PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Dimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimov has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Ken Shamrock has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dimov
vs
Shamrock

201 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Team S.W.A.T.
Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladimir Dimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Dimov moved out of range nicely.
Dimov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dimov is breathing heavily.

Shamrock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shamrock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dimov keeping full guard, as Shamrock tries to pass.

Dimov is working an open guard so Shamrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Shamrock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Shamrock decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dimov checks a low kick from Shamrock.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock gets a clinch.

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Dimov avoids it well.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Dimov moves out of range easily.

Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shamrock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Shamrock looking for a guillotine from mount but Dimov is having none of it.

Shamrock wants to finish this one by submission but Dimov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock controlling from mount.
Shamrock raining down shots from the mount!
Dimov is in a horrible position here. Shamrock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shamrock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shamrock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock controlling from mount.

Shamrock gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a front kick but Dimov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Shamrock shoots in and bounces Dimov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Shamrock gets to his feet - Dimov follows without any prompting.
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 tries to bum rush Dimov with a series of wild strikes but Dimov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shamrock clinches up with Dimov and pushes him back against the cage.

Shamrock turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Shamrock looks up at the clock and then as Dimov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shamrock smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Dimov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shamrock shoots in but no luck this time.
Dimov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dimov won't be happy with that.

Shamrock decides to take the fight back to the feet.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Dimov avoids it well.

Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.

Shamrock breaks the clinch.
Shamrock swings for the body but Dimov moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Dimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimov also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ken Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shamrock.
Dimov has his takedown stuffed

and Shamrock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shamrock throwing strikes from guard but Dimov blocks nicely.

Shamrock gets to his feet - Dimov follows without any prompting.
Dimov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Dimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a push kick but Dimov slaps the foot to one side.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Dimov's head but Dimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
A nice combination there by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
No luck for Dimov with that takedown attempt.
Shamrock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dimov is fending him off so far but Shamrock persists. Nope, Dimov circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dimov shoots and misses

and Shamrock counters with a takedown into side control.
Dimov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shamrock.

Shamrock stands up.

Dimov has closed the distance and engaged Shamrock in a clinch.

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock has managed to clinch.

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vladimir Dimov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shamrock stands and steps away. Dimov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dimov shoots and misses

and Shamrock counters by clinching up.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.

Shamrock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimov blocks a head kick by Shamrock.
Dimov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Shamrock counters with a single leg into guard. Dimov didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimov circles away.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Dimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimov also avoids with ease.

Shamrock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shamrock controlling the position.
Ken Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.

Shamrock decides to stand back up. Shamrock steps back and let's Dimov get back to his feet.
Shamrock fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Dimov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Shamrock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dimov's guard.
Dimov keeping full guard, as Shamrock tries to pass.
Shamrock works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Shamrock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamrock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dimov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vladimir Dimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock shoots and misses

and Dimov counters with a takedown into side control.
Shamrock can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shamrock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Shamrock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dimov sees it coming and defends easily.

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.
Shamrock is nestled in close to Dimov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shamrock working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimov is in trouble now - Shamrock has advanced to mount!
Dimov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vladimir Dimov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Shamrock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shamrock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dimov?

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shamrock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Shamrock!