PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aamin Haidar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haidar has chosen

target=blank>drop the world as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Irvin
vs
Haidar

175 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
154 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Irvin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aamin Haidar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Haidar misses.
Haidar throws a right and a left that Irvin avoids nicely.
Haidar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haidar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haidar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irvin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haidar throws a lazy right hand but Irvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haidar throws a right and a left that Irvin avoids nicely.

Irvin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haidar gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Irvin .
Haidar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Haidar is looking to improve his position but Irvin isn't that keen on the idea.

Irvin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Haidar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Irvin . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin punching from mount but Haidar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Irvin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haidar tries to buck Irvin off but he can't manage it.
Haidar wants to hold on but Irvin pushes him away.
Haidar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Haidar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Irvin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Irvin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haidar's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haidar blocking the ground and pound.
Haidar working to try and regain half guard.

Irvin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Haidar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Irvin is breathing heavily.
Irvin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin working away.
Haidar dodges the ground and pound from Irvin .
Irvin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irvin scores with punches from side control.
Haidar wants to control but Irvin postures up.
Irvin tries to score with some ground and pound. Haidar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haidar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haidar throws a shot from downtown. Irvin moves away and avoids it.
Haidar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irvin .
Haidar misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haidar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Irvin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Irvin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Haidar tries to buck Irvin off but Irvin is having none of it.
Haidar struggling a bit here.
Irvin working the body and head with strikes.
Irvin advances nicely into full mount.
Irvin scoring with strikes but Haidar is staying in there.
Irvin with the ground and pound from mount.

Irvin has hold of Haidar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Haidar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Irvin avoids the attempt from Haidar to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Irvin has control of Haidar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Haidar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
A nice elbow there by Irvin .
Haidar is looking to get to half guard.
Haidar tries to lock up and control but Irvin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haidar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Irvin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haidar's face.
Irvin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Irvin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Haidar misses with the combination.
Haidar misses with a series of wild punches.
Haidar fails to land with a series of punches.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irvin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haidar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irvin counters with a leg kick.
Irvin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Irvin scores with a takedown into Haidar's guard.
Irvin landing some decent shots from guard.
Irvin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Irvin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Haidar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Irvin , into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Haidar throws a sloppy strike and Irvin has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Haidar is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Irvin !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Irvin !