PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerlach Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin comes into the arena with Dark Angel - The Burning Of Sodom blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Irwin
vs
Rutger

190 cm
24
207 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

180 cm
31
215 lbs
23 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gerlach Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a looping left.

Rutger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rutger not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Rutger seems to be looking for submissions.
Rutger prevents Irwin from standing back up.
Rutger is just content to waste time from the top position. Irwin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Irwin is controlling Rutger's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Rutger from controlling successfully.
Irwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Irwin tries to get out of the position.
Rutger looking to sit in guard and control but Irwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rutger tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Irwin wanted to stand there but Rutger had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Irwin wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Rutger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Irwin on his heels. He'll look to pass Irwin's guard now, I'm sure.
Rutger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rutger looking to sit in guard and control but Irwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rutger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Irwin!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger wants to control the pace but Irwin is squirming around nicely.
Rutger looking to finish with strikes here!
Rutger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

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.
Rutger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rutger looking to finish with strikes here!
Rutger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rutger controlling from the full mount.
Rutger tries to control but Irwin wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerlach Rutger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good leg kick by Irwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutger shoots in for a double leg but Irwin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Irwin misses with a body shot.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutger misses the target.
Good shot there by Irwin.

It looks like Gerlach Rutger has been cut.
Irwin stuffs the takedown.
Irwin misses with a few strikes there.
Irwin misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger ducks right into an uppercut from Irwin.
Paul Irwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Irwin misses.
Irwin throws a nice looking combination but Rutger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irwin misses with a few strikes there.

Rutger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rutger content just to control the position here.
Irwin wants to control but Rutger is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is squirming around, avoiding Rutger's attempts to control the action.
Rutger punching from mount but Irwin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rutger lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutger tries to control but Irwin wriggling away.
Irwin is desperately trying to improve his position but Rutger has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rutger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gerlach Rutger has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gerlach Rutger wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rutger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
Irwin throws a solid leg kick but Rutger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Irwin.
Irwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Irwin throws a sloppy head kick and Rutger moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Irwin as Rutger shoots in.
Paul Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerlach Rutger.
Irwin stalks Rutger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutger's face. Rutger staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Irwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerlach Rutger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Irwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Irwin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irwin throws a good cross that connects.
Irwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irwin lands with a straight right. Rutger didn't see that one coming.
Rutger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irwin to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irwin.
Paul Irwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Irwin lands a left and a right that send Rutger crashing to the mat, dazed. Irwin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rutger is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin drops Rutger with a big left hand! Rutger is injured, injured bad! Irwin jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Irwin!
Paul Irwin very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.