PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spike Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Law
vs
ORourke

175 cm
33
145 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
34
143 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spike Law!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ORourke takes the fight into the clinch.
Law is trying to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling him.

Law breaks the clinch.
ORourke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Law is able to avoid easily.

ORourke closes the distance and clinches.
ORourke works on Law's body with a couple of short punches.
Law wants to get back to striking at distance but ORourke won't allow it.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Law tries to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling the position.
Law blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORourke misses with a body punch.
ORourke prevents Law from breaking the clinch.
ORourke lands a nice uppercut.

Law breaks from the clinch.
ORourke tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ORourke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORourke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
ORourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Law's calf.
Law comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke fails to land with a series of punches.
ORourke tries to clinch up.
ORourke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
ORourke avoids a punch combination nicely.
ORourke lands with a nice body kick.
Law swats away the attempt to clinch by ORourke.
Ivan ORourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by ORourke.
Law avoids the body shot from ORourke.
Law blocks a low kick nicely.
ORourke throws a big shot that misses.
ORourke misses with a low kick.
ORourke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

ORourke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Law, pushing him back against the cage.
Law tries to break free but ORourke pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law is trying to break the clinch but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
ORourke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Law's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on ORourke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Law is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Law wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
Law can't break the clinch.
ORourke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Law wants to get back to striking at distance but ORourke won't allow it.
Law blocks a body shot from ORourke.
ORourke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Law.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Law avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law prevents a body shot from ORourke.
Law wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
Law blocks an uppercut.
ORourke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
ORourke tries a body shot but Law blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
Law wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
ORourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Law avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
Law is trying to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling him.

Law's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ORourke catches Law with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab from ORourke.
Law throws an ugly left hook that misses
and ORourke counters with a leg kick.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

ORourke closes the distance and pushes Law back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORourke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Law's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.

Law is rocked!
ORourke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Law is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
ORourke dips a shoulder and cracks Law with a mighty uppercut! Law falls back against the cage and ORourke unloads with a barrage of strikes! Law is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - ORourke screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke!
Ivan ORourke is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Ivan ORourke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.