PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Cobain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benancio Irizauregui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobain comes to the ring accompanied by Smell Like Teen Spirit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cobain
vs
Irizauregui

185 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Nfinite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Cobain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benancio Irizauregui!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irizauregui is looking to clinch but Cobain is avoiding it.
Irizauregui connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobain fails with the takedown.

Irizauregui has taken the fight to the clinch.
Irizauregui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Irizauregui after a bit of a struggle.
Irizauregui displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cobain up against the ropes.
Irizauregui has Cobain pressed against the ropes, preventing Cobain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benancio Irizauregui.
Irizauregui dodges the punch combination from Cobain.
Irizauregui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Irizauregui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobain looks for a takedown but Irizauregui sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Cobain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Irizauregui rushes Cobain and presses him up against the ropes.
Irizauregui avoiding damage.
Cobain blocks a body shot from Irizauregui.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain wants a takedown.
Cobain working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Irizauregui.
Irizauregui lands with a short shot to the head.
Irizauregui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Irizauregui is stalling here.
Cobain tries to pull guard but Irizauregui won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Irizauregui.
Cobain tries to work over Irizauregui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irizauregui is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Irizauregui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobain backwards.
Irizauregui pushes Cobain back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Irizauregui stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benancio Irizauregui.
Irizauregui displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cobain.
Cobain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Irizauregui tries to avoid it but Cobain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Irizauregui to the ground. Irizauregui escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain shoots for a takedown but Irizauregui saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cobain is breathing heavily.

Irizauregui rushes Cobain and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Irizauregui just leaning against Cobain, taking a breather.
Irizauregui keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cobain's efforts to push away.
Irizauregui lands with a left to the head.
Cobain is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irizauregui.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobain letting Irizauregui take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Irizauregui.
Irizauregui digs a right hand into Cobain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cobain's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Irizauregui.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Irizauregui lands a body shot.
Irizauregui digs a right hand into Cobain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cobain's gas tank.
Irizauregui taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Irizauregui.
Cobain takes a shot to the head.
Irizauregui lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Irizauregui.
Irizauregui lands with a right to the head.

Irizauregui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irizauregui punishes Cobain's body with a nice straight punch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irizauregui lands a nice shot to the body.

Irizauregui gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Irizauregui.
Irizauregui lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobain backwards.
A short uppercut from Irizauregui.
Irizauregui is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Irizauregui's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Irizauregui lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irizauregui avoiding damage.
Irizauregui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Irizauregui.
Irizauregui is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benancio Irizauregui.
Irizauregui scores with a jab to the body.
Benancio Irizauregui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cobain gets tackled into the ropes by Irizauregui. Irizauregui maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cobain can't break the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Irizauregui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Irizauregui pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benancio Irizauregui.

Irizauregui pushes Cobain up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cobain jumps guard but Irizauregui turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Cobain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Irizauregui smiles and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irizauregui tries to clinch but Cobain is having none of it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Irizauregui lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Irizauregui moves into the clinch.
Irizauregui taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Irizauregui scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Kurt Cobain has been cut.
Irizauregui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Irizauregui manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benancio Irizauregui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Cobain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Irizauregui gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cobain preventing the sweep.
Cobain trying to control but Irizauregui is working from the bottom.
Irizauregui has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cobain has passed into side control.

Irizauregui is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cobain's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Cobain! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Irizauregui has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kurt Cobain!
A determined Kurt Cobain didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!