PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 734 p4p, 82 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 470 p4p, 50 weight class). Halleck comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Minds - Changeling. Shamrock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Winged Angel by The Black Mages kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gurney Halleck has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Halleck
vs
Shamrock

183 cm
29
158 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

170 cm
28
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Revenge Clothing
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock jabs at Halleck's body.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Halleck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halleck throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
Halleck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Halleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halleck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halleck.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock feints and then cracks Halleck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halleck down.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halleck throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.
Halleck misses with a body kick.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halleck's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Halleck rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
Halleck scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Halleck blocks it.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halleck.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.

Halleck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock defending well as Halleck loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halleck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halleck looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Halleck tries to move into range but Shamrock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halleck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock slips a jab from Halleck.
Halleck misses with a hook
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halleck misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Halleck moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Halleck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halleck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck misses with a body shot.
Halleck misses with a straight left.
Shamrock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halleck on the side of the head.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Shamrock.

Halleck is rocked!
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halleck.
Oh Halleck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Halleck had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Halleck looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
Halleck seems to have got his legs back now.
Halleck throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Halleck.
Halleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock feints a counter leg kick.
Halleck tries to clinch up.
Shamrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice cross by Halleck.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamrock.
Halleck takes one to the chin there.
Halleck throws a right hand that misses
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halleck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halleck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halleck doesn't seem bothered though.
Halleck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Halleck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
Halleck throws a body kick that misses.
Halleck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halleck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shamrock, right into the meat.
Good work by Shamrock as he checks the leg kick.
Shamrock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halleck throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shamrock stuns Halleck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halleck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halleck swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock lands with an uppercut that bounces Halleck off the cage and back into range.
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halleck counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Halleck throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halleck doesn't seem phased though.
Halleck thuds his right hand into Shamrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shamrock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halleck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halleck throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shamrock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Halleck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Halleck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the head.
Halleck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into Halleck's ribs.
Shamrock throws a hook but Halleck avoids it easily.
Halleck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Halleck closes the distance and pushes Shamrock back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Halleck blocks it.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock gets through Halleck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
Halleck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halleck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halleck swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halleck has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shamrock swings for the body but Halleck moves out of range.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halleck.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halleck.
Halleck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halleck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Halleck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Halleck.
Halleck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halleck takes one to the side of the head.
Halleck looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halleck misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock feints a counter leg kick.

Shamrock drives through and clinches with Halleck against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hallecks head.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Halleck blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halleck tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.

Halleck manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock lands with a nice body punch.
Halleck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Halleck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halleck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamrock.
A telegraphed right hand from Halleck misses the target.
Halleck misses with a hook.
Shamrock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halleck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Halleck wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halleck doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Shamrock misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halleck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock cracks Halleck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shamrock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot lands for Shamrock.
Nick Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halleck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halleck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
Halleck misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halleck lands with a straight right. Shamrock didn't see that one coming.
Halleck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Halleck.
Halleck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamrock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halleck doesn't seem bothered though.
Shamrock connects with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halleck looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Halleck throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
Halleck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Halleck down.
Shamrock lands a really nice looking cross but Halleck seems unphased.
Jab by Shamrock.
Halleck throws a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a thumping low kick.
Halleck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halleck throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Halleck.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to Halleck's body. Halleck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Halleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
A big left from Halleck misses.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halleck throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Halleck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halleck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halleck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shamrock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halleck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
Halleck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Halleck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halleck slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Halleck misses the target.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Halleck saw that one coming.
Halleck misses with a right hand
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.

Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
Halleck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Halleck lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hallecks head.
Halleck pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Halleck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shamrock is working Halleck over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

A big right from Halleck misses.
A nice side step and Shamrock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Halleck digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
That kick from Shamrock tenderised Halleck's leg. Halleck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halleck lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shamrock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shamrock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halleck throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
Halleck throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Halleck misses.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halleck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shamrock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Halleck throws a body shot but no joy.
Halleck misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Halleck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halleck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to clinch
enabling Halleck to counter with a crisp jab.

Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with Halleck.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Nick Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock tries to work over Halleck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Halleck prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Halleck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halleck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halleck is trying to break free.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Shamrock lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Halleck to his knees! Shamrock keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Gurney Halleck spoke after the fight, saying 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.