PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Fring (ranked 1497 p4p, 1988 weight class) and Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 207 p4p, 268 weight class). Irrawaddy has chosen Laos Rules! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fring
vs
Irrawaddy

185 cm
36
162
21 - 12 - 1

173 cm
30
155
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Fring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irrawaddy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fring ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy takes a swing at Fring's ribcage but misses.
Irrawaddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fring counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fring circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fring feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fring scores with a nice right hand.
Fring lands a nice shot that snaps Irrawaddy's head back.
Irrawaddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fring counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fring tries to score with a low kick but Irrawaddy moves his leg out of the way.
Irrawaddy wants to counter with a clinch but Fring pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. Fring does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irrawaddy drops his hands momentarily and Fring takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Irrawaddy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Irrawaddy takes one to the side of 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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fring.
Fring lands with a nice body punch.
Fring connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fring throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fring fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irrawaddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fring moves away.
Fring is looking to counter punch.
Fring dips to his left and cracks Irrawaddy with an uppercut!
Irrawaddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Fring is just out of range.
Irrawaddy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irrawaddy throws a poor cross that misses
and Fring counters with a straight right hand.
Fring ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fring, as that shot connected.
Fring misses the shot to the body.
Irrawaddy throws a lazy uppercut
and Fring counters with a nice body shot.
Fring is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fring takes a swing at Irrawaddy's ribcage but misses.
Fring looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fring uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Fring is just out of range.
Irrawaddy misses with a lunging right hand
and Fring counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Fring ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Fring throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavo Fring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fring swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fring dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Irrawaddy. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut lands for Fring. That snapped Irrawaddy's head back.
Fring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irrawaddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irrawaddy throws an overhand right that lands on Fring's shoulder, as Fring tries to avoid the shot.
Irrawaddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Irrawaddy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fring just misses with a punch to the body.
Irrawaddy ducks under a wild hook from Fring.
Irrawaddy throws a series of punches but Fring avoids them all with ease.
Fring throws a shot to the body.
Fring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irrawaddy lands a nice looking body shot.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook. Fring ducked under it nicely.
Fring is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Irrawaddy looks to land a left hand but Fring moved out of range nicely.

Fring takes the fight into the clinch.
Fring misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fring creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
I was talking to Fring's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fring lands a right hand.
Irrawaddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Fring controls his hands.
Fring lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irrawaddy backwards.

Irrawaddy manages to break the clinch.
Fring lands a jab to Irrawaddy's midsection.
Fring moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fring tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Irrawaddy is able to avoid easily.
Irrawaddy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Irrawaddy swings for the body but Fring moves out of range.
Fring lands with a cross.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fring.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fring.
Fring ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Irrawaddy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fring's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fring with the inside leg kick.
Fring is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fring lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Irrawaddy moves forwards but Fring connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot
and Fring counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irrawaddy thinking.
Irrawaddy throws a jab when Fring was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fring misses with a wild combination.
Fring lands a leg kick that knocks Irrawaddy off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Fring.
Irrawaddy with a nice cross.
Fring throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irrawaddy scores with a decent looking hook.
Irrawaddy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Fring. That snapped Irrawaddy's head back.
Fring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irrawaddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irrawaddy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Irrawaddy throws a hook but Fring avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irrawaddy lands with a nice body punch.

Fring fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irrawaddy, pushing him back against the cage.
Irrawaddy has a couple of punches blocked by Fring.

Fring breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Fring dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fring misses with a wild body shot.

Fring forces Irrawaddy back against the cage and clinches.
Fring misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fring throws an elbow but misses.
Irrawaddy scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy scores with a shoulder strike.
Irrawaddy tries to throw a body punch but Fring avoids it by throwing Irrawaddy back against the cage.
Irrawaddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Fring controls his hands.

