PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavronenko's entrance music is Ex-Sektor Gaza - 'Dopilsya'. A fine choice. Irwin has chosen AC/DC - T.N.T as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Lavronenko
vs
Irwin

186 cm
30
212 lbs
19 - 11 - 2

190 cm
30
212 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Lavronenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin misses with an uppercut
and Lavronenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Lavronenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Irwin sprawls well initially but Lavronenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lavronenko is nestled in close to Irwin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lavronenko prevents Irwin from standing back up.
Lavronenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko not doing much here.
Lavronenko is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lavronenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko landing with the ground and pound.
Irwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lavronenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Irwin is keeping the position for now.
Lavronenko wants to control from the top but Irwin keeps moving.
Lavronenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lavronenko trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Lavronenko.
Irwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paul Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Lavronenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin throws a hook but Lavronenko blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko blocks a jab.
Irwin staying out of range there.
Irwin lands with a good body shot.
Irwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Irwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lavronenko.
Irwin misses with a double jab
letting Lavronenko counter with a right hand.
Irwin throws a right and a left that Lavronenko avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Lavronenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lavronenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lavronenko misses with a straight right.
Irwin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Lavronenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavronenko slips a jab from Irwin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Irwin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lavronenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Lavronenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Irwin connects with a leg kick. Lavronenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Irwin lands the left hand.
Irwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Irwin.
Irwin throws a series of punches but Lavronenko avoids them all with ease.
Irwin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Irwin misses.
Lavronenko moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Good exchange - Irwin coming out on top.
Lavronenko moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Lavronenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Irwin pinned against the cage. Irwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irwin's head.
Lavronenko drops his hands momentarily and Irwin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lavronenko throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lavronenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irwin. Irwin obviously looking to wear him down.
Lavronenko shoots in and drives through. Irwin sprawls well.
Lavronenko throws a right hand that misses
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Irwin there.
Lavronenko blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lavronenko has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Lavronenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin cracks the inside of Lavronenko's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lavronenko fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Lavronenko misses the target.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lavronenko throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Irwin misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavronenko. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Irwin, right into the meat.
Irwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Irwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lavronenko just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lavronenko misses the target.
Lavronenko cracks Irwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irwin connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavronenko is just out of range.
Lavronenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Irwin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lavronenko.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Lavronenko.
Irwin stuffs the takedown.

Lavronenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lavronenko is looking to take a break and control but Irwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lavronenko is taking a breather. Irwin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Irwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Irwin lands with a right hand.
Irwin throws a hook but Lavronenko blocks it.
Lavronenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irwin.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lavronenko has time to react.
Lavronenko staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavronenko.
Lavronenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Irwin throws a hook but Lavronenko avoids it easily.
Lavronenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lavronenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irwin.
Irwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab by Lavronenko.
Paul Irwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Irwin finds it's way through Lavronenko's defenses.
Lavronenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lavronenko moves out of range of the body kick from Irwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavronenko is just out of range.
A big left from Irwin misses.
Lavronenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Irwin misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lavronenko on the side of the head.
Lavronenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irwin.
Irwin looks to land a combination but Lavronenko avoids it well.
Lavronenko throws a hook to the side of Irwin's head but Irwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lavronenko misses with a jab to the body
and Irwin counters with a left and a right that stings Lavronenko.
Irwin misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lavronenko.
Irwin throws the left hand but Lavronenko avoids the punch easily.
Lavronenko throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
Irwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Lavronenko misses with a body shot
and Irwin counters with an outside leg kick.
Lavronenko missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Lavronenko moved away.
Irwin throws a series of punches but Lavronenko moves out of range.
Irwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lavronenko's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
Lavronenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irwin.
Nice body punch from Irwin.
Paul Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavronenko is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavronenko. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Irwin.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Lavronenko moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Irwin. Those never looked like landing.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lavronenko loads up on a big right hand but Irwin slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Irwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Irwin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Irwin!
Our winner, Paul Irwin, 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.