PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pritos Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khari Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pritos Ring could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khari Irish's chin.

Ring
vs
Irish

187 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

201 cm
26
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pritos Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khari Irish!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Irish bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ring pushes Irish away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Irish gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ring trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ring is breathing heavily.
Irish advances to full mount.

Irish looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Irish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ring definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Irish with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Irish controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irish landing strikes, looking to finish!
Irish lands a big elbow.

It looks like Pritos Ring has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irish is landing with some decent strikes but Ring is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Irish cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Irish controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish lands a big shot there that rocks Ring but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Irish raining down hammerfists from mount.
Irish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish unloading with bombs!
Irish scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irish controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Irish has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khari Irish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pritos Ring's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Irish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ring's calf.

Irish has closed the distance and engaged Ring in a clinch.
Irish's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Irish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ring misses with a takedown attempt - Irish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Irish has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Irish jumps guard and drags Ring to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Irish can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ring avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Irish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Irish is controlling Ring's posture.

Irish has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ring can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Irish lands some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irish seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Irish lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ring!
Irish with shots to the head and body - Ring looks very uncomfortable down there.
Irish is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ring can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Irish lands a nice shot to the head.
Ring in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish controlling from mount.
Irish has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ring's face.
Irish controlling from the full mount.
Ring takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish controlling from the full mount.
Ring might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Irish working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khari Irish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pritos Ring's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Irish dives in and scores a takedown into Ring's guard.
Irish is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Irish has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Irish is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ring can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Irish controls the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Irish stands up from Ring's guard - Irish perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ring stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Irish looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ring!
Irish is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Irish tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Irish advances to mount.
Irish controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ring that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ring is in a horrible position here. Irish smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish looking to control and managing it successfully.
Irish pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Irish is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Irish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Khari Irish!