PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Ivan ORourke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

ORourke
vs
Cronos

180 cm
41
143 lbs
38 - 15 - 0

178 cm
28
145 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan ORourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos scores with a shot to the body.
Cronos looks to land a body kick but ORourke moved away.
Cronos misses with a hook. ORourke ducked under it nicely.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Cronos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

ORourke has closed the distance and engaged Cronos in a clinch.
Cronos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.
Cronos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke prevents Cronos from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to ORourke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cronos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch but ORourke keeps him there for the moment.
ORourke lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Cronos breaks the clinch.
ORourke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cronos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
ORourke loads up on a big right hand but Cronos slips the punch.
Cronos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ORourke moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke throws a lazy body kick
and Cronos counters with a nice leg kick.
Cronos slips a jab and a cross from ORourke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ORourke, right into the meat.
Cronos blocks a leg kick.
Cronos scores with a sloppy right hand. ORourke should have avoided that one.
ORourke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cronos keeps the fight on the outside.
Cronos misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from ORourke is predictable there
letting Cronos counter with a right hand.
ORourke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
ORourke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cronos's sensitive parts.
Ivan ORourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ORourke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

ORourke moves into the clinch.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos wants to get back to striking at distance but ORourke won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos is trying to push ORourke away but ORourke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ORourke throws a punch but it's blocked by Cronos.
ORourke lands an uppercut.
ORourke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cronos's efforts to push away.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
Cronos is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for ORourke.
ORourke cracks Cronos with a nice body shot.
Cronos blocks a body shot from ORourke.
Cronos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from ORourke.
ORourke lands a hook that snaps the head of Cronos backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cronos breaks from the clinch.
ORourke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from ORourke.
Cronos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ORourke. ORourke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cronos throws a head kick that misses.
ORourke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cronos with a nice cross.
Cronos throws a lazy right hand but ORourke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ORourke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
ORourke takes one on the button.
Cronos loads up on a big right hand but ORourke slips the punch.
Cronos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cronos misses with a hook. ORourke ducked under it nicely.

That's four 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!
Cronos scores with a jab. ORourke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Cronos circles away.
Ivan ORourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cronos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cronos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cronos walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by ORourke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
ORourke lands with a slapping head kick.
ORourke looks to land a combination but Cronos avoids it well.
Donk. Cronos catches ORourke right on the button with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ORourke.
Cronos digs a good body shot into ORourke's ribs.
Cronos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
ORourke misses with a low kick as Cronos jumps back.
ORourke throws a body punch but Cronos moves out of range.
ORourke blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ivan ORourke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

ORourke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cronos is out of range.
No joy there for Cronos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cronos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jose Cronos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ORourke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cronos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by ORourke. That's going to slow Cronos down.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Cronos pushes him off.

ORourke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
Cronos blocking some punches.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Cronos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ORourke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivan ORourke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke misses with a leg kick.
ORourke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Cronos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ORourke feints and then cracks Cronos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cronos down.
Cronos lands a really nice looking cross but ORourke seems unphased.
ORourke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cronos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORourke manages to avoid it.
ORourke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cronos can do to turn this around?
ORourke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
ORourke misses with a looping right.
Cronos cracks a nice hook into ORourke's ribs.
Cronos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

ORourke lands a big head kick that sends Cronos tumbling to the mat! ORourke takes a step backwards and waves Cronos back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Cronos is rocked!

It looks like Jose Cronos has been cut.
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!
Good leg kick by ORourke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cronos is still on wobbly legs! Can ORourke finish him?
ORourke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronos.

ORourke clinches up with Cronos and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cronos seems to have recovered his senses.

Cronos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ORourke slips a jab and a cross from Cronos.
ORourke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from ORourke there as he acknowledges the shot.

ORourke closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
ORourke keeps control of Cronos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cronos backwards.
Cronos is trying to force a seperation but ORourke has the dominant position.
ORourke working aggressively here.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling him.

Cronos breaks from the clinch.
Cronos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
ORourke cracks Cronos with an open hand slap.
ORourke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cronos.
Cronos walks forward, straight into a front kick from ORourke.
ORourke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cronos.
ORourke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cronos at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cronos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ORourke throws a leg kick
and Cronos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cronos defending well as ORourke loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

ORourke rushes Cronos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Cronos manages to break the clinch.
Cronos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cronos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORourke.
ORourke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by ORourke!
ORourke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cronos looks to land a combination but ORourke avoids it well.
Cronos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
ORourke blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ORourke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cronos counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan ORourke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Cronos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

ORourke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cronos. That did some damage!
ORourke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
ORourke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cronos.
Cronos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ORourke.
Cronos punishes ORourke's body with a nice straight punch.
Cronos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cronos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ORourke.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ORourke!
ORourke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ORourke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ORourke lands with a straight right. Cronos didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ORourke lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Cronos circles away.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Cronos pushes him off.
Cronos moves out of range of the leg kick from ORourke.
ORourke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cronos checks a leg kick.
Cronos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
ORourke feints and then cracks Cronos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cronos down.
Cronos scores with a nice right hand.
Cronos throws a nice looking combination but ORourke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ORourke throws a jab but it's blocked by Cronos.
ORourke misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cronos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ORourke checks the leg kick nicely there.

ORourke has Cronos up against the cage in a clinch.
ORourke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cronos's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivan ORourke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
ORourke misses with the head strike.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
ORourke misses with the head strike.
Cronos working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cronos breaks the clinch.
Cronos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
ORourke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
ORourke lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from ORourke.
ORourke misses with a leg kick
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Cronos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cronos.
Cronos throws a nice outside leg kick.
ORourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ORourke tries to clinch but Cronos is having none of it.
Ivan ORourke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ORourke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
ORourke throws a sloppy head kick and Cronos moves out of range easily.

ORourke forces Cronos back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Cronos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from ORourke.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cronos backwards.

Cronos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ORourke tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Cronos misses.
Cronos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cronos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for ORourke.
Jose Cronos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from ORourke does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan ORourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ORourke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan ORourke!
Ivan ORourke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Jose Cronos had this to say: 'Sorry everyone, the better man won tonight. I'll be back, stronger then ever.'.