PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 970 p4p, 941 weight class) and Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 30 p4p, 32 weight class). Irrawaddy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Laos Rules!. Vincent Lemieux has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lemieux
vs
Irrawaddy

193 cm
43
270
33 - 34 - 0

173 cm
31
155
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irrawaddy is looking to clinch but Lemieux is avoiding it.
Ken Irrawaddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux throws the left hand but Irrawaddy avoids the punch easily.
Irrawaddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Irrawaddy drives through and clinches with Lemieux against the cage.
Lemieux lands with a left to the head.
Lemieux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemieux lands a left hand.
Lemieux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irrawaddy or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irrawaddy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Irrawaddy.
Lemieux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irrawaddy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards.
Irrawaddy misses with a body punch.
Irrawaddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemieux.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Irrawaddy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy is trying to force a seperation but Lemieux has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Irrawaddy - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Irrawaddy fails to land.
Lemieux pushes Irrawaddy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lemieux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lemieux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irrawaddy or not.
Irrawaddy looks winded!
Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Irrawaddy blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Irrawaddy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irrawaddy blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Lemieux on the inside.
Irrawaddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Lemieux stalling the fight.

Irrawaddy manages to break the clinch.
Irrawaddy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lemieux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Ken Irrawaddy has been cut.

Lemieux drives through and clinches with Irrawaddy against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irrawaddy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irrawaddy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irrawaddy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irrawaddy pushes Lemieux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irrawaddy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy can't find room to land a body shot as Lemieux controls the action.
Lemieux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemieux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy tries to work over Lemieux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irrawaddy avoids a wild elbow strike from Lemieux.
Irrawaddy is leaning against Lemieux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irrawaddy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a right hand.
Lemieux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irrawaddy backwards.
Irrawaddy blocks an elbow strike from Lemieux.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemieux.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Irrawaddy back against the cage.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemieux lands a left hand.
Irrawaddy tries to pull guard but Lemieux forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Irrawaddy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.

Irrawaddy pulls guard effortlessly.
Lemieux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Irrawaddy has a closed guard, preventing Lemieux from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irrawaddy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lemieux's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Lemieux decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lemieux misses with a straight left.

Lemieux clinches with his opponent.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemieux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lemieux.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Irrawaddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux scores with a nice hook to the head.

Irrawaddy is rocked!
Irrawaddy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemieux walks away with a smile on his face. Irrawaddy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vincent Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Irrawaddy.
Lemieux lands a right hook to the body.
Lemieux takes one to the chin there.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.
Lemieux throws a jab but it's blocked by Irrawaddy.
Nice defenses there by Lemieux.
Lemieux drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Irrawaddy right on the button. Irrawaddy goes down! Lemieux follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lemieux gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Lemieux!