PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryou Misaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Shamrock
vs
Misaki

152 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

5th Round Clothing
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Global Empire MMA Gear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryou Misaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Misaki's hands.
Misaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Shamrock has Misaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Misaki.
Shamrock is trying to push Misaki away but Misaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Misaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shamrock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Misaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Misaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock has had enough of the clinch but Misaki keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misaki.
Misaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Misaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shamrock's defenses.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Misaki.

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Misaki tries to clinch up
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Misaki looks to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
Shamrock tries to break the clinch but Misaki is controlling the position.
Misaki trying to land knees to the body.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shamrock's efforts to push away.
Misaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Misaki throws knees to the body.
Misaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Misaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shamrock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misaki backwards.
Shamrock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Shamrock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misaki trying to land knees to the body.
Misaki prevents Shamrock from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misaki lands an elbow just above Shamrock 's eye.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misaki backwards.

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Misaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Misaki tries to clinch but Shamrock moves away
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Misaki moves to clinch but Shamrock breaks away
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Shamrock gets a clinch.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Misaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Misaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Misaki tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock is stalling here.
Misaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Misaki avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Misaki working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Misaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Misaki wants to clinch but Shamrock slips to the side
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Shamrock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Misaki tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock looks to land a combination. Misaki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Misaki wants to clinch

and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock has had enough of the clinch but Misaki keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Misaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock wants to get back to striking at distance but Misaki won't allow it.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Misaki is defending well for now.
Misaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Misaki throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misaki keeps control of Shamrock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Misaki lands an elbow inside.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Misaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Misaki.
Misaki landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Shamrock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Misaki missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misaki tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shamrock for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Misaki is controlling him.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Shamrock is trying to force a seperation but Misaki has the dominant position.
Misaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Misaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike from Misaki.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock controlling the action here for a moment.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Misaki trying to land knees to the body.
Misaki trying to land knees to the body.
Misaki landing knees to the body.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Misaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shamrock's efforts to push away.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Misaki has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the temple.
Misaki missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Misaki is controlling him.
Shamrock is working Misaki over against the cage.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Misaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Shamrock.
Misaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misaki trying to land knees to the body.
Misaki dodges an elbow strike from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryou Misaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Shamrock scores with a nice head shot.
Misaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Misaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.

Shamrock pushes Misaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Misaki dodges an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to break free but Misaki pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misaki throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Misaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Misaki's brow.
Misaki prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Misaki backwards.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock tries to break free but Misaki pushes him back against the cage.
Misaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Misaki working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
Misaki tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Misaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Misaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock dodges an elbow strike from Misaki.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Shamrock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Misaki has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Misaki tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misaki dodges an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Misaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misaki with a knee to the head.
Shamrock is trying to break free.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock cracks Misaki with a nice body shot.
Misaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Misaki is controlling him.
Misaki crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Shamrock stalls.
Misaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Misaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Misaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Misaki throws knees to the body.
Misaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Misaki missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock avoids a wild elbow strike from Misaki.
Shamrock working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock effectively controlling the action here.
Misaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Misaki 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Shamrock's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Shamrock!
During a confident post fight interview, Chuck Shamrock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.