PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shamrock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boys on the docks. 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
Crespo

183 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but Crespo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shamrock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crespo swivels and escapes.

Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock can't break the clinch.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crespo is defending well for now.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo landing knees to the body.
Crespo has Shamrock pressed against the cage, preventing Shamrock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crespo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo looks winded!
Shamrock wants to get back to striking at distance but Crespo won't allow it.
Crespo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crespo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crespo walks away with a smile on his face. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.
Nice takedown defense from Crespo. No joy for Shamrock on that attempt.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Crespo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crespo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shamrock.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shamrock.
Shamrock fails to land the takedown.

Crespo closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crespo dodges an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Crespo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crespo prevents Shamrock from breaking the clinch.
Shamrock wants to get back to striking at distance but Crespo won't allow it.
Shamrock is trying to break free.
Shamrock can't break the clinch.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Crespo controls his hands.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crespo avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock fails to pull guard.
Crespo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
Crespo is pressed up against the cage. Shamrock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crespo down to the mat. Crespo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Crespo closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo has Shamrock pressed against the cage, preventing Shamrock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shamrock is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Crespo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock has Crespo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crespo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shamrock is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock is trying to break free.
Crespo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.

Shamrock breaks the clinch.
Crespo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.

Shamrock gets tackled into the cage by Crespo. Crespo maintains the clinch.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Crespo won't allow it.
Shamrock tries to circle away but Crespo has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Crespo.

Shamrock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock works over Crespo's head and body with a nice combination.
Crespo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Crespo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamrock, pushing him back against the cage.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Crespo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shamrock wants a takedown.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.
Shamrock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crespo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo 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.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Crespo.
Shamrock is trying to maintain a safe position but Crespo gets an underhook and turns Shamrock into the cage.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Crespo holds him up against the cage and eventually Shamrock drops back down to his feet.
Crespo landing knees to the head.
Shamrock is trying to push Crespo away but Crespo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crespo lands a nice knee to the body.
Crespo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crespo scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hector Crespo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shamrock wants to clinch.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crespo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crespo defends it nicely.
Shamrock looks for a takedown but Crespo sprawls well.
Crespo slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crespo tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. Crespo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crespo slaps away a takedown attempt from Shamrock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock misses with the body kick
and Crespo counters with a low kick, right behind Shamrock 's knee.
Crespo throws a head kick that misses.
Crespo tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crespo leaves Shamrock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shamrock, right into the meat.

Shamrock gets tackled into the cage by Crespo. Crespo maintains the clinch.

Shamrock manages to break the clinch.
Crespo tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crespo pushes Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock wants a takedown.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Crespo is blocking nicely.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crespo as he avoids it easily.

Shamrock shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Crespo has one foot on Shamrock's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamrock lands with a nice body kick.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crespo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock dives in and grabs Crespo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crespo pushes down on Shamrock's head and hops out.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Crespo moved away.
Crespo is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Shamrock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Shamrock throws the kick towards the body but Crespo avoids it.
A head kick misses from Shamrock.
A solid body kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Crespo with a series of wild strikes but Crespo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. Crespo sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crespo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there

and Crespo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shamrock fails to pull guard.
Crespo lands with a short shot to the head.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Hector Crespo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Crespo throws knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to circle away but Crespo has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Crespo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Crespo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock wants to get back to striking at distance but Crespo won't allow it.
Crespo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crespo to keep the fight standing.
Shamrock is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.

Shamrock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crespo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Thor 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shamrock tries to clinch but Crespo is having none of it.

Shamrock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crespo!
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the head.
Crespo is squirming around, avoiding Shamrock's attempts to control the action.
Shamrock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock working for a guillotine from mount but Crespo is in no mood to give up.
Shamrock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crespo is looking to escape.
Crespo is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shamrock looking to finish with strikes here!
Crespo avoids a strike by Shamrock and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Shamrock's guard! Fantastic escape!
Shamrock wants to stand up but Crespo is controlling him.

Crespo stands up and waves to Shamrock to follow him.

Crespo rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
Shamrock wants to get back to striking at distance but Crespo won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock can't break the clinch.
Shamrock tries to break the clinch but Crespo is controlling the position.
Shamrock wants to get back to striking at distance but Crespo won't allow it.
Shamrock tries to break the clinch but Crespo is controlling the position.
Shamrock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crespo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Crespo blocks with his arms.
Shamrock has had enough of the clinch but Crespo keeps him there for the moment.
Crespo lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Shamrock ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shamrock no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Crespo gets to his feet - Shamrock follows without any prompting.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Shamrock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crespo eats them both and turns towards Shamrock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shamrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crespo pinned against the cage. Crespo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Crespo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamrock, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shamrock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Crespo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thor Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crespo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamrock tries to clinch there but Crespo circles away.
Crespo tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Shamrock!
An out of breath Thor Shamrock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.