PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

ORourke
vs
Mcgarry

180 cm
32
143 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

170 cm
26
154 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan ORourke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Mcgarry!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgarry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ORourke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mcgarry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mcgarry shoots in looking for a takedown. ORourke tries to sprawl out of it but Mcgarry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. ORourke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
ORourke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from ORourke. Mcgarry shrugs it off though.
ORourke connects with an inside leg kick.
ORourke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Tommy Mcgarry has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

ORourke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
ORourke lands a right hand.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by ORourke.
ORourke pushes Mcgarry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgarry backwards.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.

Mcgarry is rocked!
Mcgarry is trying to pull guard but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
Ivan ORourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Mcgarry.
ORourke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcgarry is still on wobbly legs! Can ORourke finish him?
Nice body punch from ORourke - that landed with a thud.
Mcgarry seems to have recovered his senses.
ORourke slowing the pace effectively.
Mcgarry jumps guard but ORourke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
ORourke lands an elbow inside that Mcgarry shrugs off.
Mcgarry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. ORourke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mcgarry blocks a body shot from ORourke.
A short body shot lands from ORourke as the two fighters clinch.
ORourke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from ORourke.
Mcgarry looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
ORourke lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from ORourke.
ORourke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcgarry or not.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from ORourke.
Come on ORourke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgarry backwards.
ORourke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
ORourke cracks Mcgarry with a nice body shot.
Mcgarry being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from ORourke.
ORourke digs a right hand into Mcgarry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcgarry's gas tank.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
ORourke works on Mcgarry's body with a couple of short punches.
ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ORourke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
ORourke lands a body punch in the clinch.
ORourke lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ORourke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke throws a big uppercut that drops Mcgarry! More strikes from ORourke and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mcgarry lies dazed against the cage as ORourke celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke!
Ivan ORourke retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Ivan ORourke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.