buck Shamrock off but Shamrock is having none of it.
Mac is trying to control Shamrock's posture but Shamrock avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac tries to buck Shamrock off but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Shamrock sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mac is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mac pushes Shamrock up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock fails to pull guard.
Mac trying to land knees to the body.
Mac is trying to maintain a safe position but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns Mac into the ropes.
Mac looking to throw knees to the head but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Mac trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Mac won't allow it.
Mac lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
A body shot lands from Mac.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Mac holds him up against the ropes and eventually Shamrock drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Mac dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Mac. No joy for Shamrock on that attempt.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Mac. No joy for Shamrock on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown but Mac sprawls well. He's pushed Shamrock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Mac.
Mac wants to clinch.

Mac drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mac must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mac looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shamrock is staying active underneath Mac, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mac is breathing heavily.
Shamrock tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mac looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mac works his way into full mount!
Mac raining down shots from the mount!
Shamrock manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep. Mac is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shamrock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Shamrock is looking for a triangle but Mac pushes his legs off easily.
Mac trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Shamrock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shamrock 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.
Mac connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock 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.

Shamrock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Shamrock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mac pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shamrock is keeping the position for now.
Mac preventing the sweep.

Shamrock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Shamrock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.

Shamrock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Shamrock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac tries to free his leg and advance position but Shamrock is retaining full guard.
Mac would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Shamrock has his foot on Mac's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mac works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Shamrock shoots and misses
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nick Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mac counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mac has Shamrock up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shamrock jumps guard but Mac stands there with Shamrock around his waist. Shamrock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shamrock pulls guard successfully.

Mac is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Shamrock has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mac is looking to defend but Shamrock has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mac! Shamrock pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mac taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nick Shamrock!