PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McIrish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal Mohammed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mohammed
vs
McIrish

174 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 22 - 0

185 cm
29
155 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 6 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paddy McIrish!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Mohammed both land. Nice combination.
Mohammed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McIrish slips a jab and a cross from Mohammed.
Jamal Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Mohammed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McIrish lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

McIrish fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mohammed to the ground. McIrish is now in Mohammed's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McIrish's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIrish slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McIrish scoring with punches and elbows.
McIrish creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McIrish controlling the position.
Let's hope that McIrish has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mohammed manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mohammed actively working from the bottom here.
McIrish stalling.

Mohammed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Mohammed looking for submissions off his back.
McIrish takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Mohammed with the active half guard here but McIrish passes nicely into side control.
Mohammed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mohammed tries to buck McIrish off but McIrish is having none of it.
McIrish is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two 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.
McIrish controlling the position.
McIrish has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mohammed!
McIrish controlling the position easily from mount.
Mohammed is in all sorts of trouble here.
McIrish controlling the pace for now.
Mohammed is desperately trying to improve his position but McIrish has a good base and remains in mount.
McIrish controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McIrish is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mohammed is surviving well by controlling McIrish's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIrish working the ground and pound effectively.
Mohammed is looking to improve his position but McIrish isn't that keen on the idea.
McIrish looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mohammed is in a horrible position here. McIrish smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McIrish controlling from the full mount.
Mohammed is looking to get to half guard.
Mohammed is working hard here to advance position.
McIrish content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McIrish with shots to the head and body - Mohammed looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is looking to improve his position but McIrish isn't that keen on the idea.
McIrish fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McIrish content just to control the position here.
Mohammed is looking to improve his position but McIrish isn't that keen on the idea.
McIrish with good strikes from the mount here!

McIrish working for a submission but Mohammed is keeping him at bay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed is trying desperately to improve position.
McIrish lands a nice shot to the head.
McIrish landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mohammed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy McIrish dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McIrish misses the jab.
McIrish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamal Mohammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohammed stuns McIrish with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mohammed throws a hook to the side of McIrish's head but McIrish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like McIrish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McIrish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

McIrish shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McIrish was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A lull in the action here.
Mohammed is looking to reverse the position.
Mohammed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed seems a little lost for a moment, as McIrish dominates the positioning.
Mohammed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mohammed is trying to work for a sweep but McIrish has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed is desperately trying to improve his position but McIrish has a good base and remains in mount.
McIrish controlling his opponent.
McIrish with good strikes from the mount here!
Mohammed is looking to improve his position but McIrish isn't that keen on the idea.
McIrish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McIrish dominating with strikes here.
McIrish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIrish connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mohammed regains half guard.
McIrish content to control rather than advance.

Mohammed looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if McIrish is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McIrish's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mohammed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McIrish pulls his head out easily.

Mohammed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McIrish controlling the action here.

Mohammed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McIrish pulls his head out easily.
Well, if McIrish is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mohammed has hold of McIrish's hands but McIrish slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McIrish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mohammed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McIrish is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McIrish moves into full mount! Mohammed won't be happy about that!
McIrish controlling the position easily from mount.
McIrish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McIrish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McIrish fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McIrish content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McIrish raining down hammerfists from mount.

McIrish with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy McIrish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mohammed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

McIrish changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mohammed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McIrish controls the position from side control.
Mohammed is trying to improve his position.
Mohammed tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McIrish presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mohammed is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddy McIrish has got the better of the ground game so far.
McIrish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McIrish is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mohammed can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McIrish lands a nice shot to the head.
McIrish content just to control the position here.
Mohammed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McIrish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mohammed tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McIrish is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mohammed can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McIrish landing strikes from the mount and Mohammed is in trouble!
Mohammed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McIrish working the ground and pound effectively.
McIrish scoring with strikes but Mohammed is staying in there.
The referee warns Mohammed that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McIrish looking for a guillotine from mount but Mohammed is having none of it.
McIrish looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mohammed working to try and regain half guard.
McIrish landing strikes from the mount and Mohammed is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIrish controlling from the full mount.

Mohammed is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. McIrish locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Mohammed is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paddy McIrish!
In defeat, Jamal Mohammed stepped up to the mic, saying 'losses happen whatever im still going to be the best ever'.