PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Cansez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Cansez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Shamrock
vs
Cansez

187 cm
22
256 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Cansez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ken Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cansez as he jumps to the side.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cansez tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Cansez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock shoots in but Cansez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shamrock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cansez!
Cansez wants to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
Cansez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Shamrock is staying active.
Shamrock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shamrock misses with a head shot.

Shamrock swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cansez is now in Shamrock's guard. A big mistake from Shamrock there, giving up the dominant position!
Shamrock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Cansez from controlling successfully.

Shamrock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shamrock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cansez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cansez trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Cansez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shamrock kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two 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.
Shamrock trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cansez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cansez trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Cansez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shamrock blocks a low kick nicely.
Shamrock shoots in but Cansez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cansez is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Cansez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Cansez misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cansez manages to get back to half guard.
Cansez is concentrating on defense, preventing Shamrock from advancing position.
Cansez trying to hold on to Shamrock's head to control him but Shamrock postures up.
Cansez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shamrock.
Cansez controlling the position for now.
Cansez trying to control but Shamrock postures up.
Cansez gets full guard.

Shamrock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cansez controlling Shamrock's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shamrock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shamrock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cansez is trying to control Shamrock's posture but Shamrock avoids it.
Cansez parries the strikes from Shamrock easily there. Shamrock is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cansez to escape.
Cansez can't do much from the bottom here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shamrock has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shamrock avoids the attempt from Cansez to control.
Cansez taking shots to the head.
Cansez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shamrock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cansez looks a forlorn figure.
Shamrock thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cansez tries to hold on but Shamrock pushes him away.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Cansez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cansez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cansez as Shamrock shoots in.
Cansez misses with a body shot.
Cansez tries to clinch up.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cansez tries to clinch up.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Cansez. No joy for Shamrock on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Cansez.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock scores with a takedown into Cansez's guard.
Cansez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shamrock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cansez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cansez striking off his back but it's not causing Shamrock any problems.
Cansez tries to strike from the bottom.
Cansez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Shamrock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cansez!
Shamrock scoring with strikes but Cansez is staying in there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cansez tries to hold on but Shamrock pushes him away.
Shamrock with shots to the head and body - Cansez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cansez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cansez is in a horrible position here. Shamrock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cansez throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cansez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cansez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Shamrock jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cansez manages to avoid the submission attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails to land the takedown.
Cansez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamrock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cansez swivels and escapes.
Cansez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock has a takedown stuffed.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cansez but Cansez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cansez throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Cansez throws a head kick that misses.

Shamrock drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Shamrock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cansez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shamrock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cansez is looking to control Shamrock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cansez avoid being mounted?
Shamrock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cansez's head.
Cansez is trying to maintain the position but Shamrock is very close to passing his half guard.
Cansez has his hands clasped together around Shamrock's back. He's all about the action.
Cansez trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to land a strike but Cansez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shamrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cansez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cansez misses with a body kick.
Rodrigo Cansez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cansez's waist but Cansez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cansez tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Cansez tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cansez's waist but Cansez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but Cansez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cansez takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.

Shamrock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cansez!
Shamrock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shamrock thowing shots but they're missing.
Shamrock avoids the attempt from Cansez to control.
Shamrock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shamrock avoids the attempt from Cansez to control.
Shamrock cracks Cansez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shamrock with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock avoids the attempt from Cansez to control.

Shamrock swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cansez is now in Shamrock's guard. A big mistake from Shamrock there, giving up the dominant position!
Shamrock looking for a sweep. Not yet Shamrock, not yet.
Shamrock throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Shamrock wants to sweep here but Cansez controlling him for the moment.
Cansez working some strikes from top position.
Shamrock looking for a sweep. Not yet Shamrock, not yet.

Shamrock throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cansez escapes and throws Shamrock's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shamrock is looking to regain half guard here but Cansez keeps moving and retains side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shamrock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cansez tries to avoid it but Shamrock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cansez to the ground. Cansez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Shamrock scores with a takedown into Cansez's guard.
Shamrock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cansez working a defensive guard here.
Cansez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shamrock throwing strikes but missing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cansez is keeping the position for now.
Shamrock scoring with some ground and pound.
Cansez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cansez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamrock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodrigo Cansez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cansez swivels and escapes.
Cansez tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cansez pinned against the cage. Cansez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shamrock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cansez misses with a low kick.
Shamrock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cansez circles away.
Cansez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shamrock. That did some damage!

Shamrock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shamrock lands in his opponent's guard.
Shamrock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shamrock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shamrock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cansez looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cansez holds on and takes a little breather.
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cansez has his hands on Shamrock's head, controlling the position.
Shamrock throwing strikes from guard but Cansez blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shamrock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cansez tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.

Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cansez is looking to improve his position but Shamrock isn't that keen on the idea.
Shamrock with shots to the head and body - Cansez looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock punching from mount but Cansez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shamrock landing strikes from the mount.
Shamrock throwing strikes but Cansez recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Cansez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shamrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Shamrock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cansez is trying is best to control the position here.
Cansez trying to hold on to Shamrock's head to control him but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cansez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cansez misses with a kick to the body.

Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamrock throwing shots but Cansez is blocking nicely.
Shamrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shamrock stops Cansez from getting back to his feet.
Cansez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shamrock.
Cansez trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shamrock 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ken Shamrock!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ken Shamrock!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ken Shamrock!

Ken Shamrock wins by unanimous decision!