PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Reefer (ranked 2198 p4p, 3034 weight class) and Brandon Shamrock (ranked 222 p4p, 291 weight class). Shamrock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Canned Heat- Going Up The Country kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reefer
vs
Shamrock

179 cm
21
155
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
21
155
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Reefer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reefer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reefer.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Reefer is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reefer. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Reefer with the inside leg kick.
A head kick by Shamrock misses
and Reefer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reefer.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Reefer avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reefer.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Reefer moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Reefer.
Reefer is looking to counter the offense by Shamrock and move into the clinch.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Reefer moves out of range.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Reefer moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Reefer 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reefer!

Shamrock is rocked!
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Reefer finish him?
Reefer misses with a straight right.
Shamrock seems to have recovered his senses.
Reefer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws a combination that misses
and Reefer counters with a nice body kick.
Shamrock throws out a leg kick but Reefer moves out of range and Shamrock only half commits.
Shamrock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reefer.
Reefer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Reefer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reefer scores with a head kick.
Shamrock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reefer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reefer throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reefer counters with a good low kick that Shamrock was not able to check.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
Reefer slips under a jab from Shamrock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Reefer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Reefer ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Reefer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Jim Reefer is winning the standup battle so far.
Reefer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
A punch lands to the side of Shamrock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reefer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Shamrock misses with a body kick.
Shamrock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Jim Reefer has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reefer.
Shamrock looks to throw a body kick
and Reefer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reefer. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Reefer blocks a head kick by Shamrock.
Reefer tried to counter with a leg kick but Shamrock avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the body
and Reefer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Reefer counters with a left to the body.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and Reefer counters with a nice leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Reefer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Reefer moves away and avoids it.
Reefer cracks a nice hook into Shamrock's ribs.
Reefer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Reefer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shamrock is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reefer was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Reefer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Reefer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock swings widly with a right hand
and Reefer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brandon Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reefer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reefer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Reefer.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Reefer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Reefer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Reefer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
And Reefer counters with a quick kick to the body but Shamrock blocks it.
Reefer misses with a looping right.
Reefer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Reefer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shamrock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Reefer avoids the punch easily.
Reefer throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Reefer clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Reefer.
Reefer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Shamrock might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reefer has got the better of the exchanges.
Reefer defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Reefer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shamrock!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Reefer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reefer lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Reefer counters with a left to the body.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Reefer avoids the punch easily.
Reefer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reefer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reefer ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reefer pushes Shamrock away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reefer slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a jab when Reefer was well out of range.
Reefer lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reefer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
Reefer throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
Reefer 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.
Reefer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Reefer.
Reefer sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Shamrock's defenses. It connects perfectly with Shamrock's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Reefer!
During a confident post fight interview, Jim Reefer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.