PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Harrinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Kanye West 's Stronger as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Harrinton
vs
Shamrock

175 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
28
141 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Harrinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a combination. Harrinton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harrinton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shamrock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Harrinton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shamrock sprawls well. Shamrock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrinton gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrinton cracks the inside of Shamrock's front leg.
Shamrock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrinton.

Shamrock shoots in and bounces Harrinton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harrinton keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock landing with the ground and pound.
Shamrock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shamrock postures up in Harrinton's guard and throws a big left but Harrinton blocks it.
Shamrock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harrinton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shamrock is one step ahead there.
Harrinton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shamrock!
Harrinton blocks Shamrock's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Harrinton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harrinton breaks from Shamrock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harrinton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton prevents Shamrock from getting the reversal.
Harrinton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrinton unloads with some shots from mount but Shamrock bucks and avoids them well.
Shamrock is trying desperately to improve position.
Harrinton avoids the attempt from Shamrock to control.
Shamrock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shamrock bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Shamrock postures up.
Harrinton has control of Shamrock's left arm, preventing Shamrock from doing any damage.

Shamrock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shamrock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shamrock throwing strikes but missing.
Shamrock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shamrock lands a couple of elbows.
Shamrock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shamrock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shamrock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrinton looking to control.
Shamrock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock postures up and lands a big shot to Harrinton's brow.
Harrinton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock throwing strikes but missing.
Shamrock throwing strikes from guard but Harrinton blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harrinton is on top in guard.
Shamrock has Harrinton pulled in close to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shamrock working for a triangle but Harrinton defends it easily.
Shamrock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrinton tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Harrinton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrinton tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrinton as he jumps to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrinton.
Harrinton throws a front kick aimed at Shamrock's knee but Shamrock avoids it well.
Harrinton is looking to clinch.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Harrinton moves away and avoids it.
Harrinton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nick Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrinton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harrinton throws a low kick, looking for Shamrock's leg but Shamrock calmly moves out of range.
Harrinton misses with a head kick.
Shamrock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrinton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harrinton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shamrock's guard.

Shamrock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harrinton defends it easily.
Harrinton throwing strikes but missing.
Harrinton postures up in Shamrock's guard and throws a big left but Shamrock blocks it.

Shamrock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harrinton is aware though and is defending well.

Shamrock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harrinton with a flurry of punches that miss.

Shamrock is looking for a triangle but Harrinton pushes his legs off easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shamrock working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shamrock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harrinton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harrinton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Shamrock throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harrinton uses it to pass to side control.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Harrinton controls the position.
Shamrock parries the strikes from Harrinton easily there. Harrinton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shamrock to escape.
Shamrock is looking to reverse the position.
Harrinton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harrinton working away.
Nick Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Harrinton crashes against the mat.
Shamrock is not content to let Harrinton control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrinton stands up.
Harrinton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shamrock.
Harrinton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shamrock.
Harrinton shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock shows good takedown defense.
Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harrinton throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrinton.
Harrinton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shamrock circles away.
A good leg kick by Harrinton.
Harrinton misses with a leg kick.
Harrinton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shamrock checks it well.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrinton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis Harrinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrinton 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.
Harrinton throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Harrinton throws a head kick that misses
and Shamrock counters with a series of strikes. Harrinton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shamrock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Harrinton rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrinton.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrinton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrinton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrinton wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lewis Harrinton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrinton was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Good work by Shamrock as he checks the leg kick.
Harrinton throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.
A nice combination there by Shamrock.
Shamrock thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrinton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harrinton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrinton tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Harrinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for Harrinton on that attempt.
Harrinton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrinton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrinton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrinton. That's going to slow Shamrock down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a swing at Harrinton's ribcage but misses.
Harrinton scores with a head kick. Shamrock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Harrinton.
Good leg kick by Harrinton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shamrock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harrinton rather than just go for the knockout.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Harrinton is having none of it.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrinton.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrinton throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Harrinton throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
Harrinton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shamrock tries to avoid it but Harrinton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shamrock to the ground. Shamrock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrinton has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton slaps away a takedown attempt from Shamrock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrinton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shamrock defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis Harrinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrinton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harrinton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shamrock counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrinton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock swings for the body but Harrinton moves out of range.
Harrinton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shamrock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrinton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harrinton throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Harrinton has a takedown stuffed.
Harrinton scores with a decent looking hook.
Harrinton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
Harrinton wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Harrinton shoots and misses

so Shamrock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shamrock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shamrock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shamrock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harrinton's head.
Harrinton controls Shamrock momentarily but Shamrock frees himself.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but Harrinton is keeping the position.
Harrinton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harrinton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock is looking to work some ground and pound but Harrinton has wrist control.
Harrinton controls Shamrock momentarily but Shamrock frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.