PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goodnight Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Irene
vs
Cat

187 cm
24
283 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

200 cm
31
265 lbs
24 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goodnight Irene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cat tests Irene's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cat misses with a kick to the body
and Irene counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cat misses with a double jab
and Irene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Irene throws a body punch but Cat moves out of range.
Cat throws a series of punches but Irene moves out of range.
Cat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cat works Irene's body with a nice hook.
Irene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irene counters with a left to the body.
Cat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Cat as he connects with a hook.
Irene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Irene under the eye.
Irene fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irene digs a good body shot into Cat's ribs.
Cat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Tom Cat has been cut.
Cat looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irene counters with a left to the body.

Irene closes the distance and pushes Cat back into the cage.
Irene pushes Cat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Irene lands a shoulder strike.
Irene lands a shoulder strike.
Irene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Irene.
Irene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irene lands an elbow inside that Cat shrugs off.
Irene misses with a punch on the inside.
Irene working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Irene misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Irene - that landed with a thud.
Cat is working for takedown but Irene is calmly controlling the position for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Irene.
Irene lands a hook that snaps the head of Cat backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irene creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Irene.
Irene with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Irene.

Cat is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Irene lands a big elbow that drops Cat! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cat is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goodnight Irene!
After the big win, Goodnight Irene made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Merciless Gladiators and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.