PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 39 p4p, 7 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 47 p4p, 8 weight class). Shamrock has chosen One Winged Angel by The Black Mages as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Keenan
vs
Shamrock

179 cm
37
150 lbs
39 - 8 - 5

170 cm
36
148 lbs
38 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 8 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keenan.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Keenan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shamrock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Keenan misses with a hook to the body
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gareth Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
Keenan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan throws a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Shamrock blocks the body kick.
Shamrock blocks a low kick nicely.
Shamrock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keenan scores with a nice right hand.
Keenan lands a glancing blow to the side of Shamrock's head.
Keenan misses with a shot to the body
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Keenan counters with a one-two to the body.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Keenan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Keenan.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Shamrock moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Keenan. Beautiful body shot.
Keenan throws a front kick aimed at Shamrock's knee but Shamrock avoids it well.
A big right from Keenan misses.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keenan misses with a hook
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Gareth Keenan has been cut.
Keenan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
Keenan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
Keenan misses with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keenan lands a front kick.
Keenan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Keenan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keenan takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock takes one to the chin there.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick
and Shamrock counters with a good low kick that Keenan was not able to check.
Keenan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keenan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keenan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Keenan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch lands to the side of Shamrock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Keenan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keenan moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
Keenan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keenan lands a jab.
Keenan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Keenan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gareth Keenan'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.

Keenan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keenan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Keenan thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Keenan lands with a good body shot.
Shamrock checks the leg kick.
Keenan 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.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good shot there by Keenan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shamrock flicks out a counter leg kick but Keenan steps away.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and Keenan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keenan lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keenan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keenan throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Keenan moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shamrock might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keenan has got the better of the exchanges.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Shamrock jumps back.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Keenan thuds a left hand into Shamrock's body.
Keenan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a nice leg kick.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Keenan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range as Keenan strikes.
Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shamrock walks into a stiff left hand from Keenan.
Keenan throws a leg kick
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
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!
Keenan misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Keenan is rocked!
Gareth Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keenan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shamrock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
Keenan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Keenan connects with a solid leg kick.
Keenan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
Keenan lands with a nice body punch.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamrock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keenan punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keenan misses with a hook
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Keenan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamrock tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan misses with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shamrock works Keenan's body with a nice hook.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Keenan misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keenan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Keenan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Keenan thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Keenan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Keenan finds it's way through Shamrock's defenses.
Shamrock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws a front kick that sends Shamrock stumbling back into the cage.
Keenan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keenan thuds his shin into the meat of Shamrock's side.
Keenan scores with a nice strike.
Keenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into Keenan's ribs.
Keenan throws a low kick but Shamrock moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shamrock checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Keenan.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock blocks a leg kick.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shamrock counters with a low kick, right behind Keenan 's knee.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keenan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Shamrock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keenan with a body shot.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Keenan.
Shamrock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Keenan misses with a hook to the body
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keenan with a body shot.
Shamrock ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan throws a predictable looking body shot

and Shamrock counters with a crisp right hand that drops Keenan! Shamrock lets Keenan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Keenan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan walks straight into a right hand from Shamrock - that's dropped him! Shamrock jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Keenan from any more punishment! Keenan 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 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock is the new featherweight champion!
Nick Shamrock bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Gareth Keenan had this to say: 'Good fight buddy'.