PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie O Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Pembelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hare comes to the cage accompanied by Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight. Pembelton has chosen Hail Mary by Tupac as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Hare
vs
Pembelton

180 cm
30
185 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

177 cm
34
179 lbs
27 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie O Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Pembelton!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hare throws a low kick but Pembelton avoids it.
Pembelton dives in and grabs O Hare's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Hare pushes down on Pembelton's head and hops out.
O Hare scores with a sloppy right hand. Pembelton should have avoided that one.
Pembelton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Hare moves away.
Pembelton misses with a looping right.
O Hare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Hare pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pembelton is out of range and O Hare settles back down.
O Hare ducks under a wild hook from Pembelton.
O Hare scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pembelton throws a body punch but O Hare moves out of range.
Pembelton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Hare slips a straight right by Pembelton.
O Hare takes a swing at Pembelton's ribcage but misses.
O Hare misses with a right hand
and Pembelton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Hare thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pembelton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Hare avoids the body shot from Pembelton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pembelton.
O Hare misses with a low kick as Pembelton jumps back.
O Hare throws a front kick aimed at Pembelton's knee but Pembelton avoids it well.

Pembelton gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
O Hare tries to bench press Pembelton off him but Pembelton keeps the position.
Pembelton misses with the ground and pound.
Pembelton cracks O Hare with a big right hand but O Hare just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pembelton working the ground and pound.
Pembelton working away.
Pembelton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Hare is trying to get back to half guard.
Pembelton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pembelton working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Hare sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hare trying to control but Pembelton postures up.
O Hare on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pembelton wants to pass to mount but O Hare is defending the position.
Pembelton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pembelton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

O Hare looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pembelton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Hare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pembelton wants to control from the top but O Hare keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pembelton trying to control but O Hare is working from the bottom.
O Hare keeping full guard, as Pembelton tries to pass.

Frank Pembelton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
O Hare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pembelton shoots in but no luck this time.
Eddie O Hare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Pembelton.
O Hare lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Hare throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton thows a body shot but no joy.
O Hare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pembelton circles away quickly and effectively.
O Hare scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Hare thumps Pembelton with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by O Hare. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Hare.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Pembelton lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Hare doesn't seem phased though.
Pembelton takes a swing at O Hare's ribcage but misses.
Pembelton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pembelton lunges at O Hare with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Hare's hand.
O Hare lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pembelton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Hare manages to avoid it.
O Hare throws a series of punches but Pembelton avoids them all with ease.
O Hare's corner calls for a 1-2. O Hare obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie O Hare will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pembelton fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by O Hare - just one landing.
Nice body punch from O Hare.
Pembelton avoids the body shot from O Hare.
Pembelton walks into a jab.
Pembelton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eddie O Hare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hare throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pembelton checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Hare darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pembelton misses with a hook.
Pembelton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pembelton misses the shot to the body.
Pembelton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Hare. Pembelton does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Hare connects with a body shot.
O Hare misses with a few strikes there.
O Hare scores with a body shot.
Pembelton blocks a low kick nicely.
Pembelton fails with a takedown attempt.
O Hare sizes up Pembelton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Hare defending well as Pembelton loads up on a big left hand.
Pembelton thuds a left hand into O Hare's body.
Pembelton throws a lazy right hand but O Hare sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pembelton scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Hare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pembelton.
Donk. O Hare catches Pembelton right on the button with a cross.
Pembelton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eddie O Hare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Pembelton.
Sloppy strikes from O Hare. Those never looked like landing.
Pembelton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Hare but O Hare pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Hare takes a swing at Pembelton's ribcage but misses.
O Hare lunges at Pembelton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pembelton's hand.
Pembelton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pembelton throws an overhand right that lands on O Hare's shoulder, as O Hare tries to avoid the shot.
O Hare pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pembelton is out of range and O Hare settles back down.
O Hare throws a body punch but Pembelton moves out of range.
O Hare misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Hare gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pembelton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pembelton trying to control but O Hare is working from the bottom.
Pembelton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frank Pembelton has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Hare keeping moving, preventing Pembelton from controlling successfully.
O Hare wants to stand and escape but Pembelton is having none of it.
Pembelton wants to control from the top but O Hare keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Hare is on top in guard.
O Hare trying to control but Pembelton is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hare trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pembelton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pembelton wants to control from the top but O Hare keeps moving.
O Hare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pembelton manages to get himself to full guard.
Pembelton is trying to control the position but O Hare postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pembelton keeping moving, preventing O Hare from controlling successfully.
O Hare scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie O Hare dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

O Hare throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Hare lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Pembelton blocks the leg kick.
Pembelton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pembelton shoots in but no luck this time.
O Hare turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Hare just misses with a punch to the body.
O Hare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pembelton.
O Hare is looking to score with low kicks.
O Hare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pembelton was well out of range. Poor timing from O Hare.
Pembelton just misses with a punch to the body.
Pembelton misses with a hook. O Hare ducked under it nicely.
O Hare scoring well with a low kick there.

O Hare scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hare lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pembelton is trying to escape the position but O Hare is controlling the position.
Pembelton is looking for a sweep.
Pembelton manages to work his way to half guard, despite O Hare's best efforts.
Pembelton wants to improve his position but O Hare is controlling well.
O Hare wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pembelton keeps working.
Pembelton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from O Hare.
Frank Pembelton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hare with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pembelton keeping moving, preventing O Hare from controlling successfully.

Pembelton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Hare doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Hare manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Hare stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pembelton swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pembelton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. O Hare stacks Pembelton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by O Hare!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton is looking for a sweep.
O Hare working the ground and pound from side control.
Pembelton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pembelton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
O Hare wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pembelton keeps working.
Eddie O Hare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Hare's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

O Hare is trying to work for a kimura but Pembelton is defending well.
O Hare is trying to control. Pembelton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Hare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie O Hare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Hare, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie O Hare!
A very excited looking Eddie O Hare made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.