PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Royce Brandau (ranked 4205 p4p, 337 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 8732 p4p, 480 weight class). Royce Brandau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brandau
vs
Shamrock

175 cm
25
154 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Brandau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a hook but Brandau blocks it.
Brandau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brandau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Brandau avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into Brandau's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
Donk. Shamrock catches Brandau right on the button with a cross.
Brandau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandau tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandau.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock lands an overhand right.
Shamrock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Brandau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandau throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Brandau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Brandau is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Shamrock engages and cracks Brandau with a massive lead left hook - Brandau tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Shamrock is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Shamrock!