PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fitzpatrick
vs
Irish

194 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

169 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emerson Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Irish!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Irish rushes Fitzpatrick and presses him up against the cage.

Irish drops Fitzpatrick with a big knee straight up the middle! Fitzpatrick is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Fitzpatrick is rocked!

It looks like Emerson Fitzpatrick has been cut.

Irish gets a clinch.
Oh Fitzpatrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Irish has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Irish pushes Fitzpatrick against the cage. Irish is working some dirty boxing. Irish pushes off with a quick right hook! Fitzpatrick goes down! Fitzpatrick tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Irish moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Irish!