PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Castle Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Good Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hifana - Wamono. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Irons
vs
Day

176 cm
21
168 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

171 cm
21
160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Castle Irons!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Good Day!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Day swinging wilding here.
A combination from Day does no damage.
Day shoots in for a takedown but Irons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Day lands with a kick to the temple. Irons shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Day misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irons defending well as Day loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Day.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Irons pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day fails with a takedown attempt.
Day lands with an overhand left.
Day fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Irons.
Good Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day looks for the body kick but Irons saw that one coming.

Day feints and as Irons raises his hands in defense, Day changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Day accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Day has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Irons is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Day is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day postures up in Irons's guard and throws a big left but Irons blocks it.

Irons is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Irons tries to land knees in the clinch but Day avoids the damage to the body.
Day gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Castle Irons has been cut.
Day lands an elbow just above Irons 's eye.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day lands a knee to the body.
Irons throws a head punch that misses.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irons misses with an elbow over the top.
Day lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irons blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Day.
Irons avoids a wild elbow strike from Day.
Irons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Day avoids it.
Day pushes Irons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irons is breathing heavily.
Irons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Day has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Day is trying to trip Irons. He has hold of a leg but Irons is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Day persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Day preventing the sweep.
Irons wants to stand and escape but Day is having none of it.
Day stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irons swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Day 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.
Day tries to free his leg and advance position but Irons is retaining full guard.
Irons is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Day.
Castle Irons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Good Day.
Irons throws a hook but Day avoids it easily.
Day thumps Irons with a low kick.
Irons misses the jab.
Day pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irons moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.
Irons throws a leg kick that misses.
Irons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Day slips a straight right by Irons.
Good leg kick by Irons there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Day looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Day avoids a kick to the body.
Irons blocks the body kick.
Day moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Day rushes Irons and presses him up against the cage.
Day landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day pushes Irons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day avoiding damage as Irons throws knees to the body.
Irons throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Good Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Castle Irons's cut.
That's time! Irons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Day tries to clinch but Irons moves out of range.
Day looks for the body kick but Irons saw that one coming.
Day throws a lazy body kick
and Irons counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Day is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Day is looking to clinch.
Day throws the kick towards the body but Irons avoids it.
Irons blocks a head kick by Day.

Day closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Day not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Day thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Irons's head.
Irons is looking to escape.
Day working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Day wants to control but Irons is keeping him busy.
Day throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Day working over Irons with some ground and pound. Irons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Day lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Irons.
Day makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Day trying to control but Irons is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Day's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Day looking to pass the guard.
Day working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Day in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Day loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Day wants to pass the guard but Irons is keeping the position.
Day with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Day postures up in Irons's guard and throws a big left but Irons blocks it.
Day tries to free his leg and advance position but Irons is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Day walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Day misses with a takedown attempt - Irons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Day is breathing heavily.
Irons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Day.
Day chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Irons misses the shot to the body.

Day feints and as Irons raises his hands in defense, Day changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Irons wants to stand up but Day is controlling him.
Day is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Day lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day prevents Irons from getting back to his feet.
Day throws a strike but Irons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Day has his foot on Irons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Irons works his way back into a safe position though.
Irons wants to stand but Day is controlling his posture from full guard.

