PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Shamrock has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vinnie Black's chin.

Black
vs
Shamrock

180 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

180 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shamrock pinned against the cage. Shamrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Black fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Shamrock closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.

Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Black.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Shamrock has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Black tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vinnie Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock fails with the takedown.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamrock tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamrock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Nice straight punches there by Shamrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shamrock circles away.

Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shamrock sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Shamrock has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Black is on him like a limpet, forcing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Black.

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

Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
Black darts in looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets double underhooks and turns Black into the cage.
Shamrock is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
I was talking to Black's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Black looking for a takedown.
Black tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the cage.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shamrock's efforts to push away.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shamrock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black somewhat.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Black is breathing heavily.
Shamrock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shamrock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shamrock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Shamrock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Shamrock has the dominant position.
Black wants a takedown but no success here.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.

Shamrock manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black backs away from a small jab... but Shamrock lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Black crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Shamrock with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bobby Shamrock!
A victorious Bobby Shamrock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.