PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goli Haran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goli Haran has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Haran
vs
Irwin

189 cm
24
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goli Haran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haran connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for Haran.
Haran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haran misses with an uppercut. Irwin saw that one coming.
Irwin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin throws a chopping leg kick but Haran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haran misses with a wild combination.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haran throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Irwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haran works Irwin's body with a nice hook.
Irwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Haran as he checks the leg kick.
Irwin throws the left hand but Haran avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haran has time to react.

It looks like Goli Haran has been cut.
Haran just misses with a punch to the body.
Haran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irwin.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haran.
Haran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.
Irwin throws a combination that misses
and Irwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haran slips a jab from Irwin.
No joy there for Haran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irwin works over Haran's head and body with a nice combination.
Irwin lands a jab to the head.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haran throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haran throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
Haran misses the jab.
Irwin looks to land a combination but Haran avoids it well.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Haran.
Decent striking displayed by Irwin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haran's head.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Haran.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Irwin.
Irwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haran slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haran takes one to the side of the head.

Goli Haran's cut is getting worse.
Nice uppercut there from Irwin.
Irwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irwin looks to land a combination but Haran avoids it well.
Irwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haran misses the jab.
Irwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haran counters with a three punch combo that has Irwin backing up. Irwin nods at Haran to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haran takes one to the chin there.
Irwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Irwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin slips a jab from Haran.
Irwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Haran misses with a jab to the body
and Irwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haran on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Irwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haran is breathing heavily.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Haran.
Nice defenses there by Irwin.
Haran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haran had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haran throws a series of punches but Irwin moves out of range.
Haran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Irwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goli Haran's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Irwin scores with a body shot.
Haran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Irwin lands with a hook. Haran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irwin connects with a jab.
A cross from Irwin lands.
Haran slips a jab from Irwin.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Irwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Irwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Irwin misses with a wild combination.
Irwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haran. Haran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haran needs to keep his hands up - Irwin had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin jabs Haran right on the nose. Haran blinks but takes it well.

Goli Haran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Irwin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Irwin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Irwin duly obliges.
Irwin scores with a hook.
Irwin cracks Haran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Jeez, Goli Haran's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Haran misses with a combination
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haran blocks a head kick by Irwin.
Whack! Irwin lands a heavy head kick that drops Haran. The ref tackles Irwin to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Haran was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Paul Irwin!