PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quadros might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pride Theme. Irwin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - T.N.T. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quadros
vs
Irwin

194 cm
26
220 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

190 cm
30
212 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans
Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quadros throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Irwin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quadros.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Quadros.
Quadros lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quadros misses with an uppercut
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quadros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Quadros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Irwin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irwin throws a leg kick

and Quadros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quadros.
Quadros stalling the fight.
Quadros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Irwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quadros tries to stall but Irwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quadros working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin is trying to push Quadros away but Quadros has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Irwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Irwin breaks from the clinch.
Quadros lands a jab to the nose.
Quadros misses with a looping right.
Irwin staying out of range there.
Quadros misses with a wild combination.
Quadros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin connects with a body shot.
Irwin misses with an uppercut

and Quadros counters by clinching up.

Irwin manages to break the clinch.
Irwin with a hook.
Quadros fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadros slips a straight right by Irwin.
Irwin throws a leg kick that is checked

and Quadros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Irwin blocks a body shot from Quadros.

Irwin manages to break the clinch.
Quadros checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quadros checks a low kick from Irwin.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quadros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quadros scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Quadros. Those never looked like landing.
Irwin throws the kick towards the body but Quadros avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin walks into a stiff left hand from Quadros.
Irwin connects with a single shot there.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quadros.
Quadros misses with a series of wild punches.
Quadros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quadros throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Quadros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irwin.
Irwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quadros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Irwin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stephen Quadros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin missing with a left hand there. Quadros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quadros misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Irwin.
Quadros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
A head kick by Quadros misses
and Irwin counters with a leg kick.
Irwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Irwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Irwin lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quadros thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Irwin throws a poor cross that misses

and Quadros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quadros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Quadros dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Quadros throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
Quadros misses with a kick to the body
and Irwin counters with a three punch combo that has Quadros backing up. Quadros nods at Irwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Quadros is out of range.
Irwin lands a jab to the head.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Quadros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quadros.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quadros wants to clinch up but Irwin keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Quadros checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quadros moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Irwin throws a good cross that connects.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stephen Quadros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irwin scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros connects with a nice looking jab.
Quadros swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quadros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quadros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quadros scores with a body shot.

Quadros moves into the clinch.
Quadros connects with a nasty looking knee right to Irwin's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Irwin.
Quadros throws a punch but it's blocked by Irwin.

Irwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quadros throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quadros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Quadros catches Irwin right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quadros.
Stephen Quadros is winning the standup battle so far.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Quadros.
Irwin throws a hook but Quadros avoids it easily.
Irwin blocks the body kick.
Quadros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irwin.
Irwin swings away with a body shot that misses

and Quadros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quadros.
Quadros keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irwin's efforts to push away.
Irwin blocks a body shot from Quadros.

Irwin breaks the clinch.
Irwin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Irwin misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quadros.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quadros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand

and Quadros holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Irwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Irwin tries to circle away but Quadros has him pinned against the cage.
Irwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Quadros tries a knee to the head but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quadros backwards.
Irwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Irwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Irwin is trying to force a seperation but Quadros has the dominant position.
Irwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quadros lands with a left to the head.
Quadros lands a knee to the head.
Quadros scores a nice knee to the body.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadros lands a damaging elbow.
Stephen Quadros has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros keeps control of Irwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quadros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Irwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irwin avoids the elbow strike from Quadros, against the cage.
Irwin is trying to break the clinch but Quadros is controlling him.
Quadros pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Irwin is trying to break the clinch but Quadros has him pressed against the cage.
Quadros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quadros lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Irwin can't break the clinch.
Irwin blocks an uppercut.
Irwin dodges an elbow strike from Quadros.
Quadros landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irwin has had enough of the clinch but Quadros keeps him there for the moment.
Quadros lands with a left to the head.
Irwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quadros is looking to control Irwin's arms but Irwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quadros has his back to the cage.
Irwin avoiding damage as Quadros throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Irwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Quadros.
Quadros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quadros throws a wild body kick that Irwin sees coming a mile off.
Quadros throws a hook but Irwin avoids it easily.
Quadros missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irwin thuds his shin into the meat of Quadros's side.
Quadros takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Quadros.
Quadros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Quadros.
Quadros stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irwin defending well as Quadros loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Quadros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Quadros lands a nice looking kick to the body. Irwin takes a step back to recover.
Quadros misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quadros.
Quadros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Quadros thows a body kick. Irwin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quadros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quadros misses with a wild combination.
Quadros looks to land a left hand but Irwin moved out of range nicely.
Quadros takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quadros.
Irwin throws a right and a left that Quadros avoids nicely.
Quadros uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quadros misses with a looping left.
Quadros lands a head shot.
Irwin misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quadros. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quadros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quadros tries to land a front kick but Irwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quadros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irwin's head backwards.
Quadros connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Irwin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irwin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quadros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Irwin avoids the head kick by Quadros.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Quadros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quadros 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Quadros!
Our winner, Stephen Quadros, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.