PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach Irracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hellwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Irracha
vs
Hellwig

188 cm
24
179 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
176 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zach Irracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hellwig!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irracha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hellwig shoots in for a takedown but Irracha shows good takedown defense.
Hellwig throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Irracha's waist but Irracha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hellwig off to one side.
Irracha misses with a double jab.
A big left from Irracha misses.
Irracha tests Hellwig's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irracha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Irracha gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Hellwig stands up from Irracha's guard - Hellwig perhaps looking for a knockout.
Irracha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Irracha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irracha throws a hook but Hellwig blocks it.
Irracha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irracha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irracha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hellwig scores with a three punch combo!
Hellwig looks to land a left hand but Irracha moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellwig tries for a takedown but Irracha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zach Irracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hellwig.
Irracha tries to clinch but Hellwig moves out of range.
Hellwig fails with a takedown attempt.
Irracha misses with a series of wild punches.
Irracha slaps away a takedown attempt from Hellwig, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irracha moves in looking to clinch but Hellwig pushes him off.
Irracha tries to close the distance and clinch but Hellwig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irracha slips under a jab.
Hellwig stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Irracha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Hellwig dominated that round.
That's time! Irracha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Irracha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Irracha wants it to stay on the feet.
Hellwig takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Irracha slips under a jab from Hellwig.
Hellwig fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Irracha stuffs the takedown.
Zach Irracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hellwig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellwig avoids the head kick by Irracha.
Hellwig misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Irracha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irracha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Irracha moves in looking to clinch but Hellwig pushes him off.
Irracha lands a head kick. Hellwig smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellwig connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hellwig swings widly with a right hand
and Irracha counters with a body kick that stops Hellwig in his tracks momentarily.
Irracha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellwig.
Zach Irracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hellwig throws a sloppy head kick
and Irracha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Irracha slips under a jab from Hellwig.
Hellwig throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellwig will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Irracha wants to clinch up but Hellwig keeps it at a distance.
Hellwig throws a lazy head kick
and Irracha counters with a head kick. That will keep Hellwig thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hellwig fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hellwig pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Irracha moves in looking to clinch but Hellwig pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hellwig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hellwig wants to take the fight to the mat but Irracha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hellwig changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Irracha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Irracha throws a head kick but Hellwig moves out of range.
Irracha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Irracha dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hellwig misses with a series of wild punches.
Hellwig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irracha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irracha throws a sloppy head kick and Hellwig moves out of range easily.
Irracha darts in trying to clinch
and Hellwig counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Irracha as Hellwig shoots in.
A head kick misses from Irracha.
Irracha slaps away a takedown attempt from Hellwig, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zach Irracha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hellwig has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Irracha.
Hellwig fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zach Irracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hellwig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellwig throws an overhand right that lands on Irracha's shoulder, as Irracha tries to avoid the shot.
Irracha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Irracha moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Irracha connects with a body shot that sends Hellwig's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellwig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hellwig dives in and scores a takedown into Irracha's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellwig won't allow Irracha to get back to his feet.
Hellwig throwing strikes from guard but Irracha blocks nicely.
Irracha keeping moving, preventing Hellwig from controlling successfully.
Hellwig throwing strikes from guard but Irracha blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellwig stops Irracha from standing up.
Irracha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hellwig is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Hellwig wasn't active enough on the ground.
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Irracha as Hellwig shoots in.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Hellwig.
I think Hellwig 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for James Hellwig!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for James Hellwig!

James Hellwig wins by majority decision!
After the big win, James Hellwig made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.