PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Lavezzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Lavezzi
vs
Hagen

185 cm
20
197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
37
201 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent knees
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Lavezzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hagen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hagen slips a straight right by Lavezzi.
Hagen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lavezzi defends it well.
Hagen walks into a left hand.
Lavezzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hagen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lavezzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Hagen.
Hagen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hagen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lavezzi.
Lavezzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lavezzi misses with an uppercut.
Lavezzi with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavezzi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hagen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Lavezzi lands.
Andre Lavezzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagen slips under a jab from Lavezzi.
Hagen with the counter takedown but Lavezzi avoids it easily.
Lavezzi scores with a body shot.
Lavezzi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hagen has time to react.
Lavezzi takes a swing at Hagen's ribcage but misses.
Lavezzi misses with a body shot.
Hagen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Hagen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Hagen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lavezzi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lavezzi tries to kick Hagen off but Hagen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lavezzi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hagen on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hagen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Hagen looking to secure an arm triangle but Lavezzi defends it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hagen punching from mount but Lavezzi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lavezzi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lavezzi is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hagen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Lavezzi is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Hagen!
Tom Hagen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.