PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Diaz
vs
Shamrock

183 cm
24
174 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

177 cm
24
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Spartan Nutrition

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to bum rush Shamrock with a series of wild strikes but Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shamrock has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shamrock moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Diaz misses
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.

Shamrock has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz trying to stall but Shamrock improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Shamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Diaz stalls.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Shamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz slowing the pace effectively.
A bit of stalling here from Diaz.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shamrock feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Diaz misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diaz.
Shamrock lands with a right hand.

It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Shamrock lands a right hook to the body.

Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Diaz.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnny Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Diaz is rocked!
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Diaz works on Shamrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamrock works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Diaz's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Diaz drops to his knees and Shamrock pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Shamrock!
Johnny Shamrock bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.