PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinyo Jintao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jintao
vs
Shamrock

177 cm
29
169 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

180 cm
30
179 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinyo Jintao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jintao throws a lazy body kick
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jintao throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jintao.
Jintao quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jintao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jintao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bobby Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jintao gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Jintao blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jintao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jintao feints and then cracks Shamrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shamrock down.
Jintao slips under a jab.
Jintao misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock swings for the body but Jintao moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Jintao counters with a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Shamrock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jintao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jintao scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock blocks the body kick.
Jintao sets himself, and Shamrock steps forward looking for the clinch! Jintao avoids it this time.

Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jintao, pushing him back against the cage.
Jintao blocks an uppercut.
Jintao lands an uppercut.
Jintao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jintao misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jintao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jintao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jintao throws a leg kick but Shamrock checks it.
Jintao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Jintao.
Jintao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jintao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Jintao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jintao lands a jab-cross combination.
Jintao drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jintao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Jintao.
Jintao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jintao scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Shamrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jintao has time to react.
Jintao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Jintao moves out of range.
Shamrock with a hook.
Jintao avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jintao counters with a nice body kick.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Jintao circles away.
As Shamrock backs away, Jintao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jintao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jintao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Jintao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jintao.
Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Jintao.
Jintao lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jintao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jintao slips under a jab.
It looked like Jintao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shamrock.
Jintao throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
Shamrock tries to counter with a clinch but Jintao shakes him off and moves away.
Shamrock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jintao throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock scores with a jab. Jintao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jintao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jintao tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Jintao
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.

Shamrock cracks Jintao with an uppercut from hell and Jintao crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Shamrock's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Jintao is rocked!
Shamrock won't allow Jintao to sweep him here.
Oh Jintao is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Jintao won't let him.
Jintao seems to have got his legs back now.

Shamrock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Shinyo Jintao will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shamrock's corner calls for a 1-2. Shamrock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jintao throws out the jab.
Jintao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jintao misses with a body kick.
Shamrock with a jab.
Jintao throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
Jintao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Jintao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Jintao.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Jintao ducked under it nicely.
Jintao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jintao scores with a push kick.
Shamrock moves out of range as Jintao strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shamrock pushes Jintao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses.
Jintao cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Jintao.
Jintao misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jintao tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jintao blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Jintao throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Jintao - that landed with a thud.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jintao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jintao misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Jintao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Jintao.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jintao fails to land.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Jintao.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Jintao breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jintao.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Jintao.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Jintao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shamrock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Jintao counters with a thumping low kick.
Good work by Shamrock as he checks the leg kick.

Shamrock has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jintao misses with the head strike.
Jintao pushes Shamrock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Jintao.
Bobby Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jintao avoiding damage.
Jintao blocks the elbow strike.
Jintao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jintao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.

Jintao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jintao scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Jintao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jintao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jintao.
Shamrock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jintao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Jintao avoids nicely.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jintao thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jintao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jintao's corner calls for a 1-2. Jintao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jintao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jintao slips under a jab from Shamrock.
Jintao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jintao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jintao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jintao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jintao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Jintao circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock wants to clinch up but Jintao keeps it at a distance.
Shamrock scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinyo Jintao dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jintao looks for the body kick but Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Jintao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Jintao.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Shamrock tests Jintao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jintao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jintao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jintao prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Jintao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Jintao.
Jintao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
I was talking to Jintao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jintao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shamrock or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jintao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jintao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Jintao controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Jintao just leaning against Shamrock, taking a breather.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jintao backwards.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock gets through Jintao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jintao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jintao misses with the head strike.
Jintao lands a body shot.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.

Jintao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock clobbers Jintao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bobby Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jintao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jintao connects with a body shot.
Jintao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamrock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jintao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jintao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Jintao moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock tests Jintao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Jintao.
Jintao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jintao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
Jintao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jintao backwards.
Jintao taking a breather.
Jintao blocking some punches.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Jintao controls his hands.
Shamrock is leaning against Jintao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Jintao backwards.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Jintao can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jintao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jintao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jintao trying to control the position but instead, Shamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jintao into the cage.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Jintao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jintao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jintao prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jintao pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jintao working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Jintao.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jintao lands a shoulder strike.

Jintao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinyo Jintao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jintao digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jintao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shinyo Jintao!
Shinyo Jintao took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm back, thanks to the best Gym and manager on the planet.'.