PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack O Lantern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis O Shea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Lantern comes to the cage accompanied by Love the Way You Lie. Elvis O Shea has the eye of the tiger tonight.

O Lantern
vs
O Shea

181 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack O Lantern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis O Shea!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Shea swats away the attempt to clinch by O Lantern.

Excellent takedown into side control there by O Lantern.
O Lantern working away.
O Shea is looking for a sweep.
O Lantern misses with the ground and pound.
O Shea is trying to control O Lantern's posture but O Lantern avoids it.
O Lantern working the body and head with strikes.
O Lantern wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Shea keeps working.
O Shea can't do much from the bottom here.
O Lantern trying to control the position but O Shea is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shea is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Lantern's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
O Lantern knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Shea on the ground.
O Shea is staying active underneath O Lantern, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Shea blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Lantern.
O Lantern stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Lantern missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Lantern content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
O Lantern trying to control from half guard but O Shea is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Lantern not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Lantern looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by O Lantern.
O Lantern tries to stand but O Shea is controlling his head.
O Lantern in side control, throwing shots but O Shea defends.
O Shea regains half guard.
O Lantern is thwarting O Shea's attempts to control the position.
O Shea is staying active underneath O Lantern, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Shea defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Lantern wants to take a breather but O Shea is having none of it.
O Lantern is breathing heavily.

O Shea looking for submissions off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Shea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and O Lantern counters with a nice double leg into guard.
O Lantern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Shea is keeping the position for now.
O Lantern landing with the ground and pound.
O Lantern wants to pass the guard but O Shea is keeping the position.
O Lantern throws and elbow that misses. O Shea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Lantern's guard. Nice move by O Shea!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shea is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
O Shea wants to control from the top but O Lantern keeps moving.

O Shea stands up from O Lantern's guard - O Shea perhaps looking for a knockout.

O Lantern scores a takedown into full mount!
O Lantern throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for O Shea because O Lantern loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack O Lantern dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

O Lantern throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Shea's waist but O Shea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Lantern off to one side.

O Lantern drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Shea working a defensive guard here.
O Lantern lands a couple of elbows.
O Lantern passes easily into side control. Nice work.
O Lantern tries to move into full mount but can't pass O Shea's legs.
O Shea manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

O Lantern looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Shea trying to control from half guard but O Lantern is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shea might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control O Lantern kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

O Shea is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
O Shea is controlling the pace.

O Shea seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. O Lantern is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Elvis O Shea!