PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renard Lavac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Kreegans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Renard Lavac has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lavac
vs
Kreegans

178 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renard Lavac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Kreegans!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kreegans does no damage.
Lavac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kreegans tries to bum rush Lavac with a series of wild strikes but Lavac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kreegans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavac.

Kreegans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kreegans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lavac might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kreegans looking to control but Lavac is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lavac swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kreegans with a couple of short strikes.
Kreegans punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lavac throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kreegans. What's that going to do exactly?
Kreegans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lavac is wriggling around trying to escape.

Kreegans is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lavac can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kreegans controlling the pace for now.
Lavac swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreegans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lavac tries to reverse the position but Kreegans maintains control.
Kreegans blocks Lavac's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lavac taking shots to the head.

Kreegans working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lavac keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kreegans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kreegans tries to control but Lavac wriggling away.
Lavac keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lavac is breathing heavily.
Lavac throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kreegans. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavac is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lavac is in a horrible position here. Kreegans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kreegans working the ground and pound effectively.
Lavac throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kreegans. What's that going to do exactly?

Kreegans working for a submission but Lavac is keeping him at bay.
Kreegans lands a big shot there that rocks Lavac but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lavac is working to get back to half guard.
Kreegans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kreegans controlling the position easily from mount.
Kreegans landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreegans lands with some strikes.
Kreegans trying to control but Lavac is having none of it.
Lavac can't escape the position.
Lavac throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lavac flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kreegans looking to control but Lavac is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lavac is bucking up trying to escape but Kreegans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lavac flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Kreegans.

Kreegans is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lavac is surviving well by controlling Kreegans's body position as best he can.
Kreegans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kreegans is working for a guillotine from mount but Lavac frees his head quite easily.
Lavac has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Kreegans working the ground and pound effectively.
Kreegans wants to control the pace but Lavac is squirming around nicely.
Kreegans looking to finish Lavac with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lavac!
Lavac throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kreegans looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavac is desperately trying to improve his position but Kreegans has a good base and remains in mount.
Kreegans lands a heavy elbow.
Kreegans blocks Lavac's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kreegans cracks Lavac with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Kreegans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lavac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kreegans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kreegans misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lavac.

Kreegans gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kreegans is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lavac!
Kreegans connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lavac is desperately trying to improve his position but Kreegans has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kreegans lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Kreegans connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lavac is working to get back to half guard.
Lavac is squirming around, avoiding Kreegans's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavac is in a horrible position here. Kreegans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kreegans tries to control but Lavac wriggling away.
Lavac keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kreegans cracks Lavac with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kreegans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kreegans is landing with some decent strikes but Lavac is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

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.
Kreegans wants to control the pace but Lavac is squirming around nicely.
Kreegans dominating with strikes here.
Lavac throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kreegans lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lavac hang on?
Lavac flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kreegans controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Kreegans connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lavac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lavac is working to get back to half guard.
Lavac swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kreegans has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lavac's face.
Kreegans fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreegans raining down shots from the mount!
Kreegans content just to control the position here.
Kreegans lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jared Kreegans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lavac is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kreegans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lavac throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lavac is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kreegans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lavac throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kreegans. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kreegans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lavac working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kreegans blocks Lavac's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kreegans unloading with bombs!

Kreegans looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kreegans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lavac looks a forlorn figure.
Lavac working to try and regain half guard.
Kreegans lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lavac hang on?

Kreegans looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kreegans with good strikes from the mount here!
Lavac 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.

Jared Kreegans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kreegans looks to land a combination but Lavac avoids it well.
Kreegans lands a two punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kreegans.
Kreegans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kreegans throws a right and a left that Lavac avoids nicely.
Lavac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lavac avoids the head kick by Kreegans.
Kreegans throws a nice looking combination but Lavac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreegans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lavac defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kreegans moves out of range of the body kick from Lavac.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavac dodges the punch combination from Kreegans.
Kreegans misses with a series of wild punches.
Kreegans tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Kreegans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kreegans misses with a series of wild punches.
Kreegans misses with a two punch combination.
Kreegans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kreegans misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kreegans stuns Lavac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kreegans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kreegans tries a head kick but it misses.
Kreegans throws a series of punches but Lavac avoids them all with ease.
Lavac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kreegans throws a nice looking combination but Lavac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kreegans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kreegans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kreegans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kreegans misses with a takedown attempt - Lavac sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kreegans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kreegans misses.
Jared Kreegans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kreegans thuds his right hand into Lavac's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kreegans misses with the combination.
Kreegans looks to land a right hand but Lavac moved out of range.
Kreegans swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Kreegans.
Kreegans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kreegans takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jared Kreegans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kreegans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lavac avoids it really well and circles away.
Renard Lavac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renard Lavac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Kreegans.
Kreegans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kreegans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lavac dodges the punch combination from Kreegans.
A big left from Kreegans misses.
Kreegans misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kreegans with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kreegans!
Kreegans has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kreegans doesn't manage to clinch there - Lavac circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Kreegans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kreegans 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Kreegans!