PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 5541 p4p, 5275 weight class) and Ired Irwin (ranked 549 p4p, 533 weight class). Ired Irwin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Chan
vs
Irwin

173 cm
20
166
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
155
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ired Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
Irwin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chan tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.

Chan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Irwin throws Chan to one side and escapes!
Chan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Irwin is out of range and Chan settles back down.

Chan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Irwin's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan working over Irwin with some ground and pound. Irwin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Irwin is staying active underneath Chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chan working the head and body with strikes.
Chan tries to pass to full mount but Irwin defends it.
Chan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Irwin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin taking some punishment here, with Chan in his half guard.
Irwin is refusing to be controlled, as Chan sits in half guard.
Chan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Irwin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Irwin defending well though.
Irwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Irwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irwin is staying active underneath Chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chan connects with a nice short shot to Irwin's temple.
Chan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Chan seems to be working for a kimura but Irwin defends the submission attempt.
Chan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Irwin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Irwin is in trouble now - Chan has advanced to mount!
Irwin is squirming around, avoiding Chan's attempts to control the action.
Chan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is really struggling to control Irwin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Irwin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chan landing shots from mount.
Chan is landing with some decent strikes but Irwin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Irwin?
Chan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Irwin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Irwin is rocked!

Chan quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Chan but it's paid off an Irwin is forced to tap! Nice work by Chan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackie Chan!