PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 6502 p4p, 3296 weight class) and Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 0 p4p, 346 weight class). Irrawaddy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Laos Rules!. The key to victory for Dwayne King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

King
vs
Irrawaddy

174 cm
28
150
8 - 6 - 0

173 cm
25
155
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a body shot.
Irrawaddy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irrawaddy moves out of range as King strikes.
Irrawaddy connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Irrawaddy back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dwayne King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irrawaddy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irrawaddy looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Irrawaddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
King connects with a single shot there.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Irrawaddy. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from King tenderised Irrawaddy's leg. Irrawaddy is trying to keep his angry face on.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irrawaddy manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irrawaddy cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irrawaddy works King's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Irrawaddy. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by King.
Irrawaddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Irrawaddy moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Irrawaddy tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King fires out a quick counter leg kick but Irrawaddy just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Irrawaddy missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws a leg kick which misses Irrawaddy's front leg but catches the back leg as Irrawaddy tries to avoid it.
King ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
King looks to land a left hand but Irrawaddy moved out of range nicely.
Irrawaddy throws a hook but King blocks it.
A combination from Irrawaddy does no damage.
Irrawaddy throws a body shot but no joy.
King feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Irrawaddy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Irrawaddy instigates a clinch.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irrawaddy swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Irrawaddy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
I was talking to King's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Irrawaddy jumps guard.
King won't allow Irrawaddy to sweep him here.
Irrawaddy is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Irrawaddy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrawaddy can't keep his opponent in guard - King advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.
Irrawaddy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Irrawaddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Irrawaddy is on top in guard.

King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Irrawaddy won't allow King to sweep him here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Irrawaddy distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Irrawaddy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Irrawaddy landing with the ground and pound.
Irrawaddy scoring with punches to the head and body.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as King holds on and takes a little breather.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Irrawaddy on the ground.
Irrawaddy is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Irrawaddy with a nice head shot there.
Irrawaddy scoring with some ground and pound.
King is trying to control the position but Irrawaddy postures up.
Irrawaddy throwing strikes but missing.
King keeping full guard, as Irrawaddy tries to pass.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Irrawaddy is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irrawaddy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Irrawaddy chips away with some ground and pound.
King trying to control the position.
Irrawaddy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Irrawaddy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

King misses with a low kick.
Irrawaddy scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Irrawaddy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down King rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice cross by King.
Irrawaddy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Irrawaddy off the cage and back into range.
Irrawaddy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Irrawaddy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Irrawaddy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King misses with an elbow over the top.
Irrawaddy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Irrawaddy manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Irrawaddy is on top in guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King keeping full guard, as Irrawaddy tries to pass.
Irrawaddy pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irrawaddy working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Irrawaddy working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Irrawaddy working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Irrawaddy passes to side control.
Irrawaddy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Irrawaddy scoring with punches and elbows.
King is looking to regain half guard here but Irrawaddy keeps moving and retains side control.
Irrawaddy scoring with punches from side control.
Irrawaddy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for King!
Irrawaddy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy lands a big shot there that rocks King but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
King can't escape the position.
The referee warns King that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Irrawaddy with good strikes from the mount here!
Ken Irrawaddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Irrawaddy unloading with bombs!
Irrawaddy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Irrawaddy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?

King is rocked!
Irrawaddy landing punches.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Irrawaddy unloads with some vicious shots from mount and King wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Irrawaddy celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Irrawaddy!