PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 2106 p4p, 2624 weight class) and Richie Simpson (ranked 234 p4p, 283 weight class). Richie Simpson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Irwin
vs
Simpson

168 cm
31
154
9 - 12 - 0

180 cm
30
154
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

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 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson looks to throw the jab but Irwin is out of range.
Irwin slips under a jab from Simpson.
Irwin misses with a double jab.
Ethan Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Irwin misses its target.
Irwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Simpson.
Simpson connects with a crisp jab.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Irwin misses with a left hand
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Simpson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
Irwin throws a jab when Simpson was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson tries to move into range but Irwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Simpson manages to avoid it.
A big right from Irwin misses.
Irwin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Simpson loads up on a big right hand but Irwin slips the punch.
Simpson blocks a low kick nicely.
Simpson lands with a nice body punch.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
Irwin slips under a jab from Simpson.
Simpson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Irwin misses the target.
Irwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Simpson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simpson throws out a counter right but Irwin avoids it with no problem.
Irwin misses with a looping right.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Simpson moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simpson! But no joy.
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Simpson manages to avoid it.
Irwin slips a jab from Simpson.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simpson checks it well.
Irwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simpson.
Irwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simpson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Irwin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Simpson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simpson.
Simpson lands with a hook. Irwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Irwin is rocked!

It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.
Simpson fakes the body blow, causing Irwin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Irwin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richie Simpson!
After winning the bout, Richie Simpson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.