PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Carlson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Muse- Stockholm Syndrome. Shamrock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Notorious BIG's Juicy. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Carlson Jr
vs
Shamrock

179 cm
23
137 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
141 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Carlson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamrock works the jab nicely.
Carlson Jr misses the jab.

Shamrock forces Carlson Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Carlson Jr is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carlson Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlson Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlson Jr looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlson Jr. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Carlson Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlson Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Carlson Jr.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlson Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.

Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shamrock prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Carlson Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlson Jr.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carlson Jr is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Shamrock can't fight it off and eventually Carlson Jr manages to take the fight to the floor. Shamrock looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shamrock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlson Jr's guard.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlson Jr is retaining full guard.
Shamrock advances to half guard.
Shamrock passes to side control.

Shamrock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shamrock in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carlson Jr prevents Shamrock from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson Jr is looking for a sweep.
Shamrock passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Carlson Jr!
Shamrock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shamrock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carlson Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Shamrock passes to full mount!
Shamrock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carlson Jr hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shamrock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shamrock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carlson Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing shots from mount.
Shamrock with a couple of short strikes.
Carlson Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Shamrock raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Shamrock.
Shamrock landing punches.
BOOM! Shamrock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shamrock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shamrock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shamrock working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shamrock lands a big shot there that rocks Carlson Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Carlson Jr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlson Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shamrock has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carlson Jr's face.
Oh Carlson Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carlson Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Carlson Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Carlson Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Shamrock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carlson Jr is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Shamrock.
Carlson Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Carlson Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Carlson Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlson Jr.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlson Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chad Carlson Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carlson Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlson Jrs head.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
A body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlson Jr controls his hands.
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carlson Jr.
Shamrock is pressed up against the ropes. Carlson Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shamrock down to the mat. Shamrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carlson Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Carlson Jr misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shamrock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shamrock lands with some strikes.
Shamrock with a couple of short strikes.
Shamrock breaks from Carlson Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Shamrock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nick Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shamrock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the head.
Carlson Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Shamrock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shamrock with shots to the head and body - Carlson Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carlson Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carlson Jr looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock looking to finish Carlson Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carlson Jr!
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlson Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Shamrock has a good base and remains in mount.
Shamrock working Carlson Jr over with strikes here.
Shamrock landing strikes from the mount.
Shamrock lands a heavy elbow.
Shamrock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shamrock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shamrock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shamrock scoring with strikes but Carlson Jr is staying in there.
Carlson Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Shamrock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shamrock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carlson Jr's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Shamrock with a couple of short strikes.
Shamrock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Shamrock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Carlson Jr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shamrock postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Carlson Jr bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shamrock and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!