PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Irhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Judea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judea has chosen I want to be a woman - Monty Python as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Irhin
vs
Judea

180 cm
25
200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

189 cm
26
216 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Irhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irhin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irhin's head backwards.
Judea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irhin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Irhin loads up on a big right hand but Judea slips the punch.
Judea throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Irhin as he connects with a hook.
Judea throws a poor cross that misses
and Judea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judea swings for the body but Irhin moves out of range.
Irhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judea.
A big right from Irhin misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irhin.
Irhin moves out of range of the body kick.
Irhin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Judea scores with a kick to the body.
Irhin connects with a right hand. Judea shakes it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irhin.
Irhin misses the jab.
Judea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irhin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judea.
A little jabbing left from Judea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Judea thuds a left hand into Irhin's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a shot from downtown. Irhin moves away and avoids it.
Irhin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irhin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judea.
Judea misses the shot to the body.
Judea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Irhin tries a head kick but it misses.
Judea catches Irhin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Judea lands the left hand.
Artem Irhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irhin throws a right hand that Judea ducks under and follows up with a left that Judea also avoids with ease.
Irhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irhin moves away.
Irhin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Judea manages to circle out of the way.
Irhin tests Judea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Judea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irhin throws a leg kick but Judea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Irhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irhin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Irhin misses.
Irhin just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Irhin tenderised Judea's leg. Judea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Judea staying out of range there.
Irhin throws out a loose jab but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irhin throws a leg kick
and Irhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judea slips a jab from Irhin.
Judea looks to score with a jab to the body but Irhin is just out of range.
Judea moves away from the strike by Irhin.
Judea has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Judea looks to throw the jab but Irhin is out of range.
Irhin is looking to counter the offense by Judea and move into the clinch.
Judea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Irhin throws a leg kick that misses.
Judea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irhin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irhin scores with a jab. Judea acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Irhin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Irhin stalks Judea and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Judea's face. Judea staggers backwards, shaken.
Irhin throws a leg kick
and Judea counters with a straight right hand.
Irhin looks to land a right hand but Judea moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Judea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irhin.
Irhin moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Irhin misses its intended target.
Judea let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Judea lands a slapping body shot.
Irhin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Judea throws an overhand right that lands on Irhin's shoulder, as Irhin tries to avoid the shot.
Judea slips a straight right by Irhin.
Judea throws a leg kick that misses.
Judea scores with a jab.
Irhin tries to land a leg kick but Judea saw it coming and moves away.
Judea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irhin misses with a hook
and Judea counters with a nice body kick.
Judea throws a hook but Irhin blocks it.
Judea throws a body shot but no joy.
Irhin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Irhin.
Decent striking displayed by Judea there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judea slips a straight right by Irhin.
Judea looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhin misses with a low kick as Judea jumps back.
Judea misses with a body kick.
Irhin misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Judea releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Irhin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judea.
Irhin misses with an uppercut
and Judea counters with a leg kick.
Artem Irhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irhin takes one to the side of the head.
Irhin scores with a hook.
Judea walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Judea lands with a nice body punch.
Judea moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Judea tries to work over Irhin's front leg with a kick but Irhin checks it.

Irhin instigates a clinch.
Irhin just leaning against Judea, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irhin misses with some punches.
Judea prevents a body shot from Irhin.
Judea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Judea fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Artem Irhin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Judea throws a hook but Irhin avoids it easily.
Judea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Judea looks to land a body kick but Irhin moved away.
Irhin lands a nice hook to Judea's body. Judea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Judea misses.
Judea slips under a jab from Irhin.
Artem Irhin is winning the standup battle so far.
Judea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Irhin lands with a shot to the body.
Irhin misses with a right hand
and Judea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Judea throws an overhand right that lands on Irhin's shoulder, as Irhin tries to avoid the shot.
Judea on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Judea misses with a straight left.
Irhin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irhin swings widly with a right hand
and Judea counters with a nice body shot.
Judea throws out a leg kick but Irhin moves out of range and Judea only half commits.
Irhin throws out a loose jab but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irhin blocks a jab.
Irhin connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irhin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Irhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Irhin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Judea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irhin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judea on the side of the head.
Judea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Irhin lands with an uppercut that bounces Judea off the cage and back into range.
Judea scores with a jab.
Irhin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Judea cracks the inside of Irhin's front leg.
Irhin misses with a looping right.
Irhin lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Irhin throws a hook to the side of Judea's head but Judea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irhin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judea.
A cross from Judea lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Irhin.

Irhin drives through and clinches with Judea against the cage.
Irhin looking to throw knees to the head but Judea is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judea.
Irhin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Irhin misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Irhin prevents a body shot from Judea.
Judea scores with a hook to the body.
Irhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irhin tries to land a knee to the head but Judea blocks with his arms.

Judea breaks the clinch.
Irhin misses with a lunging right hand
and Judea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irhin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Judea avoids a kick to the body.
Judea misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irhin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Irhin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judea tries to score with a low kick but Irhin moves his leg out of the way.
Irhin blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Judea.
Irhin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Judea misses with a hook
and Irhin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judea tries to score with a low kick but Irhin moves his leg out of the way.
Irhin slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Judea misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Irhin. Those never looked like landing.
Irhin misses with an uppercut.
Irhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Irhin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Judea, pushing him back against the cage.

Irhin manages to break the clinch.
Irhin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Judea lunges at Irhin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Irhin's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhin misses with the combination.
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!
Irhin clobbers Judea with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Irhin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judea counters with a good low kick that Irhin was not able to check.
Judea lets loose with a powerful body kick. Irhin will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut there from Judea.
Judea ducks under a wild hook from Irhin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Judea!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Judea looks to score with a jab to the body but Irhin is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irhin. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea throws a shot from downtown. Irhin moves away and avoids it.
Judea lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Irhin misses.
Judea lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stan Judea will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Judea with a jab.
Irhin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judea in his tracks.
Irhin looks to land a right hand but Judea moved out of range.
Irhin misses with a leg kick
and Judea counters with a straight right hand.
Irhin lands a nice hook to Judea's body. Judea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irhin misses with a right hand
and Judea counters with a nice leg kick.
Irhin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Judea.
Irhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irhin backing away here, and Judea unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Judea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irhin is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Irhin both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Irhin misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irhin. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea counters with a body kick.
Irhin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Judea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irhin thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judea connects with a jab.

Judea bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Irhin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Irhin throws a hook to the side of Judea's head but Judea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judea slips a jab from Irhin.
Judea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Irhin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irhin loads up on a big right hand but Judea slips the punch.
Judea feints a counter leg kick.
Irhin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Judea counters with a crisp one two that drops Irhin! Judea thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Irhin to his feet! Irhin is in big trouble!

Irhin is rocked!
Irhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Judea feints a counter leg kick.
Oh Irhin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Judea delivers a spinning backfist that drops Irhin like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Stan Judea!
A relieved looking Stan Judea thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.