PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shamrock's choice of entrance music: Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots. The key to victory for Jack Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Black
vs
Shamrock

193 cm
27
207 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

187 cm
23
223 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

KAISER

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernard Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Shamrock sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Shamrock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.

Shamrock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Shamrock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shamrock forces his way into half guard.
Black gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black keeping full guard, as Shamrock tries to pass.
Shamrock chips away with some ground and pound.

It looks like Jack Black has been cut.
Shamrock passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shamrock throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Black tries to get to full guard but Shamrock has control of the leg.
Shamrock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock slows the pace down in half guard.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shamrock scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Shamrock not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Shamrock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shamrock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Shamrock is stalling here. Black is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shamrock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Black has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Black trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shamrock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shamrock wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Black connects with a crisp jab.
Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jack Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock slips a jab from Black.
Black with a poor takedown
and Shamrock counters with a one-two to the body.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shamrock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shamrock tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Black decides to stand back up. Black steps back and let's Shamrock get back to his feet.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt

and Shamrock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.

Shamrock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Black sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
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.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shamrock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shamrock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Shamrock is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shamrock controls the pace.
Shamrock throws a big elbow that misses.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Shamrock throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Black drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shamrock dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping full guard, as Shamrock tries to pass.
Shamrock passes into half guard.
Shamrock is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Black's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Shamrock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shamrock wants it to stay on the feet.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Black.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Nice sprawl there from Shamrock as Black shoots in.
Black fails with the takedown

and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shamrock pushing down on Black's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shamrock is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is taking a breather. Black says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shamrock trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Shamrock drops an elbow to the side of Black's head.
Shamrock throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Shamrock.
Black gets back to full guard.
Shamrock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Shamrock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shamrock pushing down on Black's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shamrock misses with a head shot. Black uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shamrock trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Shamrock is looking to pass into half guard but Black pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Black is in guard.
Black trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Shamrock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bernard Shamrock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shamrock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jack Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Black is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamrock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Shamrock!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bernard Shamrock thanked STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).