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). Irwin has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Haran
vs
Irwin

189 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goli Haran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haran throws a series of punches but Irwin moves out of range.
Paul Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haran.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Irwin slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Haran misses its intended target.
Irwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irwin moves out of range of the body kick from Haran.
Haran throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haran.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Haran.
Nice uppercut there from Irwin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haran. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Haran.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haran.
Haran is looking to wear down Irwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Goli Haran has been cut.
Irwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Irwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irwin throws a big shot that misses.
Irwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Irwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haran throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Haran looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Irwin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Irwin looks to land a body kick but Haran moved away.
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Haran.
Irwin throws out a leg kick but Haran moves out of range and Irwin only half commits.
Irwin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irwin.
Irwin throws a leg kick which misses Haran's front leg but catches the back leg as Haran tries to avoid it.
Haran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haran throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
Haran keeps the fight on the outside.
Haran throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.

Irwin closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haran tries to break free but Irwin pushes him back against the cage.
Irwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Irwin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irwin.
Haran blocks an uppercut.
Irwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haran wants to break free but Irwin has control.
Irwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irwin is trying to maintain a safe position but Haran gets an underhook and turns Irwin into the cage.
Irwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Irwin walks away with a smile on his face. Haran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Irwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Haran circles away.
Haran misses the body punch
and Irwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irwin tries to land a front kick but Haran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Irwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Irwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Irwin as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haran. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Haran.
Irwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haran is breathing heavily.
Haran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irwin scores with a shot to the body.
Haran takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haran walks into a straight right hand from Irwin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haran or not.
Irwin cracks Haran with a nice body shot.
Irwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haran or not.
Irwin is pushing Haran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Irwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haran or not.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irwin stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Haran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin stalling in the clinch.
Haran's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Irwin misses with a few strikes there.

Irwin has closed the distance and engaged Haran in a clinch.
Irwin misses with the head strike.
Irwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irwin digs a right hand underneath Haran's ribcage. Haran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haran misses with the head strike.
Haran blocks an uppercut.
Irwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Irwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haran can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haran blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Irwin as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Irwin lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haran tries to break the clinch but Irwin is controlling the position.
Haran takes a shot to the head.
Irwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Haran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haran backwards.
Haran blocks an uppercut.
Haran letting Irwin take a breather here.
Irwin trying to control the position but instead, Haran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Irwin into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Irwin.
Irwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Irwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irwin is looking to control Haran's arms but Haran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Irwin has his back to the cage.
Irwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Irwin.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paul Irwin.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haran.
Haran takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Irwin keeps Haran at a distance using the push kick.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irwin cracks Haran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Haran misses.
Irwin avoids the head kick by Haran.
Irwin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haran walks into a straight right hand from Irwin.
Haran avoids the head kick by Irwin.
Paul Irwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haran. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses.
Irwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Irwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haran doesn't seem bothered though.
Haran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irwin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Haran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Irwin gets a clinch.
Irwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Irwin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Irwin has a couple of punches blocked by Haran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irwin stalling in the clinch.
Irwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Haran.
Irwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irwin lands a nice uppercut.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haran fails to pull guard.
Irwin lands a body punch.
Irwin pushes Haran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irwin is stalling here.

Haran manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haran is trying to control the position but Irwin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Irwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Goli Haran's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Haran tries to bum rush Irwin with a series of wild strikes but Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Haran.
Nice shot by Irwin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Haran.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Irwin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haran has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haran and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irwin is looking to clinch.
Haran tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haran throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Irwin - just one landing.

Irwin clinches with his opponent.
Irwin presses Haran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Irwin is pushing Haran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irwin throws a head punch that misses.
Irwin is trying to stall.
Haran wants to break free but Irwin has control.
Still in the clinch, Irwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irwin.
Irwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haran backwards.
Paul Irwin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Irwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Irwin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irwin works on Haran's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irwin as Haran tries to tie him up.
Irwin taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Irwin fails to land.
Irwin throws a head punch that misses.
Irwin tries to stall but Haran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Irwin has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Irwin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Irwin fails to land.
Haran is looking to control Irwin's arms but Irwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haran has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haran blocking some punches.
Irwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goli Haran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Haran uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Irwin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Irwin misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Haran breaks from the clinch.
Irwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haran slips a straight right by Irwin.
Haran loads up on a big right hand but Irwin slips the punch.
Haran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haran ducks right into an uppercut from Irwin.
Haran looks to throw the jab but Irwin is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Irwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Irwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haran throws out a loose jab but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haran thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haran looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Irwin is looking to clinch but Haran is avoiding it.
A big left from Haran misses.
Haran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Irwin cracks Haran with an open hand slap.
Irwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but Haran is out of range.
Irwin moves out of range as Haran strikes.
Haran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irwin.
Haran misses with a combination
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Irwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Irwin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30

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