PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holli Irvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irvi comes to the cage accompanied by WEEEEEOOOO BIGSHOOOW. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Irvi
vs
Long

195 cm
23
273 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
235 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holli Irvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Long!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irvi fails with a takedown attempt.

Long shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Irvi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Long is looking to take a break and control but Irvi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irvi is trying to improve his position.
Irvi is working hard here to advance position.
Long content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Irvi is looking for a sweep.
Irvi is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Irvi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ground and pound from Irvi.
Irvi prevents Long from improving his position.
Long moves into full guard.
Irvi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Long wants to sweep but no luck.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Irvi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is looking to sweep but instead, Irvi has passed into half guard.
Long is trying to stand up here but Irvi is controlling him well.
Irvi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Long looking for submissions off his back.
Irvi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Long gets caught flat footed, as Irvi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Irvi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Long is keeping the position for now.
Irvi works over Long with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Irvi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Long looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Irvi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Irvi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Long is keeping the position for now.

Long throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Irviis looking to pass into half guard but Long pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Long is in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvi looking to control.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Irvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irvi trying to strike off his back.
Irvi looking to control.
Irvi punching from the bottom.
Irvi keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Irvi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Irvi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Long with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvi wants to take a breather but Long is having none of it.
Long wants to control but Irvi is keeping busy.
Irvi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Irvi is thwarting Long's attempts to control the position.
Irvi trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Long missing with punches from the bottom.
Irvi working Long over with strikes.
Long won't allow Irvi to pass to mount.
Irvi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Long defending well though.
Long slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holli Irvi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Irvi throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irvi throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Irvi throws a left and a right that both miss

and Long counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Long has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Irvi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irvi throws a combination that misses

so Long counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Long trying to control but Irvi is working from the bottom.
Irvi trying to keep a closed guard but Long is proving a slippery customer.
Long is stalling in the full guard.
Long wants to pass the guard but Irvi is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvi trying to keep a closed guard but Long is proving a slippery customer.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Irvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long tries to free his leg and advance position but Irvi is retaining full guard.
Irvi working a defensive guard but Long passes into half guard.
Irvi missing with punches from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Irvi throws a combination that misses
and Long counters with a two punch combo.
Irvi throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long tries to clinch but Irvi is having none of it.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irvi throws a predictable looking body shot

and Long counters by clinching up.

Long manages to break the clinch.
Long shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Irvi counters with a shoot takedown. Long fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Long throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Long is breathing heavily.
Irvi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Long is keeping the position for now.

Long working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Irvi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Irvi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Irvi chips away with some ground and pound.
Irvi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Irvi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Irvi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holli Irvi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Irvi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Long is working for a guillotine from mount but Irvi frees his head quite easily.
Irvi is looking to get to half guard.
Irvi wants to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Irvi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Long tries to control but Irvi wriggling away.

Long looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Long throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Irvi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Long trying to control from half guard but Irvi is working away.
Irvi wants to control but Long is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Irvi is looking for a sweep. Long is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Long lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Irvi trying to control from the bottom.
Long thows a huge punch but Irvi dodges it nicely.
Irvi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Long manages to pass to mount!
Long looking to control and managing it successfully.

Long working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Miles Long will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long scores with a one two! Irvi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Irvi misses with a jab to the body

and Long counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Irvi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Long won't allow Irvi to sweep him here.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Irvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irvi striking off his back but it's not causing Long any problems.
Irvi keeping full guard, as Long tries to pass.
Irvi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Long looking for submissions off his back.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Long manages to get to full guard.
Irvi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Long throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Long looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Irvi passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Long some visible discomfort.

It looks like Miles Long has been cut.
Irvi scoring with punches from side control.
Irvi working the ground and pound.

That has opened up Miles Long's cut even more.
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!
Irvi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Long is rocked!

Miles Long's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Miles Long's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Holli Irvi!