PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shadows of Amn. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Irenicus
vs
Vincent

178 cm
27
165 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

178 cm
28
162 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent lands an overhand right.
Vincent scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Jon Irenicus has been cut.
Vincent throws a right and a left that Irenicus avoids nicely.
Vincent blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Irenicus. That's going to slow Vincent down.
Vincent avoids the head kick by Irenicus.
Jon Irenicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vincent blocks a head kick by Irenicus.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irenicus.
Vincent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irenicus moves away.
Irenicus staying out of range there.
Irenicus misses with a straight left.

Vincent looking to score a takedown here. Irenicus is defending well but Vincent drives through and ends up in Irenicus's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vincent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vincent is fighting to break Irenicus's control of his arms but Irenicus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Irenicus has momentary wrist control but Vincent slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus is pulling down on Vincent's head to control his posture.
Irenicus looking to control.
Irenicus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vincent is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vincent stopping the sweep attempt from Irenicus.
Irenicus controls Vincent momentarily but Vincent frees himself.
Vincent scoring with punches to the head and body.
Irenicus has control of Vincent's left arm, preventing Vincent from doing any damage.
Vincent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Irenicus keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Irenicus controls Vincent momentarily but Vincent frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Irenicus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vincent throws a series of punches but Irenicus moves out of range.
Vincent misses with a straight left.
Vincent throws a sloppy head kick and Irenicus moves out of range easily.
Irenicus takes one to the side of the head.
Vincent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Irenicus circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Irenicus 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 Vincent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vincent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Irenicus misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Irenicus. Those never looked like landing.
Irenicus slips under a jab from Vincent.
Irenicus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vincent's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Vincent blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus blocks a leg kick.
Vincent ducks under a wild hook from Irenicus.

Vincent looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vincent works over Irenicus with some ground and pound from guard.
Vincent content to stall in guard here.
Vincent lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vincent is looking to work some ground and pound but Irenicus has wrist control.
Irenicus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Irenicus is controlling Vincent's posture.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Irenicus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus has momentary wrist control but Vincent slips an elbow through the middle.

Vincent drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Irenicus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vincent has Irenicus in his guard.

Vincent has his foot on Irenicus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Irenicus works his way back into a safe position though.

Vincent working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Irenicus has passed into half guard!
Vincent is looking for a sweep. Irenicus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Vincent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Irenicus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from Irenicus.
Vincent looks for a takedown but Irenicus sprawls well.
Irenicus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vincent is out of range and Irenicus settles back down.
Irenicus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vincent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vincent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irenicus.
Vincent throws a jab when Irenicus was well out of range.
Vinnie Vincent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irenicus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vincent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irenicus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vincent throws a jab when Irenicus was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Vincent. That snapped Irenicus's head back.
Vincent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vincent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irenicus manages to avoid it.
Irenicus slips under a jab.
Irenicus throws a right hand that Vincent ducks under and follows up with a left that Vincent also avoids with ease.
Vincent misses the jab.
Irenicus misses with a series of wild punches.
Irenicus lands a high kick!
Vincent throws a lazy right hand but Irenicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irenicus connects with a looping right hand.
Vincent lands a jab-cross combination.
Vincent takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irenicus lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent throws a body punch but Irenicus moves out of range.
Irenicus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vincent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vincent shoots in but Irenicus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Irenicus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Irenicus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vincent takes one on the button.
Vincent on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vincent fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Irenicus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Irenicus throws a lazy right hand but Vincent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jon Irenicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus misses with a low kick as Vincent jumps back.

Vincent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vincent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vincent tries to stall but Irenicus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vincent scores with a hook to the body.
Vincent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irenicus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irenicus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vincent is looking to control Irenicus's arms but Irenicus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vincent has his back to the cage.
Vincent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vincent wants to stall.
Vincent lands a nice uppercut.
Vincent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vincent.
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irenicus blocking some punches.
Vincent throws a punch but it's blocked by Irenicus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vincent.
Irenicus lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vincent tries to throw a body punch but Irenicus avoids it by throwing Vincent back against the cage.
Irenicus stalling in the clinch but Vincent improves position.
Vincent working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irenicus.
Vincent trying to stall but Irenicus improves his position.
Vincent misses with a punch on the inside.
Irenicus throws a head punch that misses.
Vincent prevents a body shot from Irenicus.
Vincent misses with some punches.
Vincent lands with a light punch inside.
Vincent blocks an uppercut.
Vincent lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irenicus.

Vincent has Irenicus pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vincent pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Irenicus tumbling to the mat - Vincent dives into Irenicus's guard.
Irenicus is pulling down on Vincent's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vinnie Vincent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jon Irenicus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Irenicus throws a head kick that misses

and Vincent counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Irenicus seems keen to control Vincent's posture.
Irenicus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Irenicus holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent wants to pass the guard but Irenicus is keeping the position.
Irenicus trying to keep a closed guard but Vincent is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent stands and throws Irenicus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vincent tries to move to mount but Irenicus blocks the move with his legs.
Vincent scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Irenicus to see if he's OK.
Vincent lands some shots froms side control.
Vincent sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Irenicus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vincent wants to control but Irenicus is keeping him busy.
Vincent working the ground and pound but Irenicus is defending the strikes.
Jon Irenicus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus parries the strikes from Vincent easily there. Vincent is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Irenicus to escape.
Irenicus is looking to regain half guard here but Vincent keeps moving and retains side control.

Vincent working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vincent trying to control the action but Irenicus is working from the bottom.
Vincent is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Irenicus's shoulder. That is not cool.

Vincent is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Irenicus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent working away.
Irenicus is looking for a sweep.
Irenicus is trying to control Vincent's posture but Vincent avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irenicus defending against the ground and pound.
Vincent working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Irenicus struggling a bit here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Irenicus thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vincent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Irenicus.
Irenicus throws a head kick that misses.
Vincent scores with a head kick. Irenicus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Irenicus throws a head kick that misses.
Irenicus throws a sloppy head kick and Vincent moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vincent walks into a straight right hand from Irenicus.
Irenicus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vincent fails to land with a series of punches.
Irenicus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Irenicus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vincent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Vincent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vincent 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Vincent!
A relieved looking Vinnie Vincent thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.