PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dark Angel - The Burning Of Sodom. Dane Stuart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stuart
vs
Irwin

196 cm
24
217 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Stuart.
Stuart slips a jab from Irwin.
Irwin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stuart slips under a jab from Irwin.
Irwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stuart's calf.
A low kick from Irwin misses
and Stuart counters with a leg kick.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Stuart.
Irwin jabs Stuart right on the nose. Stuart blinks but takes it well.
Stuart throws a low kick but Irwin avoids it.
Stuart scores with a jab to the body.
Stuart throws a leg kick which misses Irwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Irwin tries to avoid it.
Irwin lands the left hand.
Stuart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irwin misses with an uppercut
and Stuart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Paul Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin misses with a low kick as Stuart jumps back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Irwin misses with a hook
and Stuart counters with a left to the body.
Stuart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin looks gassed!
Stuart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stuart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Irwin's calf.
Stuart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stuart swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stuart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Irwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Stuart lands with a slapping head kick.
Stuart throws a sloppy head kick and Irwin moves out of range easily.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stuart.

Stuart clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Stuart.
Irwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Stuart won't allow it.
Stuart lands a nice elbow.
Stuart lands a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stuart obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stuart lands an elbow inside.
Irwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Stuart.
Irwin avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
Stuart pushes off an throws an elbow but Irwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stuart lands an elbow just above Irwin 's eye.

It looks like Paul Irwin has been cut.
Stuart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stuart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stuart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stuart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Irwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Stuart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Irwin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stuart lands an elbow inside.
Stuart lands a nice elbow.
Stuart is leaning against Irwin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stuart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stuart throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart is working Irwin over against the cage.
Irwin tries to circle away but Stuart has him pinned against the cage.
Irwin avoiding damage as Stuart throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Irwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stuart pushes off an throws an elbow but Irwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Stuart.
Irwin blocks an elbow strike.
Stuart lands an elbow just above Irwin 's eye.
Irwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stuart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irwin avoids the elbow strike from Stuart, against the cage.
Stuart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irwin's efforts to push away.
Stuart pushes off an throws an elbow but Irwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stuart lands a damaging elbow.
Stuart scores a nice knee to the body.
Irwin blocks an elbow strike from Stuart.
Stuart lands an elbow just above Irwin 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Stuart.
Stuart keeps control of Irwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stuart lands a nice elbow.
Stuart lands a shoulder strike.
Stuart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stuart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stuart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irwin can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stuart.
Stuart pushes Irwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irwin tries to circle away but Stuart has him pinned against the cage.
Stuart throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stuart tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Irwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irwin is looking to score with low kicks.
Stuart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Irwin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Irwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Irwin thows a leg kick but Stuart checks it
and Stuart counters with a leg kick.
Stuart wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stuart 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 Irwin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Irwin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stuart is looking to wear down Irwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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 Stuart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stuart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stuart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Irwin misses with a right hand
and Stuart counters with a head kick. That will keep Irwin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A clash of legs there as Irwin blocks the low kick.
Stuart lands a leg kick that knocks Irwin off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stuart 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 Irwin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Irwin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Irwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stuart.
An inside leg kick lands from Stuart.
Dane Stuart is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Irwin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stuart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stuart misses with a low kick.
Stuart doesn't manage to clinch there - Irwin circles away.
Stuart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stuart blocks a head kick by Irwin.
Nice uppercut lands for Stuart. That snapped Irwin's head back.
Stuart throws a nice looking combination but Irwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stuart blocks a head kick by Irwin.
Irwin throws a leg kick
and Stuart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stuart ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Stuart motions for Irwin to come forward. Stuart throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stuart swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Stuart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irwin.
Stuart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Irwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stuart ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Irwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stuart is out of range and Irwin settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Stuart counters with a leg kick.
Stuart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Stuart moved out of range.
A low kick from Stuart misses
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Stuart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stuart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stuart throws a leg kick but Irwin moved away.
Good exchange - Irwin coming out on top.
Stuart throws a leg kick but Irwin moved away.
A leg kick checked by Irwin.
Irwin lands with a kick to the temple. Stuart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stuart slips under a jab.
Irwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Irwin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stuart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stuart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Irwin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Irwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stuart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stuart misses with a head kick.
Irwin throws a lazy head kick
and Stuart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Stuart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Irwin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stuart misses with an uppercut
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Paul Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stuart throws a leg kick which misses Irwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Irwin tries to avoid it.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stuart throws out a loose jab but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin missing with a left hand there. Stuart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stuart.
Stuart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stuart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stuart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stuart feints and then cracks Irwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Irwin down.
Irwin blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Irwin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stuart scores with a leg kick.
Stuart thows a leg kick but Irwin checks it
and Irwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irwin checks a leg kick.
Irwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stuart can pounce on him.
Stuart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Irwin is out of range.
Stuart slips a straight right by Irwin.
Irwin misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart throws a leg kick but Irwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Irwin misses with a looping right.
Irwin lunges at Stuart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stuart's hand.
Stuart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Stuart moves into the clinch.
Irwin is trying to break the clinch but Stuart is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stuart.
Good body shot from Stuart.
Irwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stuart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Irwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irwin misses with a right hand
and Stuart counters with an inside leg kick.
Stuart throws out a leg kick but Irwin moves out of range and Stuart only half commits.
Irwin blocks a head kick by Stuart.
Stuart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Irwin wants to slow Stuart down by chopping away at his legs.
Irwin throws a lazy head kick
and Stuart counters with a good low kick that Irwin was not able to check.
Irwin throws a body kick that misses.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Stuart moved away.
Stuart throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Stuart throws a solid leg kick but Irwin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stuart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin checks a low kick from Stuart.
Stuart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stuart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Stuart wants to slow Irwin down by chopping away at his legs.
Irwin misses with a right hand
and Stuart counters with a nice leg kick.
Irwin lands a really nice looking cross but Stuart seems unphased.
Irwin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Stuart clinches up with Irwin and pushes him back against the cage.
Stuart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irwin can do to turn this around?
Irwin has had enough of the clinch but Stuart keeps him there for the moment.
Stuart pushes off an throws an elbow but Irwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stuart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Irwin's defenses.
Stuart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stuart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Irwin breaks the clinch.
Stuart ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Stuart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Irwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stuart throws a leg kick but Irwin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stuart.
Dane Stuart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Stuart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stuart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Stuart!