PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gotan Wasselach (ranked 1094 p4p, 1515 weight class) and Stan Shamrock (ranked 149 p4p, 203 weight class). Wasselach's entrance music is Time Is On My Side. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wasselach
vs
Shamrock

194 cm
30
210
5 - 6 - 0

187 cm
33
187
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gotan Wasselach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasselach scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Wasselach as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasselach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Wasselach.
Shamrock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Gotan Wasselach has been cut.
Wasselach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Wasselach dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Wasselach.
Shamrock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wasselach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Wasselach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wasselach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Wasselach lands with a cross.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wasselach lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Shamrock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wasselach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wasselach throws a good cross that connects.
Wasselach misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wasselach misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Wasselach jabs Shamrock right on the nose. Shamrock blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Wasselach slips the punch.
Wasselach misses with a straight right.
Shamrock lands a two punch combo.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Wasselach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Wasselach avoids it well.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shamrock walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Wasselach.
Wasselach looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
A jab from Wasselach finds it's way through Shamrock's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Wasselach.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wasselach to score with a decent uppercut.
Wasselach throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Wasselach.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wasselach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Nice defenses there by Wasselach.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wasselach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wasselach throws out the jab.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wasselach throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
Wasselach dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Wasselach moved out of range.
Shamrock takes one on the button.
A big right from Wasselach misses.
A head kick misses from Wasselach.
Shamrock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wasselach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasselach.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Wasselach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wasselach connects with a body shot.
Wasselach throws a good cross that connects.
Wasselach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wasselach can pounce on him.
Wasselach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Wasselach misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wasselach.
Wasselach throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wasselach throws out the jab.
It looks like Wasselach has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasselach is just out of range.
Wasselach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasselach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wasselach dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Wasselach scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wasselach looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
Wasselach scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Wasselach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasselach avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Wasselach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasselach digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Wasselach's head but Wasselach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Wasselach misses.
Shamrock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shamrock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wasselach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wasselach misses with a straight right.
Wasselach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
A jab from Wasselach does it's job there.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasselach.
Wasselach is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wasselach connects with a looping right hand.
Shamrock walks into a jab.
Wasselach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shamrock moves forwards but Wasselach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
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.
Wasselach scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wasselach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wasselach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasselach clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gotan Wasselach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wasselach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Shamrock.
The fighters circling - Wasselach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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, Wasselach has got the better of the exchanges.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Wasselach's shoulder, as Wasselach tries to avoid the shot.
Gotan Wasselach is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shamrock throws a combination that misses
and Wasselach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Wasselach.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Wasselach throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock stalks Wasselach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wasselach's face. Wasselach staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasselach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasselach.
Shamrock misses with a jab to the body
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wasselach throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wasselach.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Wasselach counters with a stiff right hand.
Wasselach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wasselach throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Wasselach sizes up Shamrock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wasselach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach cracks Shamrock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wasselach.
Wasselach moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasselach scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Wasselach ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Wasselach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shamrock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wasselach throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Wasselach avoids it well.
Wasselach scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wasselach lands a jab to Shamrock's midsection.
Wasselach scores with a decent looking hook.
Wasselach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wasselach throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Wasselach coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Wasselach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamrocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wasselach misses with a straight left.
Shamrock is looking for the big counter here.
Wasselach defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Wasselach avoids it well.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wasselach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Wasselach blocks a jab.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Wasselach avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Wasselach ducks under and follows up with a left that Wasselach also avoids with ease.
Wasselach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wasselach scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
Wasselach connects with a single shot there.
Wasselach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
Wasselach lands with a hook. Shamrock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Wasselach moved out of range nicely.
Wasselach connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Wasselach avoids it well.
Wasselach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Wasselach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Wasselach moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wasselach.
Wasselach connects with a nice looking jab.
Stan Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Wasselach.
Wasselach defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Wasselach is looking to counter punch.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wasselach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamrock throws a series of strikes that have Wasselach backpedaling.

Gotan Wasselach's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wasselach lands a body shot.
Wasselach misses the jab.
Wasselach throws a shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and Wasselach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wasselach dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Wasselach scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Wasselach lands a glancing blow to the side of Shamrock's head.
Wasselach misses with a straight right.
Wasselach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wasselach loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Wasselach ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Wasselach slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Wasselach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wasselach scrambles back to his feet.
Wasselach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wasselach looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Wasselach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wasselach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wasselach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wasselach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wasselach.
Wasselach works Shamrock's body with a nice hook.
Wasselach misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Wasselach moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
A big right from Wasselach misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gotan Wasselach dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A big left from Shamrock misses.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Wasselach connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Wasselach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wasselach scores with a head kick. Shamrock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wasselach misses with a straight left.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Wasselach throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wasselach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamrock. Shamrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Wasselach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wasselach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Wasselach scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab by Wasselach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Wasselach avoids nicely.
Shamrock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Wasselach is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A cross from Wasselach lands.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wasselach to score with a decent uppercut.
Shamrock connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach's corner calls for a 1-2. Wasselach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Wasselach.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wasselach tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Wasselach avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Wasselach tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Wasselach avoids nicely.
Wasselach half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wasselach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wasselach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shamrock in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Wasselach loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasselach scores with a leg kick.
Wasselach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wasselach connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock works the jab nicely.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Stan Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Wasselach lands with a hook. Shamrock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wasselach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wasselach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wasselach.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Wasselach with a series of wild strikes but Wasselach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wasselach thuds his right hand into Shamrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wasselach fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shamrock throws a hook but Wasselach blocks it.
Wasselach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Wasselach moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Wasselach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wasselach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a head kick that half lands.
Wasselach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shamrock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shamrock lands an overhand right.
Shamrock lands with a hook. Wasselach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wasselach takes one to the chin there.
Wasselach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Wasselach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wasselach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wasselach dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wasselach lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Wasselach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasselach is just out of range.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasselach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Wasselach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wasselach.
Wasselach takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Wasselach avoids them all with ease.
Wasselach's corner calls for a 1-2. Wasselach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wasselach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A quick step to the side and Wasselach tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasselach jabs Shamrock right on the nose. Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
Wasselach lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wasselach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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Shamrock moves forwards but Wasselach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wasselach.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Wasselach with a series of wild strikes but Wasselach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gotan Wasselach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wasselach has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gotan Wasselach!
After the big win, Gotan Wasselach made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.