PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shamrock
vs
Van Damme

183 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shamrock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van Damme's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Damme tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shamrock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shamrock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shamrock is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Damme has wrist control.
Van Damme trying to keep a closed guard but Shamrock is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shamrock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Damme looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Damme, not yet.
Shamrock throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Damme wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shamrock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shamrock won't allow Van Damme to sweep him here.
Shamrock pushing down on Van Damme's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shamrock slips a nice elbow through Van Damme's hands, connecting with Van Damme's forehead.
Van Damme moves into full guard.
Shamrock scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Damme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shamrock looking to sit in guard and control but Van Damme gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Damme prevents Shamrock from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Van Damme with a flurry of punches that miss.

Van Damme postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shamrock is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Van Damme, into his guard.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Van Damme keeps moving.
Shamrock postures up and lands a big shot to Van Damme's brow.
Shamrock connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shamrock is working Van Damme over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Damme can't keep his opponent in guard - Shamrock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Van Damme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shamrock wants to take a breather but Van Damme is having none of it.
Shamrock lands with a punch from half guard.
We've been informed that Van Damme has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van Damme wants to get back to his feet.
Van Damme looks winded!
Shamrock throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Van Damme to regain full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Damme can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shamrock works over Van Damme with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock trying to control but Van Damme is working from the bottom.
Shamrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Damme's head.
Shamrock controlling from the top position.
Shamrock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shamrock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shamrock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shamrock chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shamrock landing some decent shots from guard.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Damme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shamrock scores with a takedown into Van Damme's guard.
Van Damme 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 is working Van Damme over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Damme can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shamrock controls the pace.
Shamrock scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Damme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shamrock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Damme's head.
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 scoring with some ground and pound.

Van Damme is rocked!
Van Damme is trying to keep Shamrock in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shamrock haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses. Van Damme uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shamrock's guard. Nice move by Van Damme!
Shamrock wants to stand up but Van Damme is controlling him.
Van Damme keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Damme can do to turn this around?
Shamrock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Damme is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
Van Damme controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Van Damme from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rob Van Damme.
Van Damme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme is breathing heavily.

Shamrock shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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 is nestled in close to Van Damme, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shamrock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shamrock wants to take a breather but Van Damme is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Shamrock.
Shamrock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Damme does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shamrock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Damme is still in real trouble! Can Shamrock finish him?
Ground and pound from Shamrock.
Van Damme is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shamrock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shamrock scores with a big shot! Van Damme's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Van Damme! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Shamrock!