PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irvin comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Eat World - Pain. Roy Keane has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Irvin
vs
Keane

179 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
180 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Keane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane lands a front kick.
Irvin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Irvin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Keane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Irvin tries to clinch but Keane is having none of it.

Irvin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keane is defending well for now.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keane is struggling to control the position.
Keane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irvin is keeping busy.
Irvin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keane with a knee to the head.
Keane connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Keane is looking to break free of the clinch but Irvin has double underhooks.
Keane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irvin blocks it with crossed arms.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Keane blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Keane misses with a knee to the head.
Keane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Irvin's face.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Keane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keane managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Keane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Keane digs a right hand into Irvin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irvin's gas tank.
The referee calls for Keane to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Keane manages to break the clinch.
Keane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvin connects with a leg kick. Keane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keane throws a head kick that misses.

Keane gets a clinch.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Keane avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Keane.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keane is defending well for now.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keane is defending well for now.
Irvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irvin lands an elbow inside that Keane shrugs off.
Keane looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane takes an elbow to the temple.
Irvin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irvin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keane is keeping busy.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keane is trying to break the clinch but Irvin has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Keane.
Irvin throws an elbow but it misses.
Irvin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keane is trying to push Irvin away but Irvin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Keane avoids the damage to the body.
Keane blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Keane.
Keane avoiding damage.
Irvin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keane.
Irvin throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Keane manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Irvin.
An inside leg kick lands from Irvin.
Keane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keane.
Keane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keane is looking to score with low kicks.
Irvin throws a body kick that misses.
Irvin misses with a leg kick
and Keane counters with a body kick that stops Irvin in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Keane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Keane throws a nice looking combination but Irvin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keane tries to work over Irvin's front leg with a kick but Irvin checks it.

Irvin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keane managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Keane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irvin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keane avoids a wild elbow strike from Irvin.
Keane avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keane works on Irvin's body with a couple of short punches.
Roy Keane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Keane missing with knees to the body.
Keane is stalling here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irvin blocks it with crossed arms.
Irvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keane blocks it with crossed arms.
Keane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane tries to land knees in the clinch but Irvin avoids the damage to the body.
Keane tries to land a knee to the head but Irvin blocks with his arms.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irvin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keane is keeping busy.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keane avoids it.
Irvin misses with an elbow strike.

Keane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irvin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Keane clinches.
Keane landing knees to the head.
Irvin misses with an elbow strike.
Keane blocks an uppercut.
Keane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Irvin up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Irvin throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin takes a shot to the head.
Irvin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keane stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keane.

Keane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irvin misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Irvin.
Irvin misses with a leg kick.
Roy Keane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Irvin as he checks the leg kick.
Roy Keane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irvin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keane.
Irvin throws out a leg kick but Keane moves out of range and Irvin only half commits.
Keane is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keane.

Keane shoots in and gets a takedown into Irvin's guard.
Keane looking to pass the guard.
Irvin wants to stand up but Keane is controlling him.
Keane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keane trying to control but Irvin is working from the bottom.

Roy Keane has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Keane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Irvin throws out a leg kick but Keane moves out of range and Irvin only half commits.
Irvin throws a looping overhand right but Keane ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Keane.

Keane closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irvin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keane is keeping busy.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Keane blocks with his arms.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Keane lands a knee to the body.
Keane has Irvin pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irvin throws an elbow but it misses.
Keane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irvin is defending well for now.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keane is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Keane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Irvin throws a quick inside leg kick.

Keane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irvin blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Keane.
Keane trying to control the position but instead, Irvin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Keane into the cage.
Irvin misses with a knee strike.
Keane avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
Irvin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Keane.
Keane tries to land a knee to the head but Irvin blocks with his arms.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin throws an elbow that misses.
Keane presses Irvin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irvin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irvin.
A short right from Keane on the inside.
Keane tries to stall but Irvin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Irvin throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Irvin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keane's brow.
Irvin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Irvin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keane is struggling to control the position.
Keane misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keane as Irvin tries to tie him up.
Irvin stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Irvin.
Keane throws a low kick, looking for Irvin's leg but Irvin calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Irvin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Irvin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Irvin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Keane shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keane not doing much here.
Bruce Irvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irvin wants to get back to full guard.
Irvin is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane trying to mount his opponent but Irvin defends it.
Keane prevents Irvin from standing back up.

Keane is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Irvin is just riding it out for now. Keane eventually gives up the hold.
Irvin trying to hold on to Keane's head to control him but Keane postures up.
Keane is looking to advance position but Irvin won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Keane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Roy Keane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Irvin gets full guard.
Keane looking to sit in guard and control but Irvin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Keane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Keane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keane 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Keane!
After the big win, Roy Keane made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Macto Fight System and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.