PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gene Steve Duterte (ranked 814 p4p, 664 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 100 p4p, 81 weight class). Shamrock has chosen One Winged Angel by The Black Mages as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Duterte
vs
Shamrock

165 cm
25
140
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
41
148
48 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene Steve Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duterte has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shamrock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Duterte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.

Shamrock closes the distance and pushes Duterte back into the cage.
Duterte takes a shot to the head.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duterte backwards.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Duterte controls the action.
Duterte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duterte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock cracks Duterte with a nice body shot.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Duterte blocks it.
Shamrock tries to work over Duterte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duterte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock is struggling to control the position.
Duterte throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Gene Steve Duterte has been cut.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Duterte blocks it.
Shamrock is working Duterte over against the cage.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Duterte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 struggles to land a body shot inside as Duterte controls his hands.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.
Duterte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duterte misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shamrock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shamrock continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Duterte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duterte throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
Duterte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock taking a breather.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duterte or not.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Duterte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Duterte tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duterte misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to work over Duterte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Duterte controls his hands.
Shamrock looking to slow down the pace here.
Duterte tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Duterte blocks it.
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock tries a body shot but Duterte blocks it.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Duterte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duterte throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duterte backwards.
Duterte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duterte can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duterte up against the cage.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock digs a right hand into Duterte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duterte's gas tank.
Shamrock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duterte up against the cage.
Shamrock looking to stall.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gene Steve Duterte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shamrock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duterte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duterte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duterte jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Shamrock forces Duterte back against the cage and clinches.
Duterte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duterte's elbow.
Nick Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Duterte controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Duterte misses with some punches.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Duterte controls the action.
Shamrock is looking to control Duterte's arms but Duterte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shamrock has his back to the cage.
Shamrock tries to work over Duterte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Duterte's head.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duterte backwards.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.

Duterte is rocked!
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Duterte.
Oh Duterte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duterte blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duterte up against the cage.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Duterte.
Shamrock creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Duterte's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Duterte drops to his knees and Shamrock pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.