PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yiouski Mi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen The World's Most Dangerous Man as his entrance music. Yiouski Mi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mi
vs
Shamrock

190 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yiouski Mi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shamrock has Mi up against the cage in a clinch.

Shamrock is trying to trip Mi. He has hold of a leg but Mi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shamrock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mi 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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Mi kicks Shamrock off and gets to his feet.
Mi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shamrock.

Mi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shamrock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shamrock sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock gets back to half guard.

Mi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shamrock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shamrock is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Mi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shamrock is just riding it out for now. Mi eventually gives up the hold.
Shamrock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shamrock.
Mi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Shamrock manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Mi keeps moving.
Mi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shamrock is one step ahead there.
Mi is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Shamrock gets to his feet - Mi follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shamrock's waist but Shamrock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mi off to one side.
Mi is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shamrock.

Shamrock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shamrock lands in his opponent's guard.
Shamrock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mi wants to sweep here but Shamrock controlling him for the moment.
Shamrock connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to control but Mi is working from the bottom.
Mi is looking to stand up but Shamrock isn't so interested in that idea.
Shamrock trying to control but Mi is working from the bottom.
Shamrock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mi is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shamrock has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Shamrock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shamrock throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shamrock is in Mi's guard.
Mi wants to sweep but no luck.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Mi keeps moving.
Shamrock is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shamrock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Mi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ken Shamrock has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mi shoots and misses
and Shamrock counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Mi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shamrock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shamrock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mi somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yiouski Mi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shamrock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mi's half guard.
Mi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shamrock on the ground.
Mi is staying active underneath Shamrock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock decides to stand up.

Shamrock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock controls the position.
Shamrock is working Mi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shamrock passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mi!
Shamrock looking to control but Mi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shamrock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ken Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shamrock trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock has hold of Mi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shamrock wants to control the pace but Mi is squirming around nicely.
Shamrock controlling his opponent.
Shamrock wants to control the pace but Mi is squirming around nicely.
Mi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mi tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shamrock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shamrock wants to control the pace but Mi is squirming around nicely.

Mi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shamrock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shamrock stands up from mount. Strange move.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Shamrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.

Shamrock pulls guard.
Shamrock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mi is one step ahead there.
Shamrock controls Mi momentarily but Mi frees himself.
Mi cracks Shamrock with a solid left hand.
Mi trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Mi stopping the sweep attempt from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shamrock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ken Shamrock.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Mi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mi misses with a takedown attempt - Shamrock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yiouski Mi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mi shoots and misses
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mi swivels and escapes.
Yiouski Mi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock instigates a clinch.
Mi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shamrock gets underhooks to prevent Mi's takedown attempt.

Shamrock has picked Mi up - he's going for a ride! Shamrock dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mi is looking to improve his position.
Mi is staying active underneath Shamrock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Shamrock seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi tries to roll over but Shamrock keeps him under control.
Mi is looking to control Shamrock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mi avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shamrock controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

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