PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 357 p4p, 637 weight class) and Joe Irwin (ranked 57 p4p, 99 weight class). Irwin has chosen High Plains Drifter - Beastie Boys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kelly
vs
Irwin

185 cm
28
190
19 - 8 - 1

183 cm
30
200
10 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Irwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Irwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pat Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irwin.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Irwin throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Kelly 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.
Irwin lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Irwin throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly throws a big counter combination but Irwin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Kelly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Irwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Irwin works the jab nicely.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Irwin in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irwin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin misses the jab.
Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin with a hook.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Kelly with a poor takedown
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly misses with an uppercut

and Irwin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kelly! Irwin lets Kelly back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Kelly is rocked!

It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Irwin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelly tries to clinch but Irwin moves away
and Irwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Irwin lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Irwin!
Joe Irwin thanked the fans post fight for their support.