PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamus McDermid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDermid has chosen The Drunken Scotsman - The Irish Rovers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shamus McDermid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vizcarra
vs
McDermid

193 cm
24
214 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
29
222 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamus McDermid!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDermid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDermid tried to score with a low kick but Vizcarra checks it.
McDermid looks to land a body kick but Vizcarra moved away.
McDermid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vizcarra scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of McDermid 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vizcarra lands a jab to the nose.
Vizcarra misses with the combination.

Vizcarra has managed to clinch.
McDermid misses with the head strike.
McDermid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDermid misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDermid dodges an elbow strike from Vizcarra.

McDermid breaks the clinch.
McDermid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vizcarra misses with a straight right.
Vizcarra moves out of range of the strikes.
McDermid tries to move into range but Vizcarra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vizcarra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Norman Vizcarra has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from McDermid tenderised Vizcarra's leg. Vizcarra is trying to keep his angry face on.

Vizcarra darts in and clinches McDermid up against the ropes.
McDermid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vizcarra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDermid blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McDermid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vizcarra's brow.
Vizcarra misses with a knee strike.
McDermid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDermid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDermid avoids a wild elbow strike from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra throws an elbow but it's blocked.

McDermid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDermid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vizcarra.
McDermid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vizcarra scores with a head kick.
Vizcarra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good work by Vizcarra as he checks the leg kick.
Vizcarra avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Vizcarra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vizcarra connects with a body shot.
McDermid avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDermid throws a solid leg kick but Vizcarra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDermid.
Vizcarra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDermid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vizcarra with a nice cross.
Vizcarra misses with a few strikes there.
Vizcarra moves out of range as McDermid throws a body kick.
Vizcarra connects with a looping right hand.
Vizcarra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vizcarra checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDermid throws a shot from downtown. Vizcarra moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDermid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vizcarra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vizcarra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vizcarra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDermid.
McDermid misses with a head kick.
McDermid throws a head kick that misses.
McDermid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shamus McDermid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vizcarra fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McDermid throws a jab when Vizcarra was well out of range.
McDermid throws a hook but Vizcarra avoids it easily.
Vizcarra scores with a kick to the body.
Vizcarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDermid.
McDermid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDermid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDermid is looking to chop away at Vizcarra's legs.
Vizcarra walks into a left hand.
Shamus McDermid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vizcarra scores with a body shot.
Vizcarra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vizcarra delivers a nice body kick.
Vizcarra lands with a right hand.
Vizcarra lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vizcarra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McDermid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vizcarra.

Vizcarra moves into the clinch.
Vizcarra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermid swings wildly with an uppercut but Vizcarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vizcarra dodges an elbow strike from McDermid.
McDermid misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by McDermid.
McDermid avoids the elbow strike from Vizcarra, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Vizcarra throws an elbow but misses.
Vizcarra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vizcarra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vizcarra avoids a wild elbow strike from McDermid.
Vizcarra tries to land knees in the clinch but McDermid avoids the damage to the body.
Vizcarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDermid.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McDermid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vizcarra's brow.
Vizcarra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McDermid throws an elbow but misses.
McDermid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra misses with a knee strike.
Vizcarra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermid blocks an elbow strike.
Vizcarra lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDermid dodges an elbow strike from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra looking to throw knees to the head but McDermid is blocking nicely.
Vizcarra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vizcarra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDermid takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vizcarra just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDermid's brow.
McDermid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vizcarra avoids a wild elbow strike from McDermid.
Vizcarra missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vizcarra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDermid managing to block the knees to the body from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra looking to throw knees to the head but McDermid is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

McDermid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vizcarra throws a right hand that McDermid ducks under and follows up with a left that McDermid also avoids with ease.
McDermid connects with a jab.
Vizcarra throws a head kick that half lands.
McDermid tries to land a leg kick but Vizcarra saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Vizcarra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for Vizcarra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Vizcarra there.
Norman Vizcarra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vizcarra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDermid just misses with a punch to the body.
McDermid throws the kick towards the body but Vizcarra avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDermid.
McDermid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vizcarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Vizcarra.
McDermid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vizcarra checks a low kick from McDermid.
Vizcarra tried to score with a low kick but McDermid checks it.
Vizcarra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDermid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vizcarra scrambles back to his feet.
Vizcarra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermid tests Vizcarra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDermid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDermid there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDermid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vizcarra throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Vizcarra.
McDermid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vizcarra takes one on the button.

Norman Vizcarra's cut is getting worse.
McDermid is looking to slow Vizcarra down with leg kicks.

McDermid sends Vizcarra crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McDermid is motioning to the referee to let Vizcarra up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Vizcarra is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDermid throws a pinpoint strike between Vizcarra's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Vizcarra crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and McDermid scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shamus McDermid!
Post fight, Shamus McDermid stared into the camera and said 'Just call me Jack the Ripper because anyone that gets in this ring with me is leaving cut up!'.