PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Polisk Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polisk Irvin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmie Craig's chin.

Irvin
vs
Craig

195 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Polisk Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmie Craig!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craig connects with the punch.
Craig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irvin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Craig throws a hook to the side of Irvin's head but Irvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Craig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craig scores with a hook.

It looks like Polisk Irvin has been cut.
Craig lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Craig with a hook.
Irvin tries to clinch there but Craig circles away.
Craig uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Irvin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craig blocking some punches.
Craig throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Craig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Craig stalling in the clinch but Irvin improves position.
Irvin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Craig.
Craig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irvin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craig looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irvin blocking some punches.
Craig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irvin struggles to land a body shot inside as Craig controls his hands.
Irvin misses with some punches.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irvin's elbow.
Irvin prevents a body shot from Craig.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irvin misses with a punch to the body.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irvin's elbow.
Craig lands an uppercut.
Craig working aggressively here.
Irvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craig lands a body shot in the clinch.
Craig is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Craig misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irvin as Craig tries to tie him up.
Craig misses with a body punch.
Craig wants to break free but Irvin has control.
Craig tries to work over Irvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig prevents a body shot from Irvin.
Craig is looking to break free of the clinch but Irvin has double underhooks.
Irvin misses with a hook from the clinch.

Irvin breaks the clinch.
Craig lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Craig keeps the fight on the outside.
Irvin tries to clinch up but Craig circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Craig. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmie Craig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Polisk Irvin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Irvin moves in looking to clinch but Craig pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Craig.

Irvin clinches.
Craig throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Craig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irvin letting Craig take a breather here.
Irvin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irvin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Craig.
Craig is working Irvin over against the cage.
Irvin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Craig misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irvin pushes Craig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craig is trying to push Irvin away but Irvin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Craig misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Craig.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irvin's elbow.
Irvin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Craig fails to land.
Craig blocks an uppercut.
Irvin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Craig or not.

Irvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimmie Craig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Craig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Craig connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irvin's hands.
Craig displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Craig moves into range and connects with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Craig.

Polisk Irvin's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irvin.
Craig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig scores with a nice head shot.
Craig connects with a nice looking jab.
Craig fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Irvin on the side of the head.
Craig connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irvin tries to clinch up but Craig circles away and keeps his distance.
Craig pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Irvin back to the cage. Craig follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Irvin tries to clinch but Craig moves away
enabling Craig to counter with a crisp jab.
Irvin tries to clinch but Craig moves away
and Craig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Polisk Irvin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Irvin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Irvin dodges the punch combination from Craig.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Craig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmie Craig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Polisk Irvin'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.

A swing and a miss from Craig.
A looping hook to the body misses from Craig. Irvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Craig throws an overhand right that lands on Irvin's shoulder, as Irvin tries to avoid the shot.
Irvin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Craig misses with a wild body shot.
Craig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Craig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irvin circles away quickly and effectively.
Craig throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irvin.
Craig lands a nice shot that snaps Irvin's head back.
Irvin moves in looking to clinch but Craig pushes him off.
Craig throws a body punch but Irvin moves out of range.
Polisk Irvin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig lands a right hook to the body.

Irvin clinches up with Craig and pushes him back against the cage.
Craig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irvin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irvin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craig's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craig scores with a shot to the side of Irvin's head.
Craig prevents a body shot from Irvin.
Craig works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Craig tries to throw a body punch but Irvin avoids it by throwing Craig back against the cage.
Craig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig is looking to break free of the clinch but Irvin has double underhooks.
Irvin digs a right hand into Craig's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Craig's gas tank.
Irvin blocking some punches.
Irvin tries to throw a body punch but Craig avoids it by throwing Irvin back against the cage.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
Irvin tries to work over Craig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irvin prevents a body shot from Craig.
Craig misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig is working Irvin over against the cage.
Jimmie Craig seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Craig.

Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimmie Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craig clobbers Irvin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Craig fails to land with a series of punches.
Craig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Craig's corner calls for a 1-2. Craig obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvin moves in looking to clinch but Craig pushes him off.
Craig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Craig.
Craig tries to bum rush Irvin with a series of wild strikes but Irvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Craig dips to his left and cracks Irvin with an uppercut!
Craig throws a shot from downtown. Irvin moves away and avoids it.
Irvin dodges the punch combination from Craig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmie Craig really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Polisk Irvin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Craig swings for the body but Irvin moves out of range.
Craig lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Craig throws a body punch but Irvin moves out of range.
Irvin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Craig.
Craig connects with a body shot that sends Irvin's belly button to the back.
Craig throws a series of punches but Irvin moves out of range.
Irvin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Craig keeps the fight on the outside.
Irvin tries to clinch there but Craig circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Craig misses with a series of wild punches.
Craig scores with a sloppy right hand. Irvin should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig throws a hook to the side of Irvin's head but Irvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Craig looks to throw the jab but Irvin is out of range.
Craig looks to score with a jab to the body but Irvin is just out of range.
Irvin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Irvin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Craig connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Irvin scrambles back to his feet.

Craig tries to keep at a distance but Irvin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Craig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jimmie Craig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Irvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Craig tries to work over Irvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig lands a hook to the side of the head.

Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irvin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Craig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Craig. Irvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Craig lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Irvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craig throws a hook but Irvin avoids it easily.
Craig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Craig. Irvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Craig. Those never looked like landing.
Craig misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craig with a nice cross.
Irvin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Craig throws a right hand that Irvin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irvin also avoids with ease.
Craig stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Craig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polisk Irvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmie Craig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Craig has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 35:40
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 35:40
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 35:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmie Craig!