PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 500 p4p, 311 weight class) and Stan Shamrock (ranked 79 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lancaster
vs
Shamrock

183 cm
30
185
20 - 11 - 0

187 cm
31
187
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Savage Fightwear

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Lancaster avoids nicely.
Shamrock lands a jab-cross combination.
Shamrock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lancaster on the side of the head.
Lancaster takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lancaster slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Lancaster misses the target.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lancaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Shamrock throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stan Shamrock 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.
A nice combination there by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lancaster is looking to counter punch.
Shamrock misses with a right hand
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Stan Shamrock has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster. Beautiful body shot.
Lancaster throws a good cross that connects.
Shamrock throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Lancaster avoids it well.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lancaster momentarily.
Lancaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Lancaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lancaster slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shamrock in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Shamrock. That snapped Lancaster's head back.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shamrock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Lancaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Lancaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Lancaster looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
Lancaster throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Lancaster.
Lancaster throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Lancaster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lancasters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, jab by Lancaster - just one landing.

That has opened up Stan Shamrock's cut even more.

Lancaster drops Shamrock with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shamrock looks back up at him and smiles so Lancaster waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Shamrock is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Shamrock is out on his feet! Lancaster sets himself and nearly takes Shamrock's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Henry Lancaster!
Henry Lancaster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.