PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Irvin (ranked 2109 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rae Fon (ranked 2049 p4p, 0 weight class). Fon has chosen Kojak Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Irvin
vs
Fon

184 cm
32
177 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

183 cm
31
182 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rae Fon!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fon clinches up against the cage.
Irvin prevents a body shot from Fon.
We've been informed that Fon 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.

Irvin decides to pull guard.
Fon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Irvin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've been hearing good reports from Irvin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Irvin has a closed guard, preventing Fon from standing up.

Fon stands up and waves to Irvin to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Fon clinches.
Fon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irvin is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Irvin is struggling to control the position.
Fon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fon lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fon.
Fon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Irvin is trying to pull guard but Fon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fon works on Irvin's body with a couple of short punches.
Fon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Irvin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fon trying to land knees to the body.
Fon looking to throw knees to the head but Irvin is blocking nicely.
Fon lands an elbow that stopped Irvin in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Fon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Irvin's defenses.
Fon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Irvin takes a shot to the head.
Fon pushes Irvin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fon with a knee to the head.
Fon lands a body shot.
Irvin tries to pull guard but Fon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin is trying to pull guard but Fon has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Irvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Fon lands an elbow inside.
Fon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irvin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Fon.
Fon trying to land knees to the body.
Irvin tries to pull guard but Fon holds him up against the cage and eventually Irvin drops back down to his feet.
Irvin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fon to keep the fight standing.
Fon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fon lands a nice uppercut.
Fon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Fon.
Irvin dodges an elbow strike from Fon.
Fon tries to throw a body punch but Irvin avoids it by throwing Fon back against the cage.
Irvin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fon to keep the fight standing.
Irvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fon lands an elbow just above Irvin 's eye.
Fon can't find room to land a body shot as Irvin controls the action.
Fon lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fon.
Fon pushes Irvin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irvin.
Fon lands a nice shot to the body.
Irvin tries to pull guard but Fon holds him up against the cage and eventually Irvin drops back down to his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Fon.
Fon lands a nice elbow.
Fon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irvin.
Irvin tries to pull guard but Fon holds him up against the cage and eventually Irvin drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Fon.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fon.
Fon connects with a knee to the head.

Irvin is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Irvin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fon lands a shoulder strike.
Fon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Irvin fails to pull guard.
Irvin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fon jerks Irvin's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Irvin drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Fon goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Fon because Irvin was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rae Fon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rae Fon made sure he mentioned King Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.