PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Polisk Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lock Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polisk Irvin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Irvin
vs
Down

195 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Island Xtreme Fight-Gear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Polisk Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lock Down!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Down circles away.
Down throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lock Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Down pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Down.
Irvin moves out of range of the body kick from Down.
Down throws a lazy right hand but Irvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irvin slips a jab from Down.
Irvin wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Down misses with a straight right.
Irvin avoids the body shot from Down.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Down swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irvin manages to avoid it.
Irvin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Down pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irvin is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down takes a swing at Irvin's ribcage but misses.
Down misses the shot to the body.
Down looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Irvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Irvin avoids the head kick by Down.
Down throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Down swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Down scores with a jab.

It looks like Polisk Irvin has been cut.

Irvin has Down up against the cage in a clinch.

Irvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irvin wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Down moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin avoids the body shot from Down.
Down lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down looks to score with a jab to the body but Irvin is just out of range.
Down swats away the attempt to clinch by Irvin.
Down throws a body kick that misses.
Irvin tries to clinch there but Down circles away.
Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irvin moves away.
Irvin wants to clinch but Down slips to the side
and Down counters with a solid body kick.
Irvin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Down lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Irvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irvin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Down throws a wild body kick that Irvin sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Down swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Irvin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Down. Irvin shrugs it off though.
A head kick misses from Down.
Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Down.
Down with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Down misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Down.
Irvin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Down lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Irvin at a distance.
Irvin tries to clinch up
and Irvin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Down throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Down misses with a body shot.
Down looks to score with a jab to the body but Irvin is just out of range.
Irvin is looking to clinch but Down is avoiding it.
Down is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Irvin rather than just go for the knockout.
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Down.
Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irvin manages to avoid it.
Irvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irvin wants to clinch.
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lock Down dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Polisk Irvin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Down dips to his left and cracks Irvin with an uppercut!
Irvin wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Irvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Irvin tries to clinch but Down moves away
and Down counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Down misses.
Down fakes the leg kick and cracks Irvin in the body.
A jab from Down finds it's way through Irvin's defenses.
Down keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Irvin tries to clinch up
and Down counters with a head kick. That will keep Irvin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Down throws a body punch but Irvin moves out of range.
Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin moves out of range of the strikes.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irvin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Down misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irvin.
Irvin tries to clinch but Down is having none of it.
Down lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lock Down seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Down changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Down throws a sloppy head kick and Irvin moves out of range easily.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Down has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Irvin tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Down pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Irvin back to the cage. Down follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Irvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irvin tries to clinch there but Down circles away.
Down lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Down.
A big left from Down misses.
Irvin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Irvin clinches up against the cage.

Down breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Down.
Irvin tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Irvin has time to react.

Polisk Irvin's cut is getting worse.
Down takes a swing at Irvin's ribcage but misses.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Irvin moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Irvin wants to clinch.

Irvin clinches.

Irvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Down lands with a good body shot.
Down fakes the leg kick and cracks Irvin in the body.
Down misses with a body shot.
Down lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Down dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irvin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Down pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irvin tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Irvin tries to clinch there but Down circles away.
Irvin wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irvin takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lock Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Polisk Irvin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Irvin wants to clinch.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Down lands a right hook to the body.
Down dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irvin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Down misses with a looping left.
Down scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt
and Down cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Down throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Down misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
Polisk Irvin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irvin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irvin tries to clinch up.
Down misses with a wild body shot.
Irvin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Down throws a sloppy head kick and Irvin moves out of range easily.
Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Down fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irvin manages to avoid it.
Down tries a head kick but it misses.
Down takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Down!

Irvin closes the distance and pushes Down back into the cage.
Irvin misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Irvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irvin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Irvin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Down.
Down throws a head kick that misses.
Down misses with a body shot.
Down swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Down swats away the attempt to clinch by Irvin.

Irvin rushes Down and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Down is trying to force a seperation but Irvin has the dominant position.
Down working hard to break the clinch.
Down can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Irvin.
Irvin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irvin prevents Down from breaking the clinch.

Irvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Down tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irvin darts in trying to clinch
and Down counters with a leg kick.
Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Down.
Irvin wants to clinch.
Jab by Down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down keeps the fight on the outside.
Irvin closes the distance but Down moves to the side
and Down counters with a left to the body.
Irvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irvin moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Down lands a nice looking body shot.
Irvin looks to clinch
and Down connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down keeps Irvin at a distance using the push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Down throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Polisk Irvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irvin wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lock Down comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Down winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lock Down!