PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Irvington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Irvington
vs
The Impaler

193 cm
19
248 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ultimate Fighting Fuel
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Irvington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad The Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Impaler lands a nice shot to the body.

Irvington looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for The Impaler!
The Impaler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Irvington trying to hold on to The Impaler's head to control him but The Impaler postures up.
The Impaler is trying to control. Irvington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Impaler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irvington keeps working.
Irvington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Irvington being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vlad The Impaler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The Impaler tests Irvington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Impaler scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Impaler counters with a left to the body.
Vlad The Impaler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irvington has a takedown stuffed.
The Impaler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irvington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Impaler.
The Impaler scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by The Impaler.
Irvington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Impaler swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Irvington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Impaler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irvingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by The Impaler. Beautiful body shot.
Irvington with a poor takedown
and The Impaler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irvington thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Irvington.
Irvington shoots in and drives through. The Impaler sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler scores with a hook to the body. Irvington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oliver Irvington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Impaler's corner calls for a 1-2. The Impaler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irvington takes one to the side of the head.
The Impaler cracks Irvington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Impaler sizes up Irvington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Impaler clobbers Irvington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Impaler lands with a nice body punch.
Irvington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Impaler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Irvington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Impaler ducks under a wild hook from Irvington.
The Impaler thuds his right hand into Irvington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Impaler connects with a looping right hand.
The Impaler lands a body shot.
Irvington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Impaler lands a lovely overhand right.
The Impaler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Irvington falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Impaler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Irvington.
The Impaler lands a nice looking body shot.
The Impaler thuds a left hand into Irvington's body.
The Impaler cracks Irvington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Irvington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Irvington fails with the takedown
and The Impaler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irvington thinking.
Irvington is breathing heavily.
Irvington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Irvington fails with the takedown.
Nice shot by The Impaler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Irvington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Irvington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Impaler tries to buck Irvington off but Irvington is having none of it.
The Impaler can't do much from the bottom here.
The Impaler is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Irvington is staying active.
The Impaler is looking to regain half guard here but Irvington keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler is trying to control Irvington's posture but Irvington avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad The Impaler 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.

The Impaler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Irvington in his tracks.
The Impaler lands a nice hook to Irvington's body. Irvington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Irvington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Impaler manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Irvington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The Impaler controls Irvington momentarily but Irvington frees himself.
Irvington won't allow The Impaler to sweep him here.
Irvington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Impaler holds on and takes a little breather.
The Impaler looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vlad The Impaler.
The Impaler misses the shot to the body.
The Impaler leaves Irvington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Impaler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Irvington is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Impaler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Irvington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Decent striking displayed by The Impaler there.
Irvington shoots in but The Impaler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Irvington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Impaler connects with a crisp jab.
Irvington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Impaler digs a good hook to Irvington's body.
Irvington slips a straight right by The Impaler.
The Impaler connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvington shoots for a takedown but The Impaler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Irvington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Impaler lands a lovely overhand right.
Irvington closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Impaler circles away.
The Impaler cracks Irvington with an open hand slap.
Irvington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Irvington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Impaler lands with a cross.
The Impaler lands a jab to the head.
Vlad The Impaler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown by Irvington or perhaps it was just good defense by The Impaler which made him look bad.
Irvington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Impaler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Irvington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Irvington shoots in looking for a takedown but The Impaler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Irvington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Impaler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from The Impaler.
The Impaler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Impaler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Impaler digs a good body shot into Irvington's ribs.
Irvington misses with a takedown attempt - The Impaler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Impaler slaps away a takedown attempt from Irvington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Irvington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Impaler sprawls well. The Impaler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Irvington gets slowly back to his feet.
The Impaler works the jab nicely.
Irvington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvington fails with the takedown
and The Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Impaler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Irvington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Irvington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irvington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Impaler scores with a jab to the body.
Irvington dives in and grabs The Impaler's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Impaler pushes down on Irvington's head and hops out.
Irvington has his takedown stuffed
and The Impaler counters with a nice body shot.
The Impaler throws out a powerful jab.
The Impaler cracks Irvington with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irvington takes one to the side of the head.
Irvington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Impaler is fending him off so far but Irvington persists. Nope, The Impaler circles away and we're back to standing.
The Impaler digs a good body shot into Irvington's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad The Impaler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The Impaler connects with a nice looking jab.
The Impaler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irvington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Impaler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irvington moves forwards but The Impaler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Impaler throws a hook to the side of Irvington's head but Irvington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irvington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Impaler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Impaler stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Irvington.
A jab lands there for The Impaler.
The Impaler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Impaler thuds his right hand into Irvington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Irvington throws a shot from downtown. The Impaler moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler scores with a nice head shot.
Irvington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Irvington is defended easily by The Impaler.
Irvington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Impaler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Irvington doesn't seem bothered though.
Irvington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Impaler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Irvington closes the distance and clinches up with The Impaler, looking for a takedown. Irvington pushes The Impaler against the cage but The Impaler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Irvington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irvington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Impaler scores with a hook to the body. Irvington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Irvington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Irvington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Impaler avoids it really well and circles away.
The Impaler lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Impaler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Impaler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from The Impaler finds it's way through Irvington's defenses.
The Impaler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Irvington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Impaler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Impaler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Impaler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Impaler with a nice cross.
Irvington has his takedown stuffed
and The Impaler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Irvington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Impaler connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler lands a jab to the nose.
The Impaler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Impaler stuns Irvington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Irvington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Impaler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Irvington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Impaler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot by The Impaler.
Irvington looks for a takedown but The Impaler sprawls well.
The Impaler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Irvington under the eye.
The Impaler cracks Irvington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Impaler tries to avoid it but Irvington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Impaler to the ground. The Impaler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, jab by The Impaler - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irvington moves in looking to clinch but The Impaler pushes him off.
The Impaler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Irvington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Impaler to score with a decent uppercut.
Irvington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Impaler but The Impaler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Impaler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irvington's head backwards.
Irvington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Impaler throws a good cross that connects.
The Impaler digs a good body shot into Irvington's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler lands a nice looking body shot.
Irvington walks into a straight right hand from The Impaler.
Oliver Irvington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irvington moves forwards but The Impaler connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad The Impaler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Impaler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad The Impaler!