PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay comes into the arena with I Am The Walrus blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Barclay
vs
Shamrock

187 cm
26
184 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

177 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Barclay thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shamrock with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Barclay.
Barclay half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock throws a head kick but Barclay moves out of range.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barclay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barclay lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
Andy Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Barclay moved out of range nicely.
Barclay thuds his shin into the meat of Shamrock's side.
Shamrock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barclay on the side of the head.
Barclay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters circling a little - Shamrock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barclay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Barclay is out of range.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Barclay moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barclay. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Barclay's head coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barclay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barclay is looking to land body kicks.
Barclay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barclay thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barclay.

Barclay closes the distance and clinches.
Barclay scores with a shoulder strike.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Barclay.
Barclay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barclay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barclay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barclay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barclay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barclay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock digs a right hand into Barclay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barclay's gas tank.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barclay lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Barclay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Barclay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barclay tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Barclay.
Barclay has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Barclay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barclay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay with a knee to the head.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Barclay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barclay scores with a push kick.
Good leg kick by Barclay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barclay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barclay throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barclay.
That kick from Barclay tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barclay looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Barclay throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barclay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barclay throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barclay, pushing him back against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Barclay lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barclay misses with some punches.
Barclay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barclay stalling in the clinch.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barclay.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barclay is breathing heavily.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Barclay's head.
Barclay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barclay blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barclay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Barclay's head.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Barclay tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Barclay punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Barclay moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Barclay's head but Barclay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barclay tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shamrock manages to circle out of the way.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.

Shamrock tries to keep at a distance but Barclay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barclay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barclay backwards.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barclay breaks from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barclay on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Barclay.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Barclay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shamrock.
Barclay tried to counter with a leg kick but Shamrock avoided it.
Barclay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barclay. Barclay obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barclay thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Barclay moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shamrock.
Barclay sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Barclay closes the distance and clinches.
Barclay stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barclay has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnny Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Barclay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barclay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barclay backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Barclay blocks it.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Barclay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barclay is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Barclay throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Barclay.
Barclay wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamrock won't allow it.
Barclay blocking some punches.
Barclay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Barclay.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Barclay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barclay.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Barclay is rocked!
Barclay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oh Barclay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Shamrock.
A frustrated look appears on Barclay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barclay is looking to control Shamrock's arms but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barclay has his back to the cage.
Shamrock pushes Barclay against the cage. Shamrock is working some dirty boxing. Shamrock pushes off with a quick right hook! Barclay goes down! Barclay tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Shamrock moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Shamrock!
Johnny Shamrock spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Andy Barclay stepped up to the mic, saying 'I shoulda stayed with the band...'.