PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tatanka. Chief Tappenahomma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Shamrock's chin.

Shamrock
vs
Tappenahomma

180 cm
29
179 lbs
26 - 8 - 0

180 cm
27
181 lbs
14 - 5 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tappenahomma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tappenahomma tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Tappenahomma fails to land.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Tappenahomma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tappenahomma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tappenahomma.

It looks like Bobby Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Tappenahomma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tappenahomma landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Tappenahomma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tappenahomma backwards.
Shamrock gets through Tappenahomma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tappenahomma fails to land.
Shamrock lands a shot to the body.
Tappenahomma lands with a short shot to the head.
Tappenahomma looking to throw knees to the head but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Tappenahomma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Tappenahomma is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow that misses.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Tappenahomma - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a right hand.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Tappenahomma lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Tappenahomma lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Tappenahomma works on Shamrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Tappenahomma crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Tappenahomma.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tappenahomma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tappenahomma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tappenahomma throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Nice body punch from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow just above Shamrock 's eye.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses.
Tappenahomma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tappenahomma lands a nice knee to the body.
Tappenahomma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tappenahomma blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tappenahomma cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
Tappenahomma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Tappenahomma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Tappenahomma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tappenahomma.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Shamrock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Tappenahomma.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Tappenahomma avoids nicely.
Tappenahomma throws a fast counter high kick but Shamrock manages to duck under it in time.
Tappenahomma lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Tappenahomma circles away.
Tappenahomma throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tappenahomma can pounce on him.
Shamrock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tappenahomma looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
Tappenahomma swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shamrock forces Tappenahomma back against the cage and clinches.
Tappenahomma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Tappenahomma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Tappenahomma avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Tappenahomma.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tappenahomma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamrock's brow.
Tappenahomma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tappenahomma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock dodges an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Tappenahomma throws knees to the body.
Tappenahomma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappenahomma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Tappenahomma throws knees to the body.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Tappenahomma.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chief Tappenahomma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Tappenahomma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Shamrock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tappenahomma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Tappenahomma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Tappenahomma prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow just above Shamrock 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tappenahomma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tappenahomma is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Tappenahomma tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Tappenahomma pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Shamrock.
Tappenahomma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Tappenahomma - that landed with a thud.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Tappenahomma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tappenahomma trying to land knees to the body.
Tappenahomma scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tappenahomma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Tappenahomma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Shamrock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Tappenahomma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shamrock is able to avoid easily.
Shamrock checks the leg kick.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Tappenahomma throws a low kick, looking for Shamrock's leg but Shamrock calmly moves out of range.
Tappenahomma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamrock backing away here, and Tappenahomma unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Shamrock clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappenahomma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Tappenahomma prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Nice body punch from Tappenahomma - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma pushes Shamrock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside that Shamrock shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tappenahomma backwards.
Tappenahomma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tappenahomma throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow but it misses.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tappenahomma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tappenahomma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bobby Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma pushes Shamrock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside that Shamrock shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tappenahomma.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Tappenahomma avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tappenahomma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow.
Tappenahomma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tappenahomma can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Tappenahomma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tappenahomma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tappenahomma misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Shamrock.
Nice elbow from Tappenahomma.
A short right from Tappenahomma.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Tappenahomma works on Shamrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tappenahomma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike.
Tappenahomma lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 can't find room to land a body shot as Tappenahomma controls the action.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Tappenahomma controls the action.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tappenahomma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tappenahomma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tappenahomma lands with a light punch inside.
Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the temple.
Tappenahomma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Shamrock is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tappenahomma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Tappenahomma lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Tappenahomma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tappenahomma 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Tappenahomma!
Chief Tappenahomma seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.