PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade comes to the cage accompanied by Ratatat - Lex. Paul Irwin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Slade
vs
Irwin

193 cm
25
216 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Boomerang! Boomeroids! 157 Muscle PROOF

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slade.
Irwin checks a low kick from Slade.
Slade throws out a loose jab but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slade misses with an uppercut.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Slade is just out of range.
Slade just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Irwin.

It looks like Jason Slade has been cut.
Slade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slade jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slade just misses with a punch to the body.
Slade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slade throws a sloppy body shot
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Irwin misses with a straight left.
Irwin swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.
Irwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slade.
A slow jab from Slade misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Slade.
Irwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slade checks a low kick from Irwin.
Slade cracks Irwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Irwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slade has time to react.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slade.
Irwin takes one to the chin there.
Irwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slade.
Slade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slade fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Irwin is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Slade is just out of range.
Irwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slade takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Slade misses its intended target.
Irwin avoids the head kick by Slade.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade throws a sloppy body shot
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Slade throws the kick towards the body but Irwin avoids it.
Slade throws a big shot that misses.
Slade lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Slade blocks a jab.
Slade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slade to score with a decent uppercut.
Irwin misses the body punch
and Slade counters with a left to the body.
Irwin misses with a kick to the body.
Irwin throws a jab when Slade was well out of range.
Slade connects with a looping right hand.
Slade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Slade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slade clobbers Irwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slade throws a big shot that misses.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Slade misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Irwin blocks the low kick.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irwin misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Irwin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Slade.
Slade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slade. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin wants to slow Slade down by chopping away at his legs.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slade.
Slade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Slade.
Slade tries a low kick but Irwin avoids it.
A jab from Irwin does it's job there.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irwin is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Irwin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Slade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Slade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Slade misses with a low kick.
Slade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Slade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Slade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slade misses with a body shot
and Irwin counters with a leg kick.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irwin.
Irwin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slade's hands.
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
Slade staying out of range there.
Irwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slade counters with a three punch combo that has Irwin backing up. Irwin nods at Slade to acknowledge the strikes.
Slade missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slade.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
Slade throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Slade misses the target.
Slade misses with a hook.
Slade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Irwin defending well as Slade loads up on a big left hand.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Irwin slips under a jab.
A jab from Slade finds it's way through Irwin's defenses.
Irwin throws a lazy right hand but Slade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Slade.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Slade moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Irwin takes a step back to recover.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Slade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slade throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
Slade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Irwin
and Slade counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Irwin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab, jab by Irwin - just one landing.
Slade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slade doesn't seem bothered though.
Slade throws a wild body kick that Irwin sees coming a mile off.
Irwin throws the left hand but Slade avoids the punch easily.
Irwin tried to score with a low kick but Slade checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Irwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irwin lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Slade.
Slade stuns Irwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slade dodges the punch combination from Irwin.
Irwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slade scores with a shot to the body.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slade.
Slade misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Slade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paul Irwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slade throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Slade misses with a jab to the body
and Irwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Slade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Irwin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Slade misses
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jason Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin stuns Slade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Irwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Slade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Slade.
Slade throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Slade lands with a nice body punch.
Slade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slade takes one on the button.
Slade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Slade keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slade misses with a hook to the body
and Irwin counters with a nice body shot.
Slade lands a nice looking body shot.
Irwin throws a low kick but Slade moves out of range easily.
Slade throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Slade misses.
Slade misses with a hook to the body
and Irwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Slade takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Slade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slade lands with a nice body punch.
Slade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slade scores with a nice right hand.
Slade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Irwin takes a step back to recover.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slade.
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Slade is out of range.
Irwin misses with a body kick.
Irwin connects with a body shot.
Slade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin connects with a crisp jab.
Slade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Slade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
Slade just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slade.
Irwin cracks Slade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slade cracks a nice hook into Irwin's ribs.
Slade throws the left hand but Irwin avoids the punch easily.
Slade misses with a looping right.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade connects with a nice looking jab.
Irwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Irwin throws a hook but Slade blocks it.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Slade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slade is out of range.
Irwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Slade.
Irwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin throws a right and a left that Slade avoids nicely.
Slade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slade misses with a looping right.
Slade swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Slade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irwin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Slade does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade thows a body kick. Irwin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Slade punishes Irwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Slade moves away from the strike by Irwin.
Slade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irwin misses with a hook. Slade ducked under it nicely.
Slade scores with a nice body kick.
Slade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Slade.
Slade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irwin counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slade punishes Irwin's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slade.
Jason Slade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slade throws a big shot that misses.
Irwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slade tries to land a body kick
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Slade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Irwin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Irwin!