PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandrew Song (ranked 5530 p4p, 1834 weight class) and Tim Shamrock (ranked 577 p4p, 235 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Song might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Smiths-How Soon Is Now?. Alexandrew Song is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Song
vs
Shamrock

178 cm
26
185
2 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
186
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandrew Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Song.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Song swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've been told by Song's head coaches at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Song looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Song connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Song walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Song avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Song misses.
Song keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a takedown. Song tries to sprawl out of it but Shamrock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Song manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song misses with a low kick.
Song swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock tries to counter with a clinch but Song shakes him off and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Song misses.
Song tries to move into range but Shamrock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Song falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a left and a right that stings Song.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Song throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Song.
Song fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shamrock checks it well.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Song fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shamrock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Song makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Song darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
As Shamrock backs away, Song returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Song has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Song there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shamrock with a jab.
Song swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Song is looking to wear down Shamrock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Song does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
Shamrock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Song has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.

Song breaks the clinch.
Song moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Shamrock unleashes a big counter combination but Song bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Shamrock.
Song ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
It looked like Song was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shamrock.
Alexandrew Song is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Song takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.

Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Song is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock prevents Song from standing back up.
Song makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Song.
Shamrock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Song not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Song is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Song manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Song wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Song up against the cage.
Song wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock goes for a takedown attempt but Song pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alexandrew Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Song counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shamrock.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Song looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Song takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shamrock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shamrock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song connects with a looping right hand.
Song takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 Alexandrew Song will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
Song connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Song with a series of wild strikes but Song uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Song wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock connects with the punch.
Tim Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Song tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock feints a jab promting Song to slip. Shamrock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Song slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Song lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
Song takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Song feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Song swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Song throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 blocks a jab.
Song misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Song uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Song swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Song.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Song scores with a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Song.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Song lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shamrock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shamrock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Song throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Song displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shamrock.
Song throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.

Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Song, pushing him back against the cage.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Song.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Song is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shamrock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Song goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Song gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Song's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Song to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Song gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shamrock looking for a takedown.
Alexandrew Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Shamrock.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Song wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamrock won't allow it.
Song misses with a hook to the ribs.
Song is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Song throws an elbow that misses.

Song breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock throws a hook but Song blocks it.
Song throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Song's head but Song sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Song.
Shamrock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Song misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shamrock.

Shamrock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shamrock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shamrock is putting a hurting on Song here, landing some big shots from side control.

Shamrock tries for a kimura but Song is defending well.
Song wants to get back to his feet but Shamrock drags him back down.
Song is letting Shamrock control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock working away.
Song regains half guard.
Song is trying to stand up here but Shamrock is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song is trying to control but can't.
Shamrock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song is trying to stand.
Shamrock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shamrock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shamrock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Song tries to kick Shamrock off but Shamrock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Song won't allow Shamrock to pass to mount.
Shamrock prevents Song from standing back up.
Shamrock content to control rather than advance.
Shamrock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tim Shamrock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Song misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock is looking for the big counter here.
Song connects with a nice looking jab.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock needs to keep his hands up - Song had a free shot at his head there.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Song can pounce on him.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Song swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Song throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Song misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
A big right from Song misses.
Alexandrew Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Song pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock unleashes a big counter combination but Song bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Song uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Song swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Song throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.
Nice jab there from Shamrock.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Song.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Song.
Song misses with a hook.
Song slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Song lands a slapping body shot.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Song moved out of range.
Song is looking to counter punch.
Song throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamrock checks the leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
Song swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Song throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a shot to the body
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Song to score with a decent uppercut.
Song looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Song is looking to land body kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shamrock.
Song connects with a leg kick.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Song throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Song tries to score with a low kick but Shamrock moves his leg out of the way.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Song.
Song takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Song throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Song is fending him off so far but Shamrock persists. Nope, Song circles away and we're back to standing.
Song lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Song throws a quick inside leg kick.
Song with a jab.
Song lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Song tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Song misses with a low kick.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Song looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Song just misses with a punch to the body.

Shamrock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shamrock showed some decent athleticism there.

Shamrock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Song wants to get back to his feet.
Song is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shamrock content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Shamrock has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Shamrock prevents Song from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexandrew Song.
I think Song 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandrew Song!
A very excited looking Alexandrew Song 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.