PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagler Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pain - Shut your mouth. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hearns
vs
Laak

182 cm
24
206 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
208 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class 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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hagler Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hearns thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearns. Laak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearns throws a low kick but Laak avoids it.
Laak tries a low kick but Hearns avoids it.
Hagler Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laak misses with a low kick.
Hearns missing with a left hand there. Laak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laak.
Hearns throws a low kick but Laak avoids it.
Laak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearns.
Hearns staying out of range there.
Hearns lands a nice looking body shot.
Hearns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laak.
Hearns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laak misses with a double jab.
Hearns throws a low kick but Laak moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak looks to land a left hand but Hearns moved out of range nicely.
Laak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hearns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hearns scores with a nice head shot.
Laak slips a jab from Hearns.
Laak blocks a jab.
Hearns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laak can pounce on him.
Laak throws a push kick but Hearns slaps the foot to one side.
Hearns works Laak's body with a nice hook.
Laak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hearns is able to avoid easily.
Hearns swings for the body but Laak moves out of range.
Hearns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Laak.
Laak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearns misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak staying out of range there.
Laak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laak throws a leg kick which misses Hearns's front leg but catches the back leg as Hearns tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearns takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Laak darts in and clinches Hearns up against the ropes.
Laak leaning against his opponent.
Laak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hearns backwards.
Laak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hearns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hearns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns works on Laak's body with a couple of short punches.
Laak misses with a punch on the inside.
Laak misses with a punch on the inside.
Laak misses with a body punch.
Hearns misses with the head strike.
Laak lands with a light punch inside.
Laak throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearns.
Laak tries a knee to the head but Hearns blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Laak throws an elbow but misses.
Hearns taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laak lands an uppercut.
Hearns can't find room to land a body shot as Laak controls the action.
Hearns slowing the pace effectively.
Laak lands an elbow inside that Hearns shrugs off.
Hearns lands an uppercut.
Laak misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laak misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Hearns.
Hearns throws a head punch that misses.
Laak has a couple of punches blocked by Hearns.
Hearns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laak looking to throw knees to the head but Hearns is blocking nicely.
Laak throws an elbow but it misses.
Laak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laak.
Hearns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laak looking to stall.
Hearns working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Laak will probably get the nod.
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.

Hearns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hearns misses with an uppercut. Laak saw that one coming.
Hearns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laak momentarily.
Hagler Hearns is winning the standup battle so far.
Laak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearns throws a chopping leg kick but Laak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That kick from Laak tenderised Hearns's leg. Hearns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hearns stuns Laak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laak slips under a jab from Hearns.
Laak sizes up Hearns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Laak in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Laak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laak.
Hearns swings for the body but Laak moves out of range.
Hearns looks to land a left hand but Laak moved out of range nicely.
Hearns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laak moves away.
Hearns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearns throws a right hand that misses
and Laak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hearns throws the left hand but Laak avoids the punch easily.
Laak misses with a kick to the body.
Laak throws a low kick but Hearns moves out of range easily.
Laak staying out of range there.
Hearns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearns takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hearns scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearns cracks Laak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hearns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hearns looks to score with a jab to the body but Laak is just out of range.
Laak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hearns eats them both and turns towards Laak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hearns with a hook.
Laak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hearns looks to land a right hand but Laak moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hearns blocks the low kick.
Hearns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laak avoids the body shot from Hearns.
Laak swings for the body but Hearns moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laak.
Hearns misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hearns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Laak as he connects with a hook.
Laak motions for Hearns to come forward. Laak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laak lands a right hook to the body.
Hearns misses the jab.
Laak connects with a jab.
Hearns looks to score with a jab to the body but Laak is just out of range.
Hearns misses with a hook
and Laak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Hearns misses
and Laak counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laak jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laak.
Laak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Laak clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns blocks an elbow strike.
Laak throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearns.
Laak is trying to maintain a safe position but Hearns gets an underhook and turns Laak into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laak.
Laak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hearns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laak backwards.
Hearns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laak lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Laak fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Hearns fails to land.
Laak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Laak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Laak.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hearns, right into the meat.
Hearns works Laak's body with a nice hook.
Laak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
Hearns throws a hook to the side of Laak's head but Laak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hearns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Laak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hearns misses with a wild body shot.
Laak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Laak misses with an uppercut.
Hearns connects with a right hand. Laak shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hearns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hearns throws a shot from downtown. Laak moves away and avoids it.
Hearns throws a leg kick
letting Laak counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laak.
Hearns looks to land a right hand but Laak moved out of range.
Hearns misses with a two punch combination.
Hearns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hearns throws an off balance right hand
and Laak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laak checks a leg kick.
Hearns keeps the fight on the outside.
Hearns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laak slips a straight right by Hearns.
Laak scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hearns misses the target.
Laak looks to throw the jab but Hearns is out of range.
Hagler Hearns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearns misses with a hook
and Laak counters with a thumping low kick.
Hearns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hearns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hearns looks to throw the jab but Laak is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laak. Hearns shrugs it off though.
Hearns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hearns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laak counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Laak.
Hearns tries to bum rush Laak with a series of wild strikes but Laak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Laak finds it's way through Hearns's defenses.
Hearns misses with a double jab
and Laak counters with a big head kick but Hearns shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hearns takes a swing at Laak's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Hearns misses.
Nice shot lands for Hearns.
Laak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hearns. That did some damage!
A shot to the body from Hearns misses
and Laak counters with a nice body kick.
Hearns misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearns blocks a head kick by Laak.
Laak throws a head kick but Hearns moves out of range.
Laak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hearns misses the body punch
and Laak counters with a nice body kick.
Eric Laak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Laak.
Laak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hearns scores with a jab to the head.

Laak has managed to clinch.
Hearns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laak looking to stall.
Laak has a couple of punches blocked by Hearns.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hearns tries a body shot but Laak blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Laak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laak 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Laak!
A victorious Eric Laak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.