PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Irwin (ranked 222 p4p, 299 weight class) and Sergey Shipilov (ranked 29 p4p, 39 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Irwin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to High Plains Drifter - Beastie Boys . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Irwin
vs
Shipilov

183 cm
33
200
14 - 3 - 1

195 cm
35
195
30 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Irwin.
Shipilov throws a right and a left that Irwin avoids nicely.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Shipilov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Joe Irwin has been cut.
Irwin lands a nice hook to Shipilov's body. Shipilov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shipilov misses with an uppercut
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
Irwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shipilov takes one on the button.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin moves in looking to clinch but Shipilov pushes him off.
Irwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shipilov.

Irwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shipilov scores with a shoulder strike.

Shipilov breaks from the clinch.
Irwin blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipilov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Irwin takes a step back to recover.
Shipilov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shipilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Irwin takes the fight into the clinch.
Shipilov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shipilov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shipilov misses with a hook to the ribs.

Shipilov breaks the clinch.

Irwin closes the distance and clinches.
Shipilov tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Shipilov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irwin's elbow.
Nice body punch from Irwin.
Shipilov takes a shot to the head.
Shipilov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shipilov trying to control the position but instead, Irwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shipilov into the cage.
Irwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

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 head punch blocked on the inside by Irwin.
Shipilov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shipilov digs a right hand underneath Irwin's ribcage. Irwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Our sources have told us that Irwin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A hook to the body from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shipilov.
Irwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Shipilov uses good head movement to avoid it.

Shipilov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shipilov misses with an uppercut.
Shipilov feints a jab promting Irwin to slip. Shipilov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Irwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Irwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Irwin swings for the body but Shipilov moves out of range.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shipilov.
Shipilov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shipilov cracks Irwin with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shipilov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Irwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shipilov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irwin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses.
Shipilov cracks Irwin with an open hand slap.
Shipilov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Shipilov misses.
Irwin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Irwin lands a nice looking body kick.
Shipilov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shipilov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irwin tried to counter with a leg kick but Shipilov avoided it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Irwin counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shipilov misses with a lunging right hand
and Irwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Irwin slips under a jab.
Irwin throws a quick counter head kick but Shipilov was just out of range.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shipilov moves away.
Shipilov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shipilov missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shipilov.
Nice body kick there by Shipilov.
Shipilov misses with a right hand
and Irwin counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Irwin does no damage.
Shipilov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shipilov.
Irwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sergey Shipilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin moves forwards but Shipilov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Shipilov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Irwin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shipilov lands a big head kick that sends Irwin tumbling to the mat! Shipilov takes a step backwards and waves Irwin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shipilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Shipilov misses with a head kick.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin moves out of range as Shipilov strikes.
Shipilov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Irwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irwin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shipilov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Shipilov.
Shipilov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Irwin cracks Shipilov with an open hand slap.
Shipilov cracks Irwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Irwin is rocked!

Shipilov sends Irwin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shipilov is motioning to the referee to let Irwin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Irwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipilov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shipilov throws a hook to the side of Irwin's head but Irwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shipilov cracks Irwin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Irwin falls to his knees and Shipilov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Shipilov!
An out of breath Sergey Shipilov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.