PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Totman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Totman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Operation Ground and Pound kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Maurice Irvin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Irvin
vs
Totman

178 cm
27
221 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maurice Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Totman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totman misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Totman does no damage.
Totman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Totman needs to keep his hands up - Irvin had a free shot at his head there.
Totman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Totman slips the punch.
Totman lands a head shot.
Irvin misses with a shot to the body
and Totman counters with a series of strikes. Irvin will be more careful next time no doubt.

Totman moves into the clinch.

Irvin manages to break the clinch.
Irvin tries to land a body kick
and Totman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irvin slips a jab and a cross from Totman.
Irvin connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irvin scores with a hook.
Totman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irvin digs a good hook to Totman's body.
Irvin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Totman looks gassed!
Irvin looks to throw the jab but Totman is out of range.
Irvin throws a looping overhand right but Totman ducks down to avoid it.
Totman checks a low kick from Irvin.
Totman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Irvin catches Totman napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Totman to the canvas!

Totman is rocked!
Irvin lands a couple of elbows.
Totman is still in real trouble! Can Irvin finish him?
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.

Totman is working an open guard so Irvin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Totman seems to have recovered his senses.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Totman slips the punch.
Irvin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sam Totman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Irvin lands a big shot that drops Totman! Can he finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Irvin gets to his feet. Totman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maurice Irvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irvin throws a sloppy body shot
and Totman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Totman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Totman.
Irvin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Totman checks it well.
Irvin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Totman.
Irvin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Irvin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Irvin misses with a straight right.
Totman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irvin moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totman slips a jab from Irvin.
Totman slips under a jab from Irvin.
Irvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Irvin.
Irvin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Totman tries to clinch but Irvin is having none of it.
Totman is looking to clinch but Irvin is avoiding it.
Totman tries to clinch but Irvin moves out of range.
Irvin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irvin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irvin wants to slow Totman down by chopping away at his legs.
Irvin misses with an uppercut. Totman saw that one coming.
Irvin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irvin throws a lazy right hand but Totman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Totman rushes Irvin and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Irvin.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Totman misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Irvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irvin misses with a straight right.
Irvin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irvin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Totman slips the punch.
Irvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Totman moves away.
Irvin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Totman darts in and clinches Irvin up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Totman.
Irvin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Irvin.
Totman lands a body punch.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
Totman lands a hook that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Irvin.
Totman scores with a hook to the body.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
Irvin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irvin can't get the takedown.

Irvin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Totman regains guard immediately.

Irvin gets to his feet - Totman follows without any prompting.
Irvin throws a shot from downtown. Totman moves away and avoids it.
Totman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Irvin slips a jab and a cross from Totman.
Totman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Totman duly obliges.
Irvin throws a shot from downtown. Totman moves away and avoids it.
Totman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Totman wants to clinch up but Irvin keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Totman tests Irvin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irvin swings away with a body shot that misses

and Totman counters by moving into the clinch.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Totman is controlling him.
Totman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Irvin blocks an uppercut.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Irvin 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.

A nice combination there by Totman.
Nice straight punches there by Irvin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Irvin.
Totman staying out of range there.
Irvin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irvin can't break the clinch.
Irvin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Totman has him pressed against the cage.
Irvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Totman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irvin wants to break free but Totman has control.
Totman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Totman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
A short right from Totman.
Totman gets underhooks to prevent Irvin's takedown attempt.
Totman lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Totman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Totman.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Totman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Totman lands with a right to the head.
Irvin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Irvin is looking to break free of the clinch but Totman has double underhooks.
Totman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Totman misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman misses with some punches.
Totman gets through Irvin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Totman - that landed with a thud.
Totman is leaning against Irvin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Totman.
Totman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Totman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Irvin blocking some punches.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Irvin.

Irvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irvin throws a jab when Totman was well out of range.
A low kick from Irvin is predictable there
and Totman counters with a three punch combo that has Irvin backing up. Irvin nods at Totman to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to the body from Irvin misses
and Totman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Totman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Irvin in his tracks.
Totman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irvin's hands.
Irvin lands a slapping body shot.
Totman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Irvin doesn't seem bothered though.
Totman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irvin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Totman lands a really nice looking cross but Irvin seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Totman works over Irvin's head and body with a nice combination.
Irvin closes the distance and clinches up with Totman, looking for a takedown. Irvin pushes Totman against the cage but Totman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Totman digs a good hook to Irvin's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Totman. Beautiful body shot.
Totman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irvin's hands.
Irvin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Irvin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Totman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Irvin on the side of the head.
Sam Totman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Totman stalks Irvin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Irvin's face. Irvin staggers backwards, shaken.
Totman sizes up Irvin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Irvin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Totman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Totman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Totman scores with a one two! Irvin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Totman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Totman connects with the punch.
Totman digs a good hook to Irvin's body.
Nice uppercut there from Totman.
Irvin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Totman clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Totman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Totman.
Totman scores with a shot to the side of Irvin's head.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
A shot in the inside from Totman.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irvin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Totman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Totman is leaning against Irvin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irvin.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Totman lands with a right to the head.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
Irvin cracks Totman with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Irvin blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Irvin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Totman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Totman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Irvin throws a shot from downtown. Totman moves away and avoids it.
Totman wants to land a leg kick but Irvin is out of range.
Maurice Irvin is winning the standup battle so far.
Totman slips under a jab.
Totman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Irvin misses the jab.
Irvin misses with a looping left.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Totman slips the punch.
Irvin misses with a hook. Totman ducked under it nicely.
Totman digs a good hook to Irvin's body.

Irvin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Totman's half guard.

Totman kicks off Irvin and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Totman throws a combination. Irvin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good standup being displayed there by Totman as he connects with a hook.
Totman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Totman.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Totman moves into the clinch successfully.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Totman lands with a left to the head.
Totman has Irvin pressed against the cage, preventing Irvin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Totman.
Irvin wants to break free but Totman has control.

Irvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Totman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Totman thuds a left hand into Irvin's body.
Totman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Irvin swats away the attempt to clinch by Totman.
Totman lands a slapping body shot.
Irvin looks to land a right hand but Totman moved out of range.
Irvin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Totman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irvin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Totman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irvin's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin missing with a left hand there. Totman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irvin moves forwards but Totman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Totman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Totman digs a good body shot into Irvin's ribs.
Totman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Irvin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Totman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Totman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irvin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Totman.
Totman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Totman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Totman thumps Irvin with a low kick.
Totman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Totman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Totman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Totman.
Totman connects with the punch.

Totman takes the fight into the clinch.
Irvin tries to break free but Totman pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Totman has him pressed against the cage.
Totman lands a nice uppercut.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Totman misses with the head strike.
Irvin throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Totman.
Good body shot from Totman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irvin.
Totman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Totman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Totman lands a hook that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Irvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Sam Totman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Irvin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Totman lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Totman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Totman scores with a shoulder strike.
Totman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.

Irvin is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Totman.
Totman lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Totman.
A short right from Totman on the inside.
Totman misses with the head strike.
Totman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
Totman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Totman misses with some punches.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman scores with a hook to the body.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Totman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Totman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Totman.

Irvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irvin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Totman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Totman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Totman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Totman!