PBP Commentary

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

Shamrock
vs
Rousey

193 cm
27
216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

191 cm
27
275 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Rousey!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rousey tries to keep at a distance but Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Rousey missing with knees to the body.
Rousey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.

It looks like Raymond Rousey has been cut.
Rousey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shamrock walks away with a smile on his face. Rousey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rousey.

Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Rousey in a clinch.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Rousey shrugs off.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey has Shamrock pushed against the cage.
Rousey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Rousey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Rousey avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Rousey 's eye.
Rousey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shamrock misses with an elbow over the top.
Rousey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rousey avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gavin Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Rousey.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rousey is defending well for now.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Raymond Rousey's cut even more.
Rousey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shamrock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Rousey tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Rousey wants a takedown.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Rousey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rousey blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rousey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Rousey wants a takedown but no success here.
Rousey avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rousey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey misses with some punches.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rousey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rousey looks winded!
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shamrock walks away with a smile on his face. Rousey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rousey shoots in looking for a takedown but Shamrock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rousey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Rousey is looking for a takedown.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Rousey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rousey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Rousey fails to pull guard.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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. Rousey is defending well for now.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Rousey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Rousey blocks the elbow strike.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the 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. Rousey is defending well for now.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rousey is defending well for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.

Rousey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rousey can do to turn this around?
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Rousey.
Gavin Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but Rousey is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Rousey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rousey throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.

Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with Rousey.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rousey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock blocks the body kick.
Shamrock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Rousey circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rousey.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for Rousey on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rousey tries to keep at a distance but Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Rousey won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock is pressed up against the cage. Rousey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shamrock down to the mat. Shamrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rousey is breathing heavily.
Rousey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Shamrock rushes Rousey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rousey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gavin Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Rousey.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey 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 nice elbow from the clinch.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Rousey takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Raymond Rousey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey blocks the elbow strike.
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Gavin Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Rousey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rousey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rousey throws out a counter right but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rousey wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.

Shamrock has managed to clinch.

Rousey breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rousey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rousey looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rousey is defending well for now.
Shamrock working Rousey over with knees to the body.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Shamrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Rousey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rousey.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Rousey avoids the damage to the body.
Rousey avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Rousey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Rousey pushes him off.
Rousey wants to clinch.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock shows good takedown defense.

Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rousey, pushing him back against the cage.
Rousey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.

Rousey breaks from the clinch.
Rousey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rousey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shamrock's waist but Shamrock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rousey off to one side.
Gavin Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Rousey.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Rousey circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock tries to clinch there but Rousey circles away.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rousey wants to clinch.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Rousey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rousey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Rousey pushes him off.
Rousey circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to clinch up but Rousey keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Rousey misses.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Rousey circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rousey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rousey feints a counter leg kick.

Shamrock clinches up with Rousey and pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rousey's defenses.
Rousey stalling.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Raymond Rousey's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raymond Rousey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gavin Shamrock!
Gavin Shamrock got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'