PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Shamcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Aylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shamcock
vs
Aylor

180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Forbidden Apple

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Shamcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Aylor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamcock shoots in for a double leg but Aylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aylor tries to clinch up but Shamcock circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Shamcock clinches.
Nice body punch from Aylor.
Shamcock looking to slow down the pace here.
Aylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamcock backwards.
Aylor lands a shoulder strike.
Aylor works on Shamcock's body with a couple of short punches.
Aylor lands a knee to the head.
Shamcock tries to score a body lock takedown but Aylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shamcock is breathing heavily.
Aylor prevents Shamcock from breaking the clinch.
Shamcock is trying to break the clinch but Aylor has him pressed against the cage.
Aylor scores a nice knee to the body.
Aylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamcock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamcock.
Aylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamcock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamcock.
Shamcock looking to stall.
Shamcock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Shamcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aylor looking to throw knees to the head but Shamcock is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Aylor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aylor.

Shamcock jumps into guard, dragging Aylor to the mat.
Shamcock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Aylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shamcock trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shamcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shamcock looking to control but Aylor passes into half guard.
Aylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamcock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shamcock is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamcock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shamcock is trying to stand.
Shamcock is looking to control Aylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shamcock avoid being mounted?
Shamcock tries to get to full guard but Aylor has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aylor tries to clinch up

and Shamcock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shamcock is taking a breather. Aylor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shamcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aylor tries to roll over but Shamcock keeps him under control.

Shamcock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aylor is just riding it out for now. Shamcock eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aylor is trying to maintain the position but Shamcock is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Aylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aylor closes the distance and clinches.
Aylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamcock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamcock digs a right hand into Aylor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aylor's gas tank.
Aylor tries to land a knee to the head but Shamcock blocks with his arms.
Shamcock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aylor is working Shamcock over against the cage.
Aylor lands an elbow just above Shamcock 's eye.
Aylor keeps control of Shamcock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aylor lands a body shot.
Aylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamcock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aylor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phil Aylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamcock avoids the damage to the body.
Aylor lands a nice uppercut.
Aylor lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Aylor as the two fighters clinch.
Aylor is leaning against Shamcock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aylor tries a knee to the head but Shamcock blocks it.
Aylor is breathing heavily.
Shamcock wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamcock works on Aylor's body with a couple of short punches.
Aylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamcock can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Shamcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aylor prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamcock avoids the damage to the body.
Aylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamcock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Aylor.

Shamcock pulls guard.

Shamcock kicks Aylor off and gets to his feet.
Aylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamcock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Shamcock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aylor prevents Shamcock from improving position.
Shamcock trying to control the action but Aylor is working from the bottom.
Aylor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Shamcock asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shamcock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shamcock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Shamcock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Shamcock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamcock sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aylor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aylor dodges the ground and pound from Shamcock.
Shamcock controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shamcock trying to control the position but Aylor is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shamcock controls the position.
Shamcock tries to advance to mount but Aylor denies him.
Shamcock working away.
Aylor is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Shamcock is staying active.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aylor tries to clinch up

and Shamcock counters with a shoot takedown. Aylor fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Phil Aylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shamcock throws a nice looking combination but Aylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Shamcock instigates a clinch.
Aylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aylor lands an elbow just above Shamcock 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamcock's brow.
Aylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamcock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Aylor.
Aylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Aylor.
Shamcock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shamcock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aylor.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shamcock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamcock jumps guard but Aylor stands there with Shamcock around his waist. Shamcock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aylor missing with knees to the body.
Aylor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shamcock.
Shamcock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamcock tries to break the clinch but Aylor is controlling the position.
Shamcock is trying to stall.
Aylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamcock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamcock's brow.
Shamcock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Shamcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamcock.
Shamcock avoiding damage as Aylor throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamcock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamcock's brow.
Shamcock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamcock is working for takedown but Aylor is calmly controlling the position for now.

Shamcock jumps into guard, dragging Aylor to the mat.

Shamcock looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aylor is defending well. Shamcock quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aylor has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shamcock celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Shamcock!