PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Appley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Appley comes to the cage accompanied by Headlines. The crowd seem to be enjoying Irving's choice of entrance music: Psychosocial. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Appley
vs
Irving

175 cm
25
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

AMPLIFY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Appley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clyde Irving!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Appley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Irving holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Irving tries to throw a body punch but Appley avoids it by throwing Irving back against the cage.
Appley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Irving makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Irving fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irving goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irving tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irving is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Irving stops a takedown attempt from Appley.
Irving tries a body shot but Appley blocks it.
Appley looking for a takedown.
Irving misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irving working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Irving.
Appley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Irving just leaning against Appley, taking a breather.
Irving gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Appley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Appley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irving.
Irving throws a head punch that misses.
Appley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Irving pulls his leg out and moves away.
Appley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irving counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Appley fails to land with a series of punches.
Appley shoots in and drives through. Irving sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Appley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Appley misses with a double jab.
Appley misses with a head kick.
Appley fails to land the takedown.
Irving misses with a double jab.
Appley misses with a takedown attempt - Irving sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brett Appley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Appley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Appley is breathing heavily.
Irving pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Appley back to the cage. Irving follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Irving tries to clinch there but Appley circles away.
Irving tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Appley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Irving is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irving tries to clinch but Appley is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Appley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irving is fending him off so far but Appley persists. Nope, Irving circles away and we're back to standing.
Irving tries to clinch but Appley is having none of it.
Appley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irving avoids it really well and circles away.
Irving tries to clinch but Appley moves out of range.
Irving tries to clinch but Appley is having none of it.
Irving dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irving tries to close the distance and clinch up but Appley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Appley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irving circles away quickly and effectively.
Irving leaves Appley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Irving tries to close the distance and clinch up but Appley swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Appley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Irving counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Irving fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Irving as the two fighters clinch.
Irving lands a shoulder strike.
Irving taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Appley working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irving working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Appley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Irving pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Irving leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clyde Irving dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Appley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Irving sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Appley somewhat.
A jab lands there for Irving.
Irving tries to clinch there but Appley circles away.
No joy there for Appley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Appley misses with a wild combination.
Irving tries to clinch but Appley is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Irving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irving misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irving misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irving tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Appley's elbow.
Irving misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irving lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irving lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Irving takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Appley blocks an uppercut.
Irving softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irving.
Irving tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irving manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Irving.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Appley.
Irving is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Appley blocks a body shot from Irving.
Irving misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irving throws a head punch that misses.
Irving lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Irving misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Irving.
Irving misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irving throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irving.
Clyde Irving seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Appley goes for a takedown attempt but Irving pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Irving showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Appley.
Appley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Irving as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Appley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Appley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Appley fails to land with a series of punches.
Irving tries to clinch there but Appley circles away.
Irving slips a jab and a cross from Appley.
Irving stuffs the takedown.
Irving is looking to clinch but Appley is avoiding it.
Irving fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irving moves forwards but Appley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Appley tries for a takedown but Irving sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irving moves in looking to clinch but Appley pushes him off.
Appley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Appley circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clyde Irving showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Irving wants to clinch.
Irving doesn't manage to clinch there - Appley circles away.
Appley shoots in and drives through. Irving sprawls well.
Appley misses with a two punch combination.
Appley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Irving sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Appley somewhat.
Irving tries to clinch up.
Appley throws a combination that misses
and Irving counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Appley tried to score with a low kick but Irving checks it.
A left and a right from Irving both land. Nice combination.
Irving tries to clinch up but Appley circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Appley fails to land with a series of punches.
Appley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irving looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clyde Irving seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Appley fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Appley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Irving as Appley shoots in.

Irving clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Irving.
Irving stalling against the cage.
Irving struggles to land a body shot inside as Appley controls his hands.
Appley has had enough of the clinch but Irving keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irving.
Irving has Appley pushed against the cage.
Appley is working for takedown but Irving is calmly controlling the position for now.
Appley blocks a body shot from Irving.
Nice body punch from Irving.
Clyde Irving is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Irving pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irving lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Appley backwards.

Appley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Appley manages to end up in side control.
Irving tries to escape but Appley is in control.
Appley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irving gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Irving on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Irving can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Appley stops Irving from getting back to his feet.
Appley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Appley thows a huge punch but Irving dodges it nicely.
Appley slips a nice elbow through Irving's hands, connecting with Irving's forehead.
Brett Appley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Appley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Irving defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Appley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Appley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Appley working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clyde Irving.
I've got Irving 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clyde Irving!
After winning the bout, Clyde Irving thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.