PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frank
vs
Shamrock

190 cm
32
196 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
216 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Frank!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank lands with a kick to the temple. Shamrock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Shamrock rushes Frank and presses him up against the cage.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Frank.

Shamrock drives through and clinches with Frank against the cage.
Frank has Shamrock pushed against the cage.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.
Frank pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frank obliges.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Frank landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Frank.
Frank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frank throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frank misses with an elbow over the top.
Frank lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.

Frank breaks from the clinch.

Frank pushes Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
Frank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Frank.
Frank manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frank is stalling here.
Frank trying to stall but Shamrock improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Frank.
A head kick misses from Frank.

Frank drives through and clinches with Shamrock against the cage.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Frank clinches up with Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank has Shamrock pressed against the cage.
Frank crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Frank trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Frank is breathing heavily.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frank avoids it.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Frank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frank avoids the elbow strike from Shamrock, against the cage.
Shamrock avoids a wild elbow strike from Frank.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frank just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamrock's brow.
Frank misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Shamrock darts in and clinches Frank up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Frank.
Frank controlling the action here for a moment.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Frank looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Frank scores with a head kick.

Shamrock instigates a clinch.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frank avoids it.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Frank 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 tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.
Frank lands an elbow that stopped Shamrock in his tracks for a moment.
Frank using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frank scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frank.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Frank is trying to break free.
Frank lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frank lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Frank blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.

Frank pulls Shamrock into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Frank will probably get the nod.
That's time! Frank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Frank scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Frank clinches with his opponent.
Frank's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frank just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamrock's brow.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Gavin Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Frank controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frank taking a breather.
Frank throws a knee to the head but misses.

Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Frank clinches up with Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage.
Frank unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Frank.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Frank here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Frank throws an elbow that misses.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.

Frank breaks the clinch.

Shamrock closes the distance and pushes Frank back into the cage.
Frank lands a nice knee to the body.
Frank trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Frank looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Frank breaks the clinch.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Frank lands an elbow that stopped Shamrock in his tracks for a moment.

Frank breaks from the clinch.

Frank clinches.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the temple.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frank throws an elbow but misses.
Frank lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frank.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Frank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Frank manages to break the clinch.

Shamrock closes the distance and pushes Frank back into the cage.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.

Frank ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Frank no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Frank bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shamrock's guard.

Frank stands up from Shamrock's guard - Frank perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a jab to the nose.
Chris Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Frank clinches.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Frank throws knees to the body.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frank tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock avoids a wild elbow strike from Frank.
Frank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frank in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frank lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frank stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.
Frank landing knees to the body.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Frank wants to stall.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frank avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Frank dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frank throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock wants to counter with a clinch but Frank pushes him away.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank misses with a head kick.

Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Frank blocks the elbow strike.
Frank creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Frank stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frank, pushing him back against the cage.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
Frank looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frank taking a breather.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chris Frank is winning the standup battle so far.

Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frank misses with a knee to the head.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Frank wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frank connects with a leg kick. Shamrock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Frank misses with an elbow over the top.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shamrock's defenses.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Frank.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Frank lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Frank tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frank avoiding damage.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Frank is trying to maintain a safe position but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns Frank into the cage.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frank looking to slow down the pace here.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frank.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frank trying to control the position but instead, Shamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frank into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Frank avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frank throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Frank forces Shamrock back against the cage and clinches.
Frank pushes Shamrock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.
Frank blocks the elbow strike.
Shamrock avoids a wild elbow strike from Frank.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Frank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.

Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
Frank using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock tries to counter by closing the distance.

Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
Frank avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Gavin Shamrock just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Frank has Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frank just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamrock's brow.
Frank throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Frank lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Shamrock has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frank avoids it.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frank blocks the elbow strike.
Shamrock blocks the elbow strike.
Frank lands a shot to the body.
Shamrock is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
Frank lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gavin Shamrock has been cut.
Frank misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock being controlled against the cage.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Frank lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frank drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frank avoids it.
Frank dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shamrock blocks the elbow strike.
Frank taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank is trying to stall.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Frank throws knees to the body.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Frank breaks from the clinch.
Frank tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
Frank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frank, pushing him back against the cage.
Frank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Frank tries to tie him up.
Frank lands an elbow that stopped Shamrock in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frank breaks the clinch.

Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frank avoids it.
Frank takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Frank misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frank takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
Frank manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shamrock to keep the fight standing.
Frank slows down the pace here.
Frank scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frank throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.
Frank blocks the elbow strike.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank misses with an elbow over the top.
Frank pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frank throws an elbow that misses.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frank scores with a shoulder strike.
Frank throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frank avoids the elbow strike from Shamrock, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Frank had his way with Gavin Shamrock in that round.
The cut man is working on Gavin Shamrock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Frank throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Frank crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frank avoids it.
Frank stalling.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frank can pounce on him.

Frank rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
Frank lands a nice elbow.

Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Frank throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.

Frank moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank lands an uppercut.
Shamrock avoids the elbow strike from Frank, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shamrock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frank just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamrock's brow.
Frank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frank's brow.
Frank is struggling to control the position.
Frank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shamrock's defenses.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frank.
Frank takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike.

Frank breaks from the clinch.
Frank feints a jab promting Shamrock to slip. Frank then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shamrock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Shamrock is rocked!

Frank moves into the clinch.
Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Frank finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank misses with an elbow over the top.
Shamrock seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frank.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frank.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whack! Frank lands a heavy head kick that drops Shamrock. The ref tackles Frank to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Shamrock was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Chris Frank!
Chris Frank is the new light heavyweight champion!
Chris Frank thanked the fans post fight for their support.