PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iam Getcha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan ORourke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Getcha
vs
ORourke

165 cm
32
149 lbs
24 - 36 - 0

180 cm
35
143 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Golden Supplements

Backyard Fighting

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 36 - 0, fighting out of London, Iam Getcha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Getcha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ORourke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Getcha. That did some damage!
Getcha wants to clinch.
ORourke scores with a spinning back kick!
No luck for Getcha with that takedown attempt.
ORourke scoring well with a low kick there.

ORourke closes the distance and clinches.
ORourke lands a nice shot to the body.

Getcha breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

ORourke moves into the clinch successfully.
Getcha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. ORourke just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iam Getcha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from ORourke as the two fighters clinch.
Getcha can't break the clinch.
Getcha stalling in the clinch but ORourke improves position.
ORourke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for ORourke.
ORourke digs a right hand into Getcha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Getcha's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke lands a shot to the body.
Getcha is breathing heavily.
ORourke works on Getcha's body with a couple of short punches.
Getcha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Getcha goes for a takedown in the clinch but ORourke prevents it.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Getcha backwards.
Getcha can't break the clinch.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
ORourke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for ORourke.
Getcha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
Getcha trying to control the position but instead, ORourke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Getcha into the cage.
ORourke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Getcha or not.
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!
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
Getcha trying to land knees to the body.
ORourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from ORourke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from ORourke on the inside.
ORourke blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Getcha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Getcha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ORourke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from ORourke.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
ORourke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Getcha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for ORourke.
ORourke digs a right hand into Getcha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Getcha's gas tank.
ORourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
ORourke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Getcha or not.
ORourke lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from ORourke.
ORourke pushes Getcha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORourke.

Getcha is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for ORourke.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Getcha's efforts to push away.
A short right from ORourke.
ORourke lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from ORourke.
ORourke lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as ORourke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Getcha backwards.
ORourke digs a right hand into Getcha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Getcha's gas tank.
Getcha tries to pull guard but ORourke holds him up against the cage and eventually Getcha drops back down to his feet.
ORourke stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORourke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Getcha.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ORourke gets through Getcha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Getcha backwards.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
ORourke keeps control of Getcha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
ORourke lands a damaging elbow.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Getcha backwards.
ORourke just leaning against Getcha, taking a breather.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
ORourke avoiding damage.
ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from ORourke - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Getcha is trying to break free.
ORourke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Getcha or not.
ORourke lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from ORourke.
ORourke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

An inside leg kick lands from ORourke.
ORourke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Getcha.
ORourke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Getcha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
ORourke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Getcha back to the cage. ORourke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oh Getcha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

ORourke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
ORourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Getcha is trying to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling him.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Getcha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
ORourke leaning against his opponent.
ORourke missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Getcha can't get the takedown.
Getcha seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from ORourke on the inside.
ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Getcha tries to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling the position.
Getcha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
ORourke scores with a shot to the side of Getcha's head.
Getcha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
ORourke prevents Getcha from breaking the clinch.
ORourke lands an elbow inside.
ORourke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
ORourke pushes Getcha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Getcha backwards.
Getcha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivan ORourke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
ORourke leaning against his opponent.
ORourke lands with a light punch inside.
ORourke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Getcha or not.
ORourke has Getcha pressed against the cage, preventing Getcha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
ORourke slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from ORourke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke digs a right hand underneath Getcha's ribcage. Getcha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
ORourke lands a good knee to the midsection. Getcha won't want to take too many of those.
Getcha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by ORourke.
A left hand lands to the body for ORourke.
A short right from ORourke.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ORourke scores with a shoulder strike.
Getcha wants to get back to striking at distance but ORourke won't allow it.
A short left from ORourke.
Getcha is trying to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling him.
Getcha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from ORourke.
ORourke lands a hook to the side of the head.
ORourke presses Getcha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
ORourke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Getcha or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Getcha! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but ORourke is unloading with more strikes now! Getcha drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke!
Ivan ORourke very nearly forgot to thank Backyard Fighting amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.