PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West 's Stronger . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Reis
vs
Shamrock

173 cm
28
152 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

178 cm
35
141 lbs
31 - 20 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reis.
Reis throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Shamrock rushes Reis and presses him up against the cage.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reis's defenses.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Shamrock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Reis blocks it.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Reis blocks with his arms.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock stops a takedown attempt from Reis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Reis blocks with his arms.
Shamrock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Our sources have told us that Reis has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reis is looking for a takedown.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Reis shrugs off.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Reis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reis's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Reis in his tracks for a moment.
Reis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shamrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reis's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reis managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Reis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Reis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reis.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to Reis's body. Reis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a straight right. Reis didn't see that one coming.
Shamrock takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Reis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four 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 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reis, pushing him back against the cage.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Reis has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reis blocks it with crossed arms.
Reis has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Reis tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Reis drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reis fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shamrock as he avoids it easily.
Reis goes for a double leg but Shamrock avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shamrock continues to drive forward.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reis's defenses.
Reis tries for a takedown but Shamrock manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reis is trying to drag Shamrock to the mat but Shamrock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Reis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock pushes Reis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Reis has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Reis looking for a takedown.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Julian Reis has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reis blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Shamrock cracks Reis with a nice body shot.
Reis avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Reis blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Reis fails to land.
Reis is working for takedown but Shamrock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Reis blocks it.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Reis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Reis won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Reis.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Reis is blocking nicely.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Reis breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis shoots in but no luck this time.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reis moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Reis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shamrock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Julian Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reis tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reis's face.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reis wants to take the fight to the mat but Shamrock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Reis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Reis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shamrock as he avoids it easily.
Shamrock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reis shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamrock tries to sprawl out of it but Reis 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.
Reis avoids the body shot from Shamrock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reis fails with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

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 with a jab.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Reis saw that one coming.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the body.
Reis tries for a takedown but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reis doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Julian Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock avoids it really well and circles away.
Reis tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Julian Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Reis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Reis tries to keep at a distance but Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock gets through Reis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shamrock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reis blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reis's brow.
Shamrock working Reis over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shamrock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
A very excited looking Nick Shamrock rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.