PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Hartin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hartin
vs
Tavarez

192 cm
28
212 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

186 cm
23
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Hartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Tavarez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tavarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartin tries to clinch but Tavarez moves out of range.
Hartin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartin throws a right hand that Tavarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Tavarez also avoids with ease.

Tavarez has Hartin up against the cage in a clinch.
Tavarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tavarez.
Hartin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tavarez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eric Hartin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartin misses with a double jab

and Tavarez counters by clinching up.
Tavarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hartin or not.
Hartin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tavarez lands a body punch.
Hartin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hartin tries a knee to the head but Tavarez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez avoiding damage.
Hartin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tavarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hartin is breathing heavily.
Tavarez misses with a two punch combination.
Hartin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tavarez lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hartin.
Tavarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavarez lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Tavarez coming out on top.

It looks like Eric Hartin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tavarez steps into range and cracks Hartin with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Hartin flops backwards and Tavarez dives into his guard looking to finish!
Tavarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tavarez content to stall in guard here.
Tavarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hartin keeping full guard, as Tavarez tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tavarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tavarez preventing the sweep.
Tavarez postures up in Hartin's guard and throws a big left but Hartin blocks it.
Hartin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tavarez wants to control from the top but Hartin keeps moving.
Tavarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tavarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartin has wrist control.
Tavarez trying to control but Hartin is working from the bottom.
Tavarez thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez landing with the ground and pound.
Tavarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartin is keeping the position for now.
Tavarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartin controls Tavarez momentarily but Tavarez frees himself.
Tavarez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tavarez is working Hartin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Tavarez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tavarez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tavarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hartin's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez working some strikes from top position.
Tavarez working some strikes from top position.
Tavarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hartin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tavarez trying to control but Hartin is working from the bottom.
Hartin is trying to keep Tavarez in close.
Hartin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hartin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tavarez throwing strikes but missing.
Tavarez wants to control from the top but Hartin keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Tavarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Hartin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Hartin does no damage.
Hartin throws the left hand but Tavarez avoids the punch easily.
Hartin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tavarez counters with a left to the body.
Tavarez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hartin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hartin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Eric Hartin's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Hartin.
Tavarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tavarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Tavarez drops Hartin with a right and a left! Tavarez comes rushing in but Hartin regains his composure and manages to keep Tavarez in guard.

Hartin is rocked!
Tavarez forces his way into half guard.
Oh Hartin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, if Tavarez 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.
Hartin seems to have got his legs back now.

Tavarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavarez passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez content just to control the position here.
Tavarez unloading with bombs!

Eric Hartin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tavarez breaks from Hartin's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Jeez, Eric Hartin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eric Hartin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sol Tavarez!