Day looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Day doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Day throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Irons preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Day clinches but Irons breaks the clinch
and Irons counters with a nice low kick that buckles Day's knee momentarily.
Irons throws an overhand right that lands on Day's shoulder, as Day tries to avoid the shot.
Castle Irons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irons blocks a head kick by Day.
Irons pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Day moves into range and clinches up with Irons.
Irons lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Day lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Day lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Irons.
Irons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Day lands with a light punch inside.
Day putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Irons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Day.
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Good Day showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Castle Irons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Day avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Day connects with a nice looking jab.
Irons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irons fakes the leg kick and cracks Day in the body.
Day looks to throw a body kick
and Irons counters with a leg kick.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irons.
A big left from Irons misses.
Irons moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.
Day closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick from Day lands but Irons takes it in his stride.
Irons takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Day checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Day lands a front kick.
Day tries to clinch there but Irons circles away.
Day lands a nice looking body kick.
Irons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Day lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good Day seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Day wants to clinch up but Irons keeps it at a distance.
Day darts in trying to clinch
and Irons makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Day really felt that one!
Day works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Day throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to land a body kick
and Irons counters with a slapping leg kick.
Day fakes the leg kick and cracks Irons in the body.
Irons keeps the fight on the outside.
Day tries to clinch but Irons moves out of range.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Irons pushes him off.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Day throws a push kick but Irons slaps the foot to one side.
Irons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Day is looking to clinch but Irons is avoiding it.
Day looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Day lands a head shot.
Day connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Day fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Irons misses.
Day feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Irons's calf.
Day misses the shot to the body.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Day throws a head kick but Irons moves out of range.
Day looks to land a body kick but Irons moved away.
Day connects with a looping right hand.
Day misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Day doesn't manage to clinch there - Irons circles away.
Irons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Day has a takedown stuffed.
Irons misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Irons as he jumps to the side.
Castle Irons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Good Day.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Irons pushes him off.
Irons misses with a looping right.
Irons misses with a low kick.
Irons misses with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Day.
Irons steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Day. That one must have hurt.
Day misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Good Day really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Castle Irons's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Day throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Irons.
Day takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Irons.
Irons throws the kick towards the body but Day avoids it.
Irons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Day.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irons moves away.
Irons ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Day slips a jab from Irons.
Day looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Day.
Irons misses with a straight left.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Day shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Irons's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day trying to control but Irons is working from the bottom.
Irons manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Irons trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Day wants to hold on but Irons pushes him away.
Day is squirming around, avoiding Irons's attempts to control the action.
Irons is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Day is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Day regains half guard.
Day tries to get to full guard but Irons has control of the leg.
Day won't allow Irons to pass to mount.
Day wants to improve his position but Irons is controlling well.
Irons wants to stand but Day has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Day is pressing down on Irons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day has a closed guard, preventing Irons from standing up.
Irons won't allow Day to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Irons misses with a head kick.
Day is looking to clinch but Irons is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Day.
Irons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Day throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Irons's head.
Irons misses with a hook.
Irons will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Day scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Day works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Day scores with punches from side control.
Day working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Day is working Irons over with some ground and pound from side control.
Irons is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Day is controlling him well.
Day working the ground and pound from side control.
Day is putting a hurting on Irons here, landing some big shots from side control.
Day grinds an elbow into Irons's temple.
Day working the body and head with strikes.
Good Day has got the better of the ground game so far.
Day lands some shots froms side control.
Day is chipping away with strikes.
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!
Irons is trying to improve his position.
Irons wants to control but Day postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Good Day dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Castle Irons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Day.
Irons pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Day throws a body kick the misses
and Irons counters with a three punch combo that has Day backing up. Day nods at Irons to acknowledge the strikes.
Day tries to clinch up but Irons circles away and keeps his distance.
Day misses with a head kick.
Irons misses the shot to the body.
Day looks to throw a body kick
and Day takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch but Irons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Day moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irons swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Irons moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.
Irons on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Day.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day scores with a kick to the midsection.
Irons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Day.
Day lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Day scores with a push kick.
Irons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Day darts in and clinches Irons up against the cage.
Day landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Day scores with a shot to the side of Irons's head.
Day lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Day obliges.
Day using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Day.
Day makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Irons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Day lands with a left to the head.
Irons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Day comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castle Irons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day scores with a hook to the body.
Irons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Day lands a nice elbow.
Day lands an elbow inside.
Irons tries to work over Day's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Day misses with a knee strike.
Day crunches a lovely knee into Irons's ribcage.
Day lands an elbow inside.
Day lands a body punch.
Day stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Day tries to land knees in the clinch but Irons avoids the damage to the body.
Good Day seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Day.
Day throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Day backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Day. Irons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irons looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Day moves out of range of the body kick.
Day scores with a jab.
Irons keeps the fight on the outside.
Day lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Day misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Irons blocks a head kick by Day.

Day has managed to clinch.
Irons just leaning against Day, taking a breather.
Irons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Day pushes off an throws an elbow but Irons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Day landing knees to the body.
Day missing with knees to the body.
Irons takes an elbow to the temple.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irons is defending well for now.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irons landing knees to the body.
Irons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Irons stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Irons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Day backwards.
Day creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Irons as the two fighters clinch.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Irons blocks with his arms.
Irons lands a knee to the head.
Irons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Irons.
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Irons is blocking nicely.
Irons misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Day.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Day blocks it with crossed arms.
Irons blocks the elbow strike.
Irons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irons tries to land a knee to the head but Day blocks with his arms.
Irons trying to control the position but instead, Day has worked for underhooks and has pushed Irons into the cage.
Irons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Day has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irons misses with a knee strike.
Day lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Day has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day tries a knee to the head but Irons blocks it.
Day creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Irons's defenses.
Irons lands a left hand.
Day prevents a body shot from Irons.
Day landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day lands an elbow inside.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irons.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Irons just misses with a elbow thrown towards Day's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Good Day comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Day has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Good Day!
Good Day is the new lightweight champion!