PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 1245 p4p, 149 weight class) and Nameless Fighter (ranked 3239 p4p, 316 weight class). Fighter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dan Balan Like kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Irwin
vs
Fighter

168 cm
29
154 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

170 cm
45
151 lbs
35 - 27 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nameless Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Irwin circles away.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Irwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Irwin avoids it well.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter tries to clinch but Irwin is having none of it.
Fighter misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Irwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Irwin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fighter wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter misses with the combination.

Fighter forces Irwin back against the ropes and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter misses with the head strike.

Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Irwin takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Irwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Irwin is looking to counter punch.
Fighter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
Fighter throws a series of strikes that have Irwin backpedaling.

Fighter clinches.
Irwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fighter looks winded!
Irwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Irwin manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Irwin connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Irwin.
Irwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Fighter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irwin connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Irwin connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Irwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fighter checks it well.

Fighter forces Irwin back against the ropes and clinches.

Irwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
Irwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nameless Fighter will probably get the nod.
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.

Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Ethan Irwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Irwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fighter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irwin can pounce on him.
Fighter tries to clinch but Irwin is having none of it.
Irwin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Fighter throws a counter combo.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fighter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Irwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irwin delivers a nice body kick.
Irwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fighter throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Fighter darts in trying to clinch
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fighter tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
Irwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fighter works over Irwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Irwin is looking to chop away at Fighter's legs.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter tries to clinch up.

Fighter moves into the clinch.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.

Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ethan Irwin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Irwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fighter gets a clinch.
Irwin avoids the elbow strike from Fighter, against the ropes.

Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Fighter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nameless Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Fighter throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
Irwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fighter has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter wants to clinch but Irwin slips to the side
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fighter throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fighter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irwin can pounce on him.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irwin throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Irwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fighter on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fighter misses with a combination
and Irwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.
Irwin looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
Fighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin scores with a nice body kick.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Irwin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Irwin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ethan Irwin!
The defeated Nameless Fighter had this to say: 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.