PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig O Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lavin
vs
O Hare

185 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Lavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Padraig O Hare!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hare tries to clinch up.
O Hare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lavin misses with a looping right.
O Hare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from O Hare misses.
Lavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Hare misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Hare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Hare tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lavin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Hare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Hare throws a series of punches but Lavin moves out of range.

Lavin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin prevents O Hare from getting the reversal.

Lavin is working for a guillotine from mount but O Hare frees his head quite easily.
O Hare wants to control but Lavin is having none of it.

Lavin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But O Hare has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from O Hare!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lavin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Lavin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Hare gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Lavin throws his legs up looking for a submission but O Hare uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavin is trying to get back to half guard.
O Hare taking a breather here.
Lavin sneaks back into half guard.

Lavin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

O Hare is working for a submission of some sort.
Lavin wants to improve his position but O Hare is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Hare is working for a kimura but Lavin is defending it quite comfortably.

O Hare seems to be working for a kimura but Lavin defends the submission attempt.
O Hare really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lavin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Lavin looking for submissions off his back.

Lavin actively working from the bottom here.

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.

Lavin actively working from the bottom here.

Lavin actively working from the bottom here.
O Hare wants to stand up but Lavin is controlling the position.

O Hare is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lavin sees it coming and defends easily.
O Hare tries to stand and escape but Lavin is controlling the position.

Lavin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Lavin dominated that round.
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.

O Hare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Hare connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown by Lavin or perhaps it was just good defense by O Hare which made him look bad.
O Hare jabs Lavin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Hare misses with a wild body shot.
O Hare swings for the body but Lavin moves out of range.
O Hare bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lavin's head backwards.

It looks like TJ Lavin has been cut.
O Hare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Hare is looking to clinch but Lavin is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Hare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavin circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Lavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lavin circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Hare misses with a wild combination.
O Hare misses the shot to the body.
O Hare tries to clinch there but Lavin circles away.
Padraig O Hare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavin manages to avoid it.
O Hare throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavin.

That's two 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.
O Hare throws a series of strikes that have Lavin backpedaling.
O Hare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Hare throws a body punch but Lavin moves out of range.
A punch combination from O Hare misses.
O Hare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavin moves away.
O Hare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavin circles away quickly and effectively.
O Hare doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lavin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Lavin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! O Hare is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! O Hare has escaped and now he's on top!

Lavin looking for subs off his back but O Hare has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lavin with the active half guard here but O Hare passes nicely into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavin tries to buck O Hare off but O Hare is having none of it.
O Hare trying to control the action but Lavin is working from the bottom.
Lavin gets back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Lavin gets back to full guard.

Lavin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! O Hare has picked Lavin up and slammed him! Lavin can't keep hold of the triangle and O Hare manages to pass to side control!
Lavin prevents O Hare from improving position.
Lavin looks to move to half guard but instead O Hare has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Hare tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

O Hare working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padraig O Hare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on TJ Lavin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot by O Hare.
O Hare looks to clinch

and Lavin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

O Hare is defending against the submission attempts here by Lavin.

Lavin is looking for a kimura here.

Lavin trying to work for an americana but O Hare has managed to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lavin has gone for a leg lock! O Hare slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lavin's guard.

Lavin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Hare can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Hare wants to stand but Lavin is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hare is looking to take a break and control but Lavin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lavin tries to buck O Hare off but O Hare is having none of it.
O Hare tries to stand but Lavin is controlling his head.
TJ Lavin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lavin is trying to get back to half guard.

O Hare decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavin throws a shot from downtown. O Hare moves away and avoids it.
O Hare lands with a nice body punch.
O Hare lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Hare looks to land a combination but Lavin avoids it well.
O Hare lands a jab to Lavin's midsection.
O Hare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Hare throws a series of punches but Lavin moves out of range.
O Hare tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lavin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Hare moves in looking to clinch but Lavin pushes him off.
O Hare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Hare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavin moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hare swings away with a body shot that misses

and Lavin counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Hare won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Hare tries to buck Lavin off but Lavin is having none of it.

Lavin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Hare, who protects the arm well.
O Hare is trying to get back to his feet.

Lavin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Hare is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lavin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, O Hare has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lavin but great work by O Hare.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

O Hare wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lavin, who protects the arm well.
O Hare wants to stand but Lavin is controlling his arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Padraig O Hare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Hare has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig O Hare!