PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus comes to the cage accompanied by Shadows of Amn. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Irenicus
vs
Shields

178 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

170 cm
28
157 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Shields!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irenicus drops his hands momentarily and Shields takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been informed that Shields has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Irenicus scores with the left hand. Shields knows he should have avoided that one.
Irenicus lunges at Shields with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shields's hand.
Irenicus misses with a low kick.
Irenicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
Irenicus lands a nice hook to Shields's body. Shields takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irenicus throws a hook but Shields blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Irenicus.
Shields misses with a low kick.
Shields cracks a nice hook into Irenicus's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Irenicus. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jon Irenicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shields throws a leg kick
and Irenicus counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Shields.
Irenicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Irenicus's head coaches at Friendly Arm Inn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irenicus.
Shields gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Irenicus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Irenicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irenicus.
Irenicus misses with an uppercut.
Shields takes one to the side of the head.
Shields chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irenicus can pounce on him.
Irenicus throws a front kick aimed at Shields's knee but Shields avoids it well.
Irenicus jabs Shields right on the nose. Shields blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shields avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shields throws a nice looking combination but Irenicus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irenicus lands a glancing blow to the side of Shields's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shields on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shields feints and then cracks Irenicus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Irenicus down.
Irenicus lands a slapping body shot.
Irenicus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Irenicus throws a leg kick that misses.
Shields looks to land a left hand but Irenicus moved out of range nicely.
Shields shoots in but Irenicus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shields throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shields fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irenicus.
Shields throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Irenicus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields misses with an uppercut. Irenicus saw that one coming.
Shields throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irenicus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Irenicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irenicus takes one to the chin there.
Shields checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Irenicus scores with a head kick. Shields tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Irenicus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shields counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shields throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus parries the strikes from Shields easily there. Shields is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Irenicus to escape.
The referee asks Shields politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Shields prefers to stall for the moment though.
Irenicus is trying to control Shields's posture but Shields avoids it.
Shields is putting a hurting on Irenicus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shields creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields trying to control the action but Irenicus is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Irenicus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shields fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Shields.
Irenicus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shields on the side of the head.
Shields scores with a hook to the body. Irenicus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Irenicus scores with a jab.
Irenicus walks into a straight right hand from Shields.
Shields lands a jab to the head.
Shields connects with a right hand. Irenicus shakes it off.
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!
That kick from Shields tenderised Irenicus's leg. Irenicus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Irenicus looks to land a right hand but Shields moved out of range.
Irenicus motions for Shields to come forward. Irenicus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Irenicus lands with a nice body kick.
Jon Irenicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irenicus.
A big right from Shields misses.
Irenicus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shields's head.

It looks like Nick Shields has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Irenicus.
Irenicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Irenicus clobbers Shields with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irenicus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irenicus is looking to slow Shields down with leg kicks.
Irenicus throws a right hand that misses

and Shields counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Irenicus!
Shields misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shields working the strikes but Irenicus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shields is trying to control. Irenicus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields throwing shots but Irenicus is blocking nicely.
Shields is thwarting Irenicus's attempts to control the position.
Irenicus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shields lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Irenicus manages to get to full guard.
Shields passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus parries the strikes from Shields easily there. Shields is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Irenicus to escape.
Shields trying to control the position but Irenicus is working away.
Shields misses with the ground and pound.
Irenicus avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shields.
A lull in the action here as Shields stalls from top position.
Irenicus wants to control but Shields postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Irenicus wants to get back to full guard.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Irenicus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Irenicus wants to improve his position but Shields is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields is trying to control. Irenicus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shields is stalling here. Irenicus is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shields seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Irenicus has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Irenicus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shields's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Shields scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shields avoids the head kick by Irenicus.
Irenicus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shields misses with an uppercut. Irenicus saw that one coming.
Irenicus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
Irenicus throws a hook but Shields avoids it easily.
Irenicus misses with an uppercut. Shields saw that one coming.
Shields takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Shields. Those never looked like landing.
Irenicus throws the left hand but Shields avoids the punch easily.
Irenicus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shields.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus lands a jab to the nose.
Shields uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irenicus.
Irenicus misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Shields lands an impressive looking overhand right. Irenicus doesn't seem phased though.
Shields tries for a takedown but Irenicus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Irenicus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shields's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shields throws a lazy uppercut
and Irenicus counters with a nice uppercut.
Irenicus throws out a loose jab but Shields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irenicus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Irenicus misses.
Irenicus stuffs the takedown.
Irenicus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nick Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Shields.
Shields swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Irenicus.
Irenicus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shields.
Shields jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irenicus thows a leg kick but Shields checks it

and Shields counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shields scoring with some ground and pound.
Shields trying to control but Irenicus is working from the bottom.
Shields won't allow Irenicus to sweep him here.
Shields looking to pass the guard.
Shields trying to control but Irenicus is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields wants to pass the guard but Irenicus is keeping the position.
Irenicus keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Shields.
Irenicus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shields has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Irenicus coming out on top.
Irenicus scores with a sloppy right hand. Shields should have avoided that one.
Irenicus misses with a low kick as Shields jumps back.
Irenicus blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Irenicus. No joy for Shields on that attempt.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shields.
Irenicus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shields.
Shields takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Irenicus.
Shields takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Shields.
Irenicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irenicus. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irenicus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Irenicus, right into the meat.
Irenicus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shields fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Irenicus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irenicus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Irenicus!
A very excited looking Jon Irenicus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.