PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Brzenk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torvol Shammerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brzenk
vs
Shammerson

169 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Brzenk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torvol Shammerson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brzenk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shammerson moves away.
Shammerson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brzenk counters with a left and a right that stings Shammerson.
Shammerson throws a series of punches but Brzenk moves out of range.
Shammerson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brzenk defends well and Shammerson ends up having to push Brzenk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brzenk leaves Shammerson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Brzenk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torvol Shammerson.
Jab by Brzenk.
Brzenk throws a jab when Shammerson was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brzenk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brzenk lands a nice shot to the body.
Brzenk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Torvol Shammerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brzenk connects with a jab.
Brzenk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shammerson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Brzenk there.
A jab lands there for Brzenk.
Brzenk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shammerson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brzenk defends well and Shammerson ends up having to push Brzenk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Brzenk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brzenk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Shammerson is rocked!
Brzenk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shammerson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shammerson is still on wobbly legs! Can Brzenk finish him?
Shammerson shoots for a double leg takedown but Brzenk sprawls well. He's pushed Shammerson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shammerson seems to have recovered his senses.
Shammerson looks winded!
Shammerson tries for a takedown but Brzenk circles away easily
and Brzenk counters with a nice uppercut.
John Brzenk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Brzenk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brzenk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brzenk misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brzenk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shammerson with a poor takedown
and Brzenk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Brzenk sends Shammerson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brzenk is motioning to the referee to let Shammerson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Shammerson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brzenk scores with a decent looking hook.
Brzenk cracks Shammerson with a right hand to the side of the head.

Brzenk drops Shammerson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shammerson looks back up at him and smiles so Brzenk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Shammerson walks straight into a right hand from Brzenk - that's dropped him! Brzenk jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Shammerson from any more punishment! Shammerson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Brzenk!