PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Shamrock
vs
Hong

177 cm
23
182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
19
171 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Onichi Hong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong connects with a crisp jab.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong feints a counter leg kick.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Shamrock moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hong - that will leave a mark!
Shamrock connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Shamrock as he checks the leg kick.
Hong misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Hong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hong throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hong.
Onichi Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Shamrock's leg but Shamrock calmly moves out of range.
Shamrock tries to counter by clinching up but Hong breaks away and moves out of range.
Hong scores with a sloppy right hand. Shamrock should have avoided that one.
Hong scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shamrock blocks a low kick nicely.
Shamrock tries to counter by clinching up but Hong breaks away and moves out of range.
Shamrock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hong tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked

and Shamrock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hong is looking to control Shamrock's arms but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hong has his back to the cage.
Hong blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Hong tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Onichi Hong has been cut.
I was talking to Shamrock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong tries to pull guard but Shamrock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hong blocking some punches.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Hong controls his hands.
Shamrock is pressed up against the cage. Hong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shamrock down to the mat. Shamrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnny Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onichi Hong.
Hong throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hong throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Hong throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a leg kick but Shamrock checks it.
Shamrock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hong.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Hong circles away.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamrock blocks the leg kick.
Hong thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Hong takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Onichi Hong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onichi Hong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hong misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Hong pushes him off.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Shamrock counters with a quick kick to the body but Hong blocks it.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Hong throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock cracks Hong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Onichi Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Shamrock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick.
Hong avoids the head kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock looks to land a body kick but Hong moved away.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.

Shamrock gets a clinch.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hong works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shamrock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shamrock is keeping the position for now.
Hong trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hong is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hong tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Hong drops back down to his feet.
Johnny Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onichi Hong.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hong cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
Hong blocking some punches.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Hong lands a body punch.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hong pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onichi Hong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Hong circles away.
Shamrock tries to clinch there but Hong circles away.
Shamrock slips a jab from Hong.

Shamrock clinches.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Hong lands a body shot.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock is pressed up against the cage. Hong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shamrock down to the mat. Shamrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hong with a jab.
Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
Shamrock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Hong throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hong misses with a body punch

and Shamrock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Hong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shamrock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hong can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnny Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onichi Hong.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hong blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shamrock tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hong manages to circle out of the way.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Hong.
Shamrock tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Hong is predictable there
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamrock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
Shamrock thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Hong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Hong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Shamrock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but Hong is avoiding it.
Hong throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Shamrock!
Johnny Shamrock tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.