PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Schaafs (ranked 3736 p4p, 78 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 5061 p4p, 104 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Schaafs
vs
Shamrock

180 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

150 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Arcticus University: London
Aspire Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieter Schaafs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Shamrock !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schaafs changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shamrock jabs Schaafs right on the nose. Schaafs blinks but takes it well.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Schaafs.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Schaafs circles away and keeps his distance.
Schaafs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Schaafs has closed the distance and engaged Shamrock in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schaafs.
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Schaafs misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schaafs's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock .
Schaafs misses with some punches.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Schaafs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schaafs working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Schaafs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schaafs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamrock tries to work over Schaafs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Schaafs controls the action.
Shamrock tries to work over Schaafs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schaafs misses with the head strike.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schaafs blocks a body shot from Shamrock .
Schaafs throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock .
Schaafs throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock .
Schaafs pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Schaafs controls the action.
Schaafs has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock .
Shamrock trying to control the position but instead, Schaafs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shamrock into the cage.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Schaafs is controlling him.
Shamrock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schaafs has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Schaafs throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock .
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Schaafs blocks it.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schaafs misses with the head strike.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock working hard to break the clinch.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schaafs pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schaafs has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock .
Schaafs working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but Schaafs has double underhooks.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schaafs lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaafs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrock s head.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Schaafs controls his hands.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Schaafs avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Schaafs blocks a body shot from Shamrock .
Schaafs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schaafs backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schaafs.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.

Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock throws a hook but Schaafs avoids it easily.

Schaafs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamrock , pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shamrock stalling in the clinch but Schaafs improves position.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schaafs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock .
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schaafs backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock is trying to break free.
Shamrock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schaafs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shamrock wants to break free but Schaafs has control.
Schaafs throws a head punch that misses.
Schaafs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schaafs throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock .
Schaafs misses with some punches.
Schaafs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock stalling in the clinch but Schaafs improves position.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schaafs has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock .
A short uppercut from Schaafs.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Schaafs avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schaafs throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schaafs throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock .
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaafs prevents a body shot from Shamrock .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieter Schaafs dominated that round.
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.

Schaafs rushes Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Schaafs.
Schaafs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schaafs's elbow.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schaafs working aggressively here.

Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.

Shamrock moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schaafs.
Schaafs throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock .
Schaafs prevents Shamrock from breaking the clinch.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Schaafs blocking some punches.
Shamrock looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Schaafs controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schaafs misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaafs blocks a body shot from Shamrock .
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schaafs prevents a body shot from Shamrock .
Dieter Schaafs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schaafs.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schaafs pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schaafs misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schaafs.
Schaafs misses with the head strike.
Schaafs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schaafs gets through Shamrock 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock gets through Schaafs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schaafs working aggressively here.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schaafs backwards.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Schaafs controls the action.
Schaafs blocks a body shot from Shamrock .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schaafs.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Schaafs controls the action.
Shamrock lands a shot to the body.
Schaafs working aggressively here.
Schaafs blocks a body shot from Shamrock .
Schaafs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.

Schaafs closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock digs a right hand into Schaafs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schaafs's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Schaafs has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Schaafs is controlling him.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Schaafs controls his hands.
Shamrock stalling in the clinch but Schaafs improves position.
Schaafs has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock .
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock .
Shamrock tries to stall but Schaafs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Schaafs controls his hands.
Shamrock wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Schaafs blocks it.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Shamrock .

Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dieter Schaafs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock slips a jab from Schaafs.
Schaafs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamrock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schaafs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Schaafs circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schaafs takes one to the side of the head.
Schaafs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamrock pushes Schaafs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schaafs throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Schaafs blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schaafs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Schaafs.
Shamrock is trying to force a seperation but Schaafs has the dominant position.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Schaafs swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaafs throws an elbow but it misses.
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 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 is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Shamrock tries to get set, Schaafs tries to push him back and clinch up but Shamrock manages to avoid the attempt.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schaafs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schaafs looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
Shamrock throws a jab when Schaafs was well out of range.
Schaafs feinted with a counter takedown.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Schaafs moves out of range.
Schaafs missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schaafs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Schaafs is having none of it.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schaafs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dieter Schaafs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock throws a hook but Schaafs avoids it easily.
Shamrock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Schaafs pushes him off.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Schaafs is rocked!
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schaafs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Schaafs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schaafs walks straight into a right hand from Shamrock - that's dropped him! Shamrock jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Schaafs from any more punishment! Schaafs complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ken Shamrock !
A very excited looking Ken Shamrock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.