PBP Commentary

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

O Brien
vs
Shamrock

187 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 New York, Kyle O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Brien counters with a head kick. That will keep Shamrock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Brien blocks a leg kick.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
O Brien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Brien.
O Brien moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shamrock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Brien counters with a three punch combo that has Shamrock backing up. Shamrock nods at O Brien to acknowledge the strikes.
Kyle O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Shamrock.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Brien duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Brien throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Kyle O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shamrock.
O Brien misses with the combination.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from O Brien lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.
No joy there for O Brien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from O Brien.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with O Brien, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes O Brien against the cage but O Brien circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien misses with the combination.
Shamrock shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from O Brien misses.
O Brien works over Shamrock's head and body with a nice combination.
O Brien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shamrock.
Kyle O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from O Brien.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from O Brien as Shamrock shoots in.
Shamrock looks gassed!
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from O Brien.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by O Brien.
O Brien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with O Brien, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes O Brien against the cage but O Brien circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock walks into a jab.
O Brien misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but O Brien circles away easily
and O Brien makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shamrock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Brien throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shamrock's head.
O Brien looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a takedown. O Brien tries to sprawl out of it but Shamrock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Brien manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Brien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Brien throws a series of strikes that have Shamrock backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt - O Brien sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle O Brien dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

O Brien turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from O Brien both land. Nice combination.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
O Brien misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but O Brien sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from O Brien. Those never looked like landing.
O Brien scoring well with a low kick there.
O Brien misses with a combination

and Shamrock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

O Brien kicks Shamrock off and gets to his feet.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Brien lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Brien throws a shot to the body.
O Brien works the jab nicely.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
O Brien explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
O Brien avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Brien throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shamrock's head.
O Brien shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shamrock eats them both and turns towards O Brien to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shamrock tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shamrock somewhat.
O Brien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien stuffs the takedown.
Kyle O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Shamrock.
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Brien connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Brien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock wants to clinch up but O Brien keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from O Brien misses.
Kyle O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Brien fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from O Brien both land. Nice combination.
O Brien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shamrock shoots for a takedown but O Brien saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien feints and then cracks Shamrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shamrock down.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Brien connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Brien scores with a head kick.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
O Brien connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock shoots for a takedown but O Brien saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
O Brien scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
O Brien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into O Brien's ribs.
O Brien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from O Brien.
Shamrock tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shamrock somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle O Brien dominated that second round.
That's time! O Brien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Brien.
O Brien moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by O Brien.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Brien.
A right-left combo lands from O Brien.
Shamrock has his takedown stuffed
and O Brien counters with a three punch combo that has Shamrock backing up. Shamrock nods at O Brien to acknowledge the strikes.
O Brien connects with a high kick.
O Brien misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by O Brien.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock pushes O Brien up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock wants to get back to striking at distance but O Brien won't allow it.

O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Brien leaves Shamrock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Brien throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab, jab by O Brien - just one landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Brien!
O Brien scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Brien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Brien checks a low kick from Shamrock.
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shamrock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Shamrock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for O Brien!
O Brien is trying to stand but he's just given Shamrock his back.
O Brien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shamrock on the ground.
O Brien has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Shamrock is working the ground and pound. Can O Brien escape?

Shamrock is cranking O Brien's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for O Brien! He's tightened the choke and O Brien is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gus Shamrock!