Irrawaddy gets control of Fring's arms and successfully pulls guard. Irrawaddy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Irrawaddy looking for a sweep. Not yet Irrawaddy, not yet.
Irrawaddy looking to control.
Irrawaddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fring looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Irrawaddy wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy wants to improve his position but instead Fring has moved into half guard.
Irrawaddy wants to improve his position but Fring is controlling well.
Irrawaddy is still trying to improve position.
Irrawaddy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fring jumps into side control!
Irrawaddy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Irrawaddy is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fring off and has taken his back!
Irrawaddy is throwing shots to the body but Fring manages to wriggle free. Irrawaddy pounces on him again and ends up in Fring's guard.
Irrawaddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Irrawaddy being controlled here momentarily.
Fring is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irrawaddy can do to turn this around?
Irrawaddy throws an elbow that misses. Fring uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Irrawaddy's guard. Nice move by Fring!

Irrawaddy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fring manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fring has momentary wrist control but Irrawaddy slips an elbow through the middle.
Irrawaddy tries to free his leg and advance position but Fring is retaining full guard.
Irrawaddy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Irrawaddy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fring keeping moving, preventing Irrawaddy from controlling successfully.
Irrawaddy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Irrawaddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Irrawaddy postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Irrawaddy trying to control but Fring is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irrawaddy stopping the sweep attempt from Fring.
Irrawaddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Fring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irrawaddy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Irrawaddy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Irrawaddy connects with a couple of short punches.

Fring working for a triangle but Irrawaddy defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fring looking for a sweep. Not yet Fring, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Irrawaddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fring lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Fring.
Irrawaddy throws an overhand right that lands on Fring's shoulder, as Fring tries to avoid the shot.
Fring connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irrawaddy's hands.
Fring throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gustavo Fring is winning the standup battle so far.
Fring misses with a looping right.
Fring moves away from the strike by Irrawaddy.
Fring ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fring.
A quick step to the side and Fring tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fring lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fring throws a nice head kick!
Irrawaddy misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Irrawaddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fring moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Irrawaddy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irrawaddy blocks it with crossed arms.
Fring lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fring lands a damaging elbow.
Fring lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irrawaddy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irrawaddy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fring is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Irrawaddy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Fring.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irrawaddy.
Fring blocking some punches.
Fring looking to stall.
Irrawaddy scores with a shot to the side of Fring's head.
Irrawaddy has a couple of punches blocked by Fring.
Irrawaddy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fring backwards.
Fring gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Irrawaddy working aggressively here.
Irrawaddy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irrawaddy lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irrawaddy takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ken Irrawaddy has been cut.
Irrawaddy has a couple of punches blocked by Fring.
Irrawaddy avoids a wild elbow strike from Fring.
Irrawaddy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Irrawaddy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irrawaddy blocks an elbow strike from Fring.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irrawaddy.
Fring lands an elbow just above Irrawaddy 's eye.
Irrawaddy can't find room to land a body shot as Fring controls the action.
Irrawaddy avoids a wild elbow strike from Fring.
Fring misses with a knee to the head.
Fring pushes Irrawaddy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Irrawaddy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fring looking to stall.

Irrawaddy breaks from the clinch.
Fring avoids the body shot from Irrawaddy.
Fring uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irrawaddy.
Nice cross by Fring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy wants to clinch but Fring slips to the side
and Fring counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irrawaddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Irrawaddy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fring. Irrawaddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irrawaddy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fring circles away quickly and effectively.
Irrawaddy throws a jab when Fring was well out of range.
Fring defending well as Irrawaddy loads up on a big left hand.
Irrawaddy throws a hook but Fring blocks it.
Irrawaddy throws a looping overhand right but Fring ducks down to avoid it.
Fring avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irrawaddy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fring counters with a leg kick.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook to the body
letting Fring counter with a right hand.
Fring takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Irrawaddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irrawaddy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fring.
Irrawaddy takes a swing at Fring's ribcage but misses.
Irrawaddy looks to throw the jab but Fring is out of range.
Fring throws a looping overhand right but Irrawaddy ducks down to avoid it.
Fring takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fring throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irrawaddy misses with a straight left.
Fring misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Fring.
Sloppy strikes from Fring. Those never looked like landing.
Fring throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Irrawaddy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fring looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Irrawaddy missing with a left hand there. Fring was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Irrawaddy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irrawaddy lands with a nice body punch.
Irrawaddy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fring counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Fring tenderised Irrawaddy's leg. Irrawaddy is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Fring showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fring 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Fring!
Gustavo Fring thanked the fans post fight for their support.