PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Foster (ranked 24157 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shamrock (ranked 5026 p4p, 515 weight class). Frank Shamrock is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Foster
vs
Shamrock

165 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdul Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a head kick but Foster moves out of range.
Foster attempts a counter takedown but Shamrock avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Foster finds it's way through Shamrock's defenses.
Foster wants to clinch.
And Shamrock tries to counter it with a takedown but Foster pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a takedown. Foster tries to sprawl out of it but Shamrock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shamrock sprawls and moves away.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a jab to the body
and Foster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Foster lands with a kick to the temple. Shamrock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Foster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shamrock but Shamrock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Foster really is a fat lump.
Foster staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with Foster.
Foster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Foster avoids the head kick by Shamrock.
Foster looks to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Abdul Foster has been cut.

Foster drives through with a takedown into Shamrock's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shamrock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Foster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Foster preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shamrock trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shamrock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Foster lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Foster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster is looking to work some ground and pound but Shamrock has wrist control.

Shamrock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Foster postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Shamrock is looking for a triangle here but Foster uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Foster throwing shots but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Shamrock wants to control but Foster is keeping busy.

Shamrock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Foster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shamrock wants to get back to full guard.
Shamrock is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Foster is thwarting Shamrock's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock works his way to full guard. Good work.
Foster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Foster won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.
Shamrock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.

Shamrock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster scoring with some ground and pound.
Foster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abdul Foster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdul Foster's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shamrock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Foster is looking to stand back up but Shamrock counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Foster.

Shamrock is looking for a kimura but Foster is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shamrock to get the leverage.
Shamrock is keen to just control but Foster is a slippery customer.
Foster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shamrock is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock tries to pass to full mount but Foster defends it.
Foster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Foster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to control but Foster is keeping him busy.
Shamrock is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Foster won't allow Shamrock to pass to mount.
Foster wants to control but Shamrock is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shamrock in particular looking to stall.
Shamrock is trying to control. Foster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shamrock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Foster tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Foster moves out of range as Shamrock throws a body kick.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.

Shamrock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Foster sprawls well initially but Shamrock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Foster wants to control but Shamrock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shamrock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shamrock is looking to stall here but Foster recovers full guard.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Foster won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shamrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shamrock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Shamrock stands up from Foster's guard - Shamrock perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shamrock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foster momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Foster.
A head kick by Foster misses
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.

Shamrock drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Foster manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster is working for takedown but Shamrock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Foster trying to control the position but instead, Shamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foster into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Foster tries to tie him up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
Shamrock jumps guard but Foster turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abdul Foster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Foster shoots in for a double leg but Shamrock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shamrock wants to clinch.

Shamrock feints and as Foster raises his hands in defense, Shamrock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Foster pushes Shamrock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Foster tries to sprawl but Shamrock drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Foster tries to kick Shamrock off in order to stand up. Shamrock Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Foster some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shamrock stands up and beckons Foster to his feet.

Shamrock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Foster!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Foster!
Shamrock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shamrock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shamrock tries to control but Foster wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster is working to get back to half guard.
Shamrock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Foster tries to hold on but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock tries to control but Foster wriggling away.
Shamrock works his way to his opponent's back.
Shamrock controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foster preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Shamrock.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock is not going to allow Foster to sit and survive in this position.
Shamrock trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Foster doesn't escape.
Shamrock missing with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster trying to control the action but Shamrock just sinks the hooks in.

Shamrock is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Foster is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Shamrock!