PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zach Irracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJJ King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Irracha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to BJJ King's chin.

Irracha
vs
King

188 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

PhoQus Sports Nutrition and Fund Transfer

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Irracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, BJJ King!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irracha checks a low kick from King.
Irracha tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irracha fails in his attempt to clinch.
King misses with a wild body shot.

Irracha rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Irracha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irracha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Irracha drags the fight down to the ground.
Irracha has King pulled in close to control his posture.
King wants to stand but Irracha is controlling his posture from full guard.

King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irracha throws a head kick that misses.
Irracha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Irracha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Irracha.
Irracha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irracha was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Irracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irracha tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Irracha tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irracha throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irracha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irracha throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a front kick aimed at Irracha's knee but Irracha avoids it well.
Irracha throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King misses with a body shot.

Irracha closes the distance and clinches.
Irracha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irracha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Irracha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King trying to stall but Irracha improves his position.
King wants to break free but Irracha has control.
King tries to circle away but Irracha has him pinned against the cage.
Irracha blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Irracha manages to break the clinch.

Irracha moves into range and clinches up with King.
Irracha has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Irracha prevents a body shot from King.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Irracha controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to throw a body punch but Irracha avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Irracha lands a knee to the body.

Irracha lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Irracha wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
King should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King trying to control from the bottom.
King is looking for a sweep. Irracha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irracha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Irracha perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is not content to let Irracha control the position.
Irracha working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on King's thigh. King counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Irracha.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irracha throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a body punch but Irracha moves out of range.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
BJJ King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irracha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Irracha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Irracha rather than just go for the knockout.
Irracha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irracha moves away.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Irracha tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Irracha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
Irracha misses with a head kick.
Irracha blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from King lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Irracha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Irracha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
King is looking to chop away at Irracha's legs.
King blocks a head kick by Irracha.
Irracha looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irracha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
Irracha throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
BJJ King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Irracha is just out of range.
King checks a leg kick.
King takes a swing at Irracha's ribcage but misses.
King tries to work over Irracha's front leg with a kick but Irracha checks it.
Irracha tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Irracha counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Irracha doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.

Irracha closes the distance and clinches.
King can't break the clinch.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King wants to break free but Irracha has control.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Irracha swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Irracha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Irracha delivers a nice body kick.
Irracha tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Irracha tries to clinch up.
Irracha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irracha lands with a kick to the ribs.
King is breathing heavily.
King blocks a head kick by Irracha.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Irracha moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Irracha.
King has had enough of the clinch but Irracha keeps him there for the moment.

Irracha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Irracha checks the leg kick.
Zach Irracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from King as Irracha shoots in.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irracha manages to avoid it.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irracha was well out of range. Poor timing from King.

Irracha has King up against the cage in a clinch.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irracha scores with a knee to the head.

Irracha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irracha throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Irracha.
King blocks a jab.
Irracha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Irracha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irracha.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Irracha tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
Nice defenses there by King.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
King takes a swing at Irracha's ribcage but misses.
Irracha feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irracha manages to avoid it.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irracha was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Irracha throws a leg kick but King checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irracha misses with a series of wild punches.
Irracha tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King avoids the head kick by Irracha.
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Irracha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King blocks a head kick by Irracha.
Irracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Irracha wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Irracha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King throws a body punch but Irracha moves out of range.
A low kick from King misses
and Irracha counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Irracha dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

King misses the shot to the body.
Irracha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Irracha counters with a leg kick.
King checks the leg kick.
Irracha tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irracha.
King avoids the head kick by Irracha.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Irracha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irracha doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Irracha connects with a solid leg kick.
Irracha misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Irracha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Irracha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zach Irracha is winning the standup battle so far.
King staying out of range there.
Irracha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Irracha.

Irracha has taken the fight to the clinch.
King tries to break free but Irracha pushes him back against the cage.

Irracha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irracha.
Irracha throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irracha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Irracha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King moves forwards but Irracha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
King wants to land a leg kick but Irracha is out of range.
Irracha throws a leg kick that misses.
Irracha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
BJJ King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Irracha counters with a stiff right hand.
Irracha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Irracha throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Irracha checks a low kick from King.
Irracha doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irracha manages to avoid it.
Irracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Irracha.
Irracha is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Irracha throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Irracha.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Irracha.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
Irracha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from King in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irracha manages to avoid it.
King misses the shot to the body.

Irracha drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Irracha lands a knee to the head.

King is rocked!

It looks like BJJ King has been cut.

Irracha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irracha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irracha throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Irracha throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Irracha scores with a head kick.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Irracha finish him?
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Irracha throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King misses with a wild body shot.

Irracha takes the fight into the clinch.

Irracha has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics King uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Irracha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King postures up.
Irracha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zach Irracha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Irracha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Irracha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irracha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Irracha!