PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amir Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lohan
vs
Hur

167 cm
25
130 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

165 cm
20
144 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amir Lohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Hur!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hur looks to land a combination but Lohan avoids it well.
Lohan blocks a jab.
Lohan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lohan somewhat.
Hur misses with a few strikes there.
Hur scores with a sloppy right hand. Lohan should have avoided that one.
Hur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hur has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hur swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Lohan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lohan trying to control but Hur is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lohan with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lohan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hur is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lohan, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lohan is looking for a triangle here but Hur uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lohan tries to buck Hur off but Hur is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lohan is working hard here to advance position.
Lohan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hur presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hur prevents Lohan from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hur is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Lohan wants to control but Hur is having none of it.
Lohan reaches up to try and control the position but Hur seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lohan rolls and tries to escape and now Hur has his back!
Hur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lohan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lohan wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lohan keeps the fight on the ground as Hur tries to escape.
Lohan tries to escape but Hur has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lohan trying to control the action but Hur just sinks the hooks in.
Hur wants to stand up but Lohan is stuck to his back.
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 Amir Lohan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lohan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hur throws a series of punches but Lohan moves out of range.
Hur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hur loads up on a big right hand but Lohan slips the punch.
Hur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lohan.
Horrible takedown by Lohan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hur which made him look bad.
Hur throws a series of punches but Lohan avoids them all with ease.
Hur closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lohan looks for a takedown but Hur sprawls well.
No joy there for Hur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohan dives in for a single leg takedown but Hur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Lohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lohan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hur's efforts to push away.
Lohan tries to pull guard but Hur holds him up against the cage and eventually Lohan drops back down to his feet.
Lohan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hur to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lohan decides to pull guard.

Lohan working for submissions but it's allowed Hur to get to half guard.
Lohan tries to get to full guard but Hur has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohan is looking to control Hur's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lohan avoid being mounted?

That's four 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.
Hur tries to stand and escape but Lohan is controlling the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ben Hur hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Hur misses.
Lohan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Hur.

Lohan is rocked!

It looks like Amir Lohan has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lohan tries to bum rush Hur with a series of wild strikes but Hur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Lohan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Hur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Amir Lohan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lohan seems to have got his legs back now.
Hur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lohan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hur is fending him off so far but Lohan persists. Nope, Hur circles away and we're back to standing.
Lohan looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hur lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lohan. Hur pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Hur!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Hur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.