PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West 's Stronger . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Shamrock
vs
Riley

178 cm
29
141 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

172 cm
26
140 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Shamrock lands a head shot.
Riley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from Shamrock finds it's target.
Riley closes the distance and clinches up with Shamrock, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes Shamrock against the cage but Shamrock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock lands a head shot.
Riley doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Riley tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily

and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shamrock.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Riley jumps guard but Shamrock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Riley.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock 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 lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Riley to work.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Shamrock.
Riley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riley wants to break free but Shamrock has control.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment.
Riley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shamrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Riley is blocking nicely.
Riley wants to take the fight to the mat but Shamrock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Riley is blocking nicely.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Riley is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock works on Riley's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riley looks gassed!
A right hand to the body from Riley.
Riley fails to pull guard.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Riley is blocking nicely.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Riley is working for takedown but Shamrock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Riley has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.
Riley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Riley blocks it.
Riley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shamrock is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Riley won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Riley jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Riley around his waist. Riley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock working Riley over with knees to the body.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Riley's head.
Riley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shamrock to keep the fight standing.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riley's defenses.
Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riley wants a takedown but no success here.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Riley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riley shoots and misses
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shamrock has Riley up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Shamrock.
Riley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shamrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nick Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riley wants to stall.
Riley tries to pull guard but Shamrock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Riley has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Riley.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
Riley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riley is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking hook.
Riley fails with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riley thinking.
Riley misses with a takedown attempt

and Shamrock counters by clinching up.
Riley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riley misses with a takedown
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billy Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Riley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Riley goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riley wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Shamrock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. Riley should have avoided that one.
Shamrock throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a nice body kick.
Riley misses with a takedown attempt

and Shamrock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riley's face.
Riley misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Riley is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riley blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock gets underhooks to prevent Riley's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shamrock punishes Riley's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shamrock wants it to stay on the feet.
Riley shoots and misses
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Riley.
Shamrock works over Riley's head and body with a nice combination.
Shamrock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riley fails with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Riley wants the takedown. Shamrock is fighting it off but Riley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shamrock's guard against the cage.
Shamrock has control of Riley's left arm, preventing Riley from doing any damage.
Shamrock looking to control.
Shamrock will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shamrock throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Riley drops back looking for a leg! Shamrock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shamrock manages to kick Riley off! Riley jumps back into Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shamrock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shamrock trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shamrock trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
Riley being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riley drops back looking for a leg! Shamrock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shamrock manages to kick Riley off! Riley jumps back into Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shamrock holds on and takes a little breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shamrock throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shamrock lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Shamrock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shamrock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Riley is working to get back to half guard.
Shamrock scoring with strikes but Riley is staying in there.
Shamrock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Riley is in a horrible position here. Shamrock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shamrock looking to finish Riley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Riley!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock breaks from Riley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shamrock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shamrock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shamrock looking to finish Riley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Riley!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock tries to control but Riley wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamrock 